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Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large county, the municipio of San Juan, increased 1.7 percent from September 2018 to September 2019.
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.
Employment in Puerto Rico’s only large county, the municipio of San Juan, increased 1.3 percent from September 2017 to September 2018.
Data Series | Back Data |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
1,035.1 | 1,034.8 | 1,037.8 | 1,041.3 | 1,040.0 | 1,037.5 | |
Employment(1) |
942.8 | 946.9 | 951.7 | 953.8 | 954.2 | 949.3 | |
Unemployment(1) |
92.3 | 87.8 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 85.8 | 88.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
803.1 | 805.5 | 816.0 | 819.2 | 820.6 | (p)820.1 | |
12-month % change |
-8.8 | -9.0 | -7.5 | -7.5 | -7.1 | (p)-7.0 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
20.5 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.7 | (p)21.3 | |
12-month % change |
-24.6 | -26.6 | -27.7 | -26.8 | -24.2 | (p)-21.1 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
74.6 | 74.4 | 75.1 | 75.3 | 75.9 | (p)75.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.7 | (p)0.4 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
152.4 | 156.6 | 158.7 | 160.2 | 162.6 | (p)160.9 | |
12-month % change |
-12.2 | -9.9 | -8.7 | -8.5 | -6.4 | (p)-7.6 | |
Information(3) |
15.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | (p)15.5 | |
12-month % change |
-5.0 | -4.4 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -4.8 | (p)-6.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
43.7 | 43.6 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 43.3 | (p)43.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -2.5 | (p)-3.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
106.9 | 109.2 | 110.6 | 111.1 | 112.2 | (p)110.1 | |
12-month % change |
-13.8 | -11.9 | -11.2 | -10.8 | -8.6 | (p)-9.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
114.8 | 115.1 | 113.9 | 112.1 | 111.7 | (p)111.6 | |
12-month % change |
-4.3 | -4.2 | -5.1 | -7.4 | -8.4 | (p)-8.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
57.4 | 59.2 | 57.9 | 59.7 | 61.9 | (p)63.2 | |
12-month % change |
-28.4 | -27.4 | -28.7 | -26.6 | -23.6 | (p)-22.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
16.5 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | (p)16.9 | |
12-month % change |
-8.8 | -6.1 | -7.7 | -7.1 | -7.1 | (p)-7.1 | |
Government(3) |
201.2 | 195.3 | 204.6 | 204.5 | 199.7 | (p)201.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -5.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 | (p)-0.1 | |
Footnotes |
Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Jan 2021 |
New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index | Benefits, Pay | Table | Jan 2021 |
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 | Economic Summary | Jan 2021 | |
Ponce Area Economic Summary | Economic Summary | Jan 2021 | |
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary | Economic Summary | Jan 2021 |