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Puerto Rico

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,370.0 (4) 1,370.8 (4) 1,364.9 (4) 1,367.7 1,374.9 1,355.8 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,213.7 (4) 1,217.1 (4) 1,211.6 (4) 1,220.2 1,220.8 1,222.6 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 156.3 (4) 153.7 (4) 153.3 (4) 147.6 154.1 133.2 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 11.4 (4) 11.2 (4) 11.2 (4) 10.8 11.2 9.8 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 1,023.4 1,026.0 1,036.3 1,012.4 1,011.9 1,013.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History -1.1 -2.4 -2.3 -1.1 -1.3 -1.6 (P)
Manufacturing (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 105.4 105.1 104.7 102.8 103.0 103.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -2.8 -3.7 -5.2 -3.9 -3.9 -3.4 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 181.6 184.5 191.4 186.1 177.7 176.3 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History -0.7 -2.3 -2.8 0.8 -1.9 -3.2 (P)
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.1 22.0 22.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -1.8 -3.9 -4.7 -2.2 -1.8 -2.2 (P)
Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 49.2 48.6 48.4 48.8 48.3 48.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History -0.8 -2.0 -3.2 0.6 0.0 -0.2 (P)
Professional & Business Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 105.8 105.0 104.3 104.2 103.9 103.6 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History -3.2 -4.6 -7.8 -3.7 -4.3 -5.1 (P)
Education & Health Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 106.7 107.0 108.0 101.7 104.9 106.9 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 0.9 0.6 -0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.0 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 73.9 74.4 74.7 73.2 73.5 72.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 0.1 -0.7 -0.7 1.8 2.4 -0.1 (P)
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 18.9 17.9 17.5 17.6 18.2 18.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 2.7 -3.2 -8.9 -2.8 0.6 -2.7 (P)
Government (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 293.6 295.2 299.6 291.8 293.5 295.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History -1.1 -2.6 0.9 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3 (P)

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(4) Reflects revised seasonal factors for 2003-07.

Data extracted on: May 7, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page


Puerto Rico includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:


Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

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