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Jun

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.

Apr

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.

May

Occupational Employment and Wages in Aguadilla-Isabela — May 2017

Workers in the Aguadilla-Isabela Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $12.96 in May 2017, about 47 percent below the U.S. average

Puerto Rico Economy at a Glance:

Puerto Rico
Data Series	Aug 2022	Sept 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)1,169.8	(2)1,177.2	(r)1,185.2	(r)1,188.7	(r)1,188.8	1,197.8
Employment(1)	(r)1,101.7	(2)1,107.7	(r)1,114.2	(r)1,117.1	(r)1,117.2	1,126.1
Unemployment(1)	(r)68.2	(2)69.5	(r)71.0	(r)71.6	(r)71.6	71.7
Unemployment Rate(3)	(r)5.8	(2)5.9	(r)6.0	(r)6.0	(r)6.0	6.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	925.0	925.5	925.9	928.6	(p)927.1
12-month % change	4.5	3.9	3.2	3.6	(p)4.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)	32.4	32.5	32.6	32.9	(p)32.4
12-month % change	10.2	8.3	6.2	7.2	(p)9.8
Manufacturing(4)	83.7	84.2	84.4	84.7	(p)84.7
12-month % change	8.0	7.3	5.8	6.4	(p)6.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	185.1	185.8	186.1	186.1	(p)185.4
12-month % change	3.0	2.0	1.5	2.0	(p)3.0
Information(4)	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	(p)15.5
12-month % change	2.0	2.0	0.6	1.3	(p)1.3
Financial Activities(4)	46.7	47.1	47.1	47.5	(p)47.7
12-month % change	5.4	6.3	5.1	6.7	(p)6.5
Professional & Business Services(4)	140.8	139.2	137.8	138.0	(p)138.0
12-month % change	7.2	4.7	3.8	3.9	(p)4.2
Education & Health Services(4)	119.0	119.0	119.6	119.8	(p)119.5
12-month % change	2.2	2.9	2.7	3.2	(p)2.9
Leisure & Hospitality(4)	90.0	90.7	90.8	91.3	(p)91.5
12-month % change	14.5	13.8	10.7	10.0	(p)11.0
Other Services(4)	18.0	18.0	18.0	18.0	(p)18.0
12-month % change	3.4	2.3	1.7	1.1	(p)1.1
Government(4)	193.8	193.5	194.0	194.8	(p)194.4
12-month % change	-1.0	-0.8	-0.2	0.5	(p)0.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) The survey was not conducted due to bad weather. Interpolated data were seasonally adjusted. (3) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (4) 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 2023
New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	May 2023
County Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Third Quarter 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2019
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 (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Oct 2019
Ponce Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Oct 2019
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Oct 2019