Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2025

Employment declined 1.9 percent in Puerto Rico’s only large municipio, San Juan, from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that employment in San Juan stood at 252,300 in September 2025, accounting for 26.7 percent of total employment in Puerto Rico. (See table 1.) Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.2 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

Large municipio average weekly wages in the third quarter 2025

The average weekly wage in San Juan increased 2.7 percent over the year to $836. The average weekly wage in Puerto Rico was $687. The national average was $1,459, up 4.7 percent over the year.

Smaller municipio average weekly wages in the third quarter of 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 77 small municipios in Puerto Rico, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels for all 77 smaller counties were below the national average. Juncos reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,112). Las Marías reported the lowest average weekly wage ($407) in the commonwealth.

Among all 78 Puerto Rico municipios, 19 reported average weekly wages of less than $500, 26 registered wages from $500 to $574, 18 had wages from $575 to $649, and 15 had average weekly wages of $650 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by municipio in Puerto Rico, third quarter 2025

(U.S. Average = $1,459)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

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The County Employment and Wages release for the fourth quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the largest municipio in Puerto Rico, third quarter 2025
Area	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	Employment			Average weekly wage (1)
Area	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	September 2025 (thousands)	Percent change, September 2024–25 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)	Third quarter 2025 ($)	National ranking by level (3)	Percent change, third quarter 2024–25 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)
United States (4)	12,353.8	155,767.7	0.1	--	1,459	--	4.7	--
Puerto Rico	52.8	945.5	-0.6	--	687	(3)	2.7	(3)
San Juan	12.1	252.3	-1.9	(6)	836	(6)	2.7	(6)
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. (3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (6) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all municipios in Puerto Rico, third quarter 2025
Area	Establishments	Employment September 2025	Average weekly wage ($) (1)
United States (2)	12,353,804	155,767,691	1,459
Puerto Rico	52,756	945,540	687
Adjuntas	233	1,717	432
Aguada	640	5,010	493
Aguadilla	1,056	19,840	768
Aguas Buenas	174	1,822	510
Aibonito	331	6,544	640
Añasco	324	6,414	742
Arecibo	1,207	22,110	626
Arroyo	113	2,789	634
Barceloneta	328	10,696	742
Barranquitas	392	3,239	532
Bayamón	3,104	54,502	624
Cabo Rojo	699	6,208	448
Caguas	2,412	44,829	613
Camuy	409	4,509	483
Canóvanas	406	5,965	567
Carolina	2,113	49,961	645
Cataño	327	11,085	768
Cayey	532	10,317	605
Ceiba	106	1,275	543
Ciales	159	1,940	494
Cidra	424	6,598	616
Coamo	351	4,042	503
Comerío	139	1,853	503
Corozal	347	3,519	514
Culebra	63	486	509
Dorado	746	11,283	676
Fajardo	515	9,569	565
Florida	65	1,130	482
Guánica	113	2,049	483
Guayama	498	10,012	543
Guayanilla	139	2,389	551
Guaynabo	2,726	57,731	834
Gurabo	427	8,179	659
Hatillo	656	9,791	481
Hormigueros	216	3,600	467
Humacao	845	16,594	656
Isabela	612	7,487	516
Jayuya	184	3,136	512
Juana Diaz	392	7,449	635
Juncos	288	8,811	1,112
Lajas	253	3,658	458
Lares	365	4,181	473
Las Marías	103	1,090	407
Las Piedras	326	7,471	651
Loiza	100	1,611	507
Luquillo	184	2,277	514
Manati	652	14,442	670
Maricao	63	1,288	523
Maunabo	73	1,574	919
Mayaguez	1,621	31,337	600
Moca	524	5,279	494
Morovis	241	2,650	518
Naguabo	198	2,210	532
Naranjito	363	4,076	547
Orocovis	237	2,992	473
Patillas	123	1,691	515
Peñuelas	192	2,581	578
Ponce	2,383	46,631	610
Quebradillas	274	2,774	462
Rincón	283	2,423	491
Rio Grande	430	6,123	609
Sabana Grande	230	3,545	495
Salinas	236	3,921	620
San Germán	433	7,837	544
San Juan	12,074	252,250	836
San Lorenzo	302	5,016	676
San Sebastian	706	6,777	438
Santa Isabel	274	6,681	626
Toa Alta	453	4,553	524
Toa Baja	824	14,164	601
Trujillo Alto	624	10,339	507
Utuado	309	3,554	505
Vega Alta	367	4,476	587
Vega Baja	572	8,624	632
Vieques	148	1,516	524
Villalba	177	3,662	681
Yabucoa	223	2,904	499
Yauco	479	6,250	520
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, third quarter 2025
State	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	Employment		Average weekly wage (1)
State	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	September 2025 (thousands)	Percent change, September 2024–25	Third quarter 2025 ($)	National ranking by level	Percent change, third quarter 2024–25	National ranking by percent change
United States (2)	12,353.8	155,767.7	0.1	1,459	--	4.7	--
Alabama	165.7	2,119.0	0.6	1,212	36	3.6	38
Alaska	25.3	342.4	-0.1	1,455	13	5.3	7
Arizona	228.4	3,215.4	-0.2	1,360	19	4.0	31
Arkansas	111.2	1,310.5	0.5	1,135	49	3.8	33
California	1,986.7	18,281.7	0.3	1,815	4	7.2	2
Colorado	252.9	2,886.4	-0.6	1,570	7	5.7	3
Connecticut	149.6	1,693.8	0.1	1,604	6	3.8	33
Delaware	46.7	480.8	0.0	1,394	17	4.8	13
District of Columbia	51.5	737.4	-3.1	2,393	1	5.7	3
Florida	892.1	9,818.1	-0.2	1,342	21	5.1	8
Georgia	397.2	4,874.5	0.4	1,349	20	3.5	43
Hawaii	62.1	640.1	0.1	1,342	21	3.1	48
Idaho	103.7	879.8	1.3	1,180	44	4.9	11
Illinois	386.5	6,086.3	-0.1	1,457	12	4.3	23
Indiana	197.1	3,198.4	0.1	1,214	35	4.3	23
Iowa	109.6	1,549.3	-0.9	1,194	39	3.6	38
Kansas	102.2	1,431.7	0.1	1,179	45	3.8	33
Kentucky	160.7	1,995.4	-0.4	1,176	46	4.3	23
Louisiana	158.7	1,913.1	-0.1	1,187	42	3.3	46
Maine	67.4	659.2	-0.2	1,231	33	5.0	10
Maryland	199.5	2,739.5	-1.3	1,526	9	3.8	33
Massachusetts	293.2	3,625.0	-0.9	1,818	3	4.8	13
Michigan	316.0	4,423.8	-0.4	1,323	25	4.5	18
Minnesota	214.3	2,958.6	0.2	1,438	15	3.6	38
Mississippi	91.3	1,172.6	0.0	1,005	51	4.7	15
Missouri	256.0	2,903.7	-0.4	1,249	31	4.4	21
Montana	64.6	518.3	-0.4	1,182	43	5.1	8
Nebraska	78.6	1,021.8	-0.1	1,190	40	3.1	48
Nevada	109.5	1,581.0	1.4	1,314	27	4.3	23
New Hampshire	67.3	687.8	-0.6	1,481	11	5.5	6
New Jersey	334.9	4,301.0	0.4	1,558	8	3.6	38
New Mexico	69.0	876.4	0.3	1,190	40	3.2	47
New York	720.8	9,808.4	0.4	1,757	5	4.7	15
North Carolina	386.3	4,939.4	0.5	1,328	23	4.2	27
North Dakota	36.7	433.8	-0.5	1,291	29	2.8	50
Ohio	346.6	5,537.8	0.1	1,279	30	3.4	44
Oklahoma	128.8	1,697.9	-0.3	1,143	48	4.5	18
Oregon	180.5	1,994.7	-1.3	1,409	16	4.2	27
Pennsylvania	397.2	6,066.3	0.2	1,383	18	4.1	30
Rhode Island	48.8	503.3	0.2	1,322	26	4.7	15
South Carolina	190.8	2,312.3	0.7	1,198	38	4.9	11
South Dakota	40.9	462.9	0.1	1,146	47	4.0	31
Tennessee	224.2	3,255.5	-1.2	1,327	24	5.7	3
Texas	854.9	14,062.3	0.7	1,444	14	3.6	38
Utah	142.4	1,745.9	1.2	1,297	28	3.8	33
Vermont	34.1	307.2	-0.7	1,243	32	4.4	21
Virginia	324.0	4,142.4	0.7	1,504	10	4.2	27
Washington	242.3	3,639.4	-0.1	1,923	2	7.7	1
West Virginia	62.1	701.1	-0.1	1,121	50	3.4	44
Wisconsin	211.6	2,949.1	-0.4	1,228	34	4.5	18
Wyoming	31.7	285.6	-1.1	1,201	37	2.0	51
Puerto Rico	52.8	945.5	-0.6	687	(3)	2.7	(3)
Virgin Islands	3.0	33.2	-5.4	1,025	(3)	4.7	(3)
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (3) Data not included in the national ranking.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2025

(U.S. Average = $1,459)