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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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News Releases:

May
05

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
11

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

May
05

County Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2020

Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large county, the municipio of San Juan, decreased 7.3 percent from September 2019 to September 2020.

Puerto Rico Economy at a Glance:

Puerto Rico
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2021		 Nov
2021		 Dec
2021		 Jan
2022		 Feb
2022		 Mar
2022

Labor Force Data

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

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

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
(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
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
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2022
Ponce Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2022
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2022