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Puerto Rico

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,396.9 1,384.6 1,397.1 1,400.2 1,429.0 1,432.6
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,244.4 1,235.6 1,261.8 1,264.6 1,275.1 1,297.6
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 152.4 149.1 135.2 135.6 153.9 135.0
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 10.9 10.8 9.7 9.7 10.8 9.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 1,000.1 1,003.0 1,017.8 1,006.0 1,002.0 1,004.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.2 0.7 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P)
Construction (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 67.7 66.4 66.2 67.0 67.4 67.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History -5.0 -6.3 -6.6 -4.6 -4.8 -3.9 (P)
Manufacturing (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 116.0 115.5 115.3 114.5 114.5 114.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -1.0 -1.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.8 -1.8 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 181.4 182.8 183.2 181.0 182.0 181.2 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.8 2.2 (P)
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 22.1 22.3 22.8 23.0 23.1 23.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 6.3 6.2 8.1 7.5 8.5 8.5 (P)
Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 40.8 41.2 41.5 41.6 41.4 41.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History -1.7 -0.7 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0 (P)
Professional & Business Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 93.5 95.4 94.9 93.1 93.1 92.2 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History -4.6 -3.0 -1.5 -2.7 -2.1 -3.7 (P)
Educational & Health Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 92.6 92.8 89.0 88.0 88.5 89.7 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 3.0 2.7 1.9 2.4 1.4 -1.4 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 68.2 68.7 68.9 68.7 69.5 68.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.5 3.2 2.8 3.2 2.7 1.2 (P)
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 15.8 15.4 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History -1.3 -4.3 -3.6 -1.9 -2.5 -3.1 (P)
Government (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (3) 10-Year History 300.8 301.3 318.9 312.0 305.4 309.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 0.2 0.3 3.1 -0.9 3.2 3.7 (P)

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)

Data extracted on: October 22, 2004

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page


Puerto Rico includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:


Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
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