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Mayaguez

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Mayaguez, PR Economy at a Glance:

Mayaguez, PR
Data Series	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	30.8	30.7	30.4	30.4	30.4	(p)30.4
Employment(1)	28.9	28.8	28.5	28.4	28.3	(p)28.0
Unemployment(1)	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.1	(p)2.4
Unemployment Rate(2)	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.9	(p)7.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	34.9	35.1	35.0	35.0	34.4	(p)34.2
12-month % change	1.7	1.2	1.7	1.7	-0.3	(p)2.1
Manufacturing(3)	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0
12-month % change	-5.0	-5.0	0.0	5.3	-4.8	(p)5.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.3	7.3	(p)7.3
12-month % change	9.0	9.0	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
Information(3)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.0	(p)4.1
12-month % change	-4.8	-4.8	-4.8	-4.7	-7.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	(p)7.0
12-month % change	4.5	2.9	7.6	6.0	6.1	(p)9.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
12-month % change	3.0	0.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
Government(3)	8.3	8.4	8.3	8.0	7.7	(p)7.3
12-month % change	-1.2	0.0	0.0	-1.2	-4.9	(p)-5.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary