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Jun

Occupational Employment and Wages in Ponce — May 2021

Workers in the Ponce, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average hourly wage of $12.75 in May 2021, 54 percent below the United States average.

May

Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2021

Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large municipio, San Juan, increased 6.4 percent from September 2020 to September 2021.

Jun

Occupational Employment and Wages in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas — May 2020

Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $15.33 in May 2020, about 43 percent below the United States average of $27.07

Puerto Rico Economy at a Glance:

Puerto Rico
Data Series	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	1,216.6	1,215.2	1,209.5	1,199.7	1,188.1	1,181.5
Employment(1)	1,136.9	1,137.6	1,134.1	1,126.4	1,117.4	1,112.8
Unemployment(1)	79.7	77.6	75.4	73.3	70.6	68.8
Unemployment Rate(2)	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.1	5.9	5.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	910.2	914.2	916.6	913.9	920.7	(p)926.2
12-month % change	5.7	5.6	6.1	4.9	4.2	(p)4.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	31.5	31.6	31.7	31.7	32.1	(p)32.4
12-month % change	7.5	9.7	10.1	8.9	11.1	(p)10.2
Manufacturing(3)	82.5	82.8	82.8	83.5	83.6	(p)83.6
12-month % change	7.7	7.8	8.5	8.4	8.2	(p)7.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	184.0	183.7	183.3	183.8	184.0	(p)185.3
12-month % change	6.9	5.9	5.0	3.7	2.5	(p)3.1
Information(3)	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.5	(p)15.4
12-month % change	4.8	0.7	0.7	4.1	1.3	(p)1.3
Financial Activities(3)	45.1	45.3	45.7	45.9	46.3	(p)46.7
12-month % change	3.2	3.2	3.9	4.1	5.0	(p)5.4
Professional & Business Services(3)	136.7	139.0	141.0	141.3	141.4	(p)141.1
12-month % change	9.0	9.7	11.4	9.7	7.9	(p)7.5
Education & Health Services(3)	117.6	117.8	118.0	118.7	119.6	(p)119.8
12-month % change	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.0	3.4	(p)2.9
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	85.1	86.0	86.4	87.3	88.8	(p)90.3
12-month % change	16.6	15.0	16.4	16.2	13.4	(p)14.9
Other Services(3)	17.9	17.9	17.8	17.8	18.1	(p)18.0
12-month % change	4.1	3.5	2.9	2.9	4.0	(p)3.4
Government(3)	194.4	194.7	194.6	188.6	191.3	(p)193.6
12-month % change	-1.0	-0.5	0.2	-2.7	-2.2	(p)-1.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2022
New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Sep 2022
Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ponce — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Aguadilla-Isabela — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2018
San Juan Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2022
Ponce Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2022
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2022