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Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large municipio, San Juan, increased 6.4 percent from September 2020 to September 2021.
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
Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large county, the municipio of San Juan, decreased 7.3 percent from September 2019 to September 2020.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2021 |
Nov 2021 |
Dec 2021 |
Jan 2022 |
Feb 2022 |
Mar 2022 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)1,202.9 | (r)1,205.1 | (r)1,204.4 | 1,209.9 | 1,215.1 | 1,216.6 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,112.2 | (r)1,115.2 | (r)1,114.2 | 1,123.5 | 1,132.1 | 1,136.9 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)90.7 | (r)89.9 | (r)90.2 | 86.4 | 83.1 | 79.7 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)7.5 | (r)7.5 | (r)7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
897.3 | 896.1 | 891.7 | 900.2 | 906.2 | (p)908.2 | |
12-month % change |
6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | (p)5.5 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
30.7 | 30.7 | 29.5 | 31.3 | 31.5 | (p)31.5 | |
12-month % change |
10.8 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | (p)7.5 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
79.8 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 80.4 | 81.7 | (p)82.0 | |
12-month % change |
6.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 8.1 | (p)7.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
183.4 | 182.5 | 180.0 | 183.3 | 184.2 | (p)183.7 | |
12-month % change |
8.4 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | (p)6.7 | |
Information(3) |
15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | (p)15.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (p)4.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
44.8 | 44.5 | 44.8 | 44.7 | 44.9 | (p)45.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | (p)3.2 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
132.7 | 132.8 | 132.4 | 132.8 | 135.0 | (p)135.9 | |
12-month % change |
10.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 8.6 | (p)8.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
116.5 | 116.1 | 116.1 | 116.9 | 117.0 | (p)117.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | (p)4.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
82.0 | 83.0 | 82.4 | 83.4 | 84.5 | (p)85.2 | |
12-month % change |
21.7 | 21.2 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.9 | (p)16.7 | |
Other Services(3) |
17.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.9 | (p)17.9 | |
12-month % change |
5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | (p)4.1 | |
Government(3) |
194.3 | 193.8 | 193.8 | 194.0 | 194.1 | (p)194.0 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.0 | (p)-1.2 | |
Footnotes |
Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | May 2022 |
New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index | Benefits, Pay | Table | May 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 2017 | Employment, Pay | News Release | May 2018 |
Occupational Employment and Wages in Aguadilla-Isabela — May 2017 | Employment, Pay | News Release | May 2018 |
San Juan Area Economic Summary | Economic Summary | Apr 2022 | |
Ponce Area Economic Summary | Economic Summary | Apr 2022 | |
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary | Economic Summary | Apr 2022 |