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Mayaguez

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Mayaguez, PR Economy at a Glance:

Mayaguez, PR
Data Series	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(m)69.9	(m)70.1	(m)71.5	(m)70.4	68.4	(p)68.1
Employment(1)	(m)64.9	(m)65.0	(m)66.5	(m)65.4	63.3	(p)62.8
Unemployment(1)	(m)5.0	(m)5.1	(m)5.1	(m)5.1	5.1	(p)5.3
Unemployment Rate(2)	(m)7.2	(m)7.2	(m)7.1	(m)7.2	7.4	(p)7.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	56.6	56.9	57.3	57.0	(p)56.5
12-month % change	0.4	1.2	0.7	-2.2	(p)1.1
Manufacturing(3)	6.1	6.0	6.1	6.0	(p)5.8
12-month % change	0.0	5.3	7.0	-4.8	(p)1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	(p)11.1
12-month % change	2.8	3.7	0.9	-0.9	(p)0.9
Information(3)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change	-20.0	0.0	-20.0	-20.0	(p)-20.0
Financial Activities(3)	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change	7.1	0.0	7.1	7.1	(p)7.1
Professional and Business Services(3)	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.8	(p)5.7
12-month % change	-3.4	-1.7	-1.7	0.0	(p)1.8
Education and Health Services(3)	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.3	(p)10.8
12-month % change	1.9	0.9	0.9	-0.9	(p)2.9
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	(p)6.1
12-month % change	3.4	5.2	5.2	1.7	(p)3.4
Government(3)	12.1	12.3	12.4	12.0	(p)12.4
12-month % change	-2.4	-2.4	-1.6	-4.8	(p)-1.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary