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County Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2019

Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large county, the municipio of San Juan, increased 1.7 percent from September 2018 to September 2019.

Occupational Employment and Wages in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas — May 2018

Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $14.61 in May 2018, about 42 percent below the United States average.

County Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2018

Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large county, the municipio of San Juan, increased 1.3 percent from September 2017 to September 2018.

Puerto Rico Economy at a Glance:

Puerto Rico

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2019	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)1,074.1	(r)1,066.8	(r)1,065.1	(r)1,065.9	1,056.0	1,048.8
Employment(1)		(r)988.9	(r)978.3	(r)975.0	(r)975.5	962.2	956.1
Unemployment(1)		(r)85.2	(r)88.5	(r)90.1	(r)90.4	93.8	92.7
Unemployment Rate(2)		(r)7.9	(r)8.3	(r)8.5	(r)8.5	8.9	8.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		885.9	883.4	882.2	882.2	884.7	(p)884.2
12-month % change		1.8	1.6	1.2	1.9	1.1	(p)0.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		27.2	27.3	27.0	26.4	26.6	(p)26.5
12-month % change		-2.2	-0.7	-1.1	3.1	-3.3	(p)-3.6
Manufacturing(3)		75.6	75.4	75.3	75.3	75.2	(p)75.5
12-month % change		4.3	3.6	2.9	3.3	1.5	(p)1.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		175.0	173.7	174.1	174.3	174.8	(p)173.8
12-month % change		1.9	0.7	0.5	1.6	0.4	(p)-0.3
Information(3)		15.7	16.5	16.6	16.5	16.5	(p)16.4
12-month % change		-7.1	1.9	0.6	0.0	-0.6	(p)-1.2
Financial Activities(3)		44.6	44.4	44.6	44.6	45.1	(p)45.0
12-month % change		5.2	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.4	(p)3.2
Professional & Business Services(3)		124.6	122.8	121.2	122.9	122.6	(p)123.2
12-month % change		0.2	-1.0	-1.9	-0.1	-0.4	(p)0.2
Education & Health Services(3)		121.1	122.0	121.8	121.7	121.6	(p)121.8
12-month % change		4.0	5.1	4.5	4.9	3.1	(p)2.7
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		81.3	81.0	81.3	80.9	81.7	(p)82.0
12-month % change		6.7	7.3	6.4	6.0	6.7	(p)5.9
Other Services(3)		18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.2	(p)18.1
12-month % change		4.6	5.2	4.6	5.8	1.1	(p)0.6
Government(3)		202.6	202.1	202.1	201.4	202.4	(p)201.9
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.2	-1.1	-1.1	-0.8	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Mar 2020
County Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas — May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2019
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	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2020
Ponce Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2020
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2020