Puerto Rico Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 729,833 | - | 18.1 | - |
| 1979 | 744,608 | 2.0 | 17.0 | -1.0 |
| 1980 | 759,808 | 2.0 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | 741,692 | -2.4 | 19.9 | 2.8 |
| 1982 | 704,092 | -5.1 | 22.8 | 3.0 |
| 1983 | 721,833 | 2.5 | 23.4 | 0.5 |
| 1984 | 759,365 | 5.2 | 20.7 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | 757,889 | -0.2 | 21.8 | 1.1 |
| 1986 | 809,313 | 6.8 | 18.9 | -2.9 |
| 1987 | 848,005 | 4.8 | 16.8 | -2.1 |
| 1988 | 899,877 | 6.1 | 15.0 | -1.8 |
| 1989 | 907,183 | 0.8 | 14.6 | -0.3 |
| 1990 | 971,159 | 7.1 | 14.2 | -0.5 |
| 1991 | 978,779 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 986,778 | 0.8 | 16.7 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 1,003,885 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 1,026,759 | 2.3 | 14.6 | -2.5 |
| 1995 | 1,076,473 | 4.8 | 13.7 | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 1,111,538 | 3.3 | 13.4 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 1,132,658 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 1,136,060 | 0.3 | 13.3 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 1,142,466 | 0.6 | 11.7 | -1.6 |
| 2000 | 1,162,153 | 1.7 | 10.1 | -1.6 |
| 2001 | 1,133,988 | -2.4 | 11.4 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 1,169,760 | 3.2 | 12.3 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 1,200,322 | 2.6 | 12.0 | -0.3 |
| 2004 | 1,226,251 | 2.2 | 10.6 | -1.4 |
| 2005 | 1,250,335 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | 1,260,703 | 0.8 | 10.4 | -1.0 |
| 2007 | 1,241,426 | -1.5 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 1,208,595 | -2.6 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,057,552 | 6.2 | 13.8 | -2.9 |
| Feb | 1,089,528 | 8.3 | 13.0 | -2.8 |
| Mar | 1,070,797 | 6.1 | 13.7 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 1,063,687 | 5.3 | 13.6 | -0.9 |
| May | 1,051,905 | 2.4 | 13.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 1,048,335 | 2.3 | 14.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 1,071,539 | 2.4 | 14.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 1,074,602 | 3.0 | 13.8 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 1,059,440 | 3.0 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,100,066 | 6.8 | 14.6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 1,111,174 | 6.1 | 12.8 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,119,046 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,093,985 | 3.4 | 13.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,113,599 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 1,106,354 | 3.3 | 12.8 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 1,089,110 | 2.4 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,089,404 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 1,083,560 | 3.4 | 15.6 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 1,118,292 | 4.4 | 14.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,087,847 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 1,093,382 | 3.2 | 13.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,135,349 | 3.2 | 12.9 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 1,161,592 | 4.5 | 11.7 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 1,165,980 | 4.2 | 10.1 | -2.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,136,249 | 3.9 | 12.6 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 1,131,068 | 1.6 | 12.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,128,645 | 2.0 | 12.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 1,118,500 | 2.7 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,120,772 | 2.9 | 13.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 1,131,796 | 4.5 | 14.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 1,131,666 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 1,136,735 | 4.5 | 13.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 1,143,533 | 4.6 | 13.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,137,427 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 1,150,279 | -1.0 | 13.3 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 1,125,226 | -3.5 | 13.1 | 2.9 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,114,245 | -1.9 | 14.5 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 1,129,930 | -0.1 | 13.9 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 1,150,199 | 1.9 | 13.4 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 1,134,393 | 1.4 | 13.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 1,153,712 | 2.9 | 12.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,157,669 | 2.3 | 13.7 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 1,138,193 | 0.6 | 13.5 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 1,119,730 | -1.5 | 13.2 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,123,311 | -1.8 | 13.8 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 1,086,785 | -4.5 | 14.1 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 1,147,679 | -0.2 | 12.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,176,873 | 4.6 | 11.1 | -2.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,155,061 | 3.7 | 12.8 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 1,150,495 | 1.8 | 12.5 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 1,149,665 | 0.0 | 12.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,155,652 | 1.9 | 10.9 | -2.5 |
| May | 1,158,640 | 0.4 | 11.0 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 1,156,328 | -0.1 | 11.6 | -2.1 |
| Jul | 1,137,905 | 0.0 | 10.9 | -2.7 |
| Aug | 1,115,988 | -0.3 | 12.1 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 1,113,119 | -0.9 | 12.1 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 1,122,612 | 3.3 | 12.5 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 1,131,541 | -1.4 | 11.7 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 1,162,587 | -1.2 | 10.1 | -0.9 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,146,656 | -0.7 | 11.7 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 1,162,588 | 1.1 | 10.5 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 1,178,597 | 2.5 | 10.4 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 1,159,253 | 0.3 | 10.0 | -0.9 |
| May | 1,197,782 | 3.4 | 10.0 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 1,174,864 | 1.6 | 10.1 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 1,171,636 | 3.0 | 10.0 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 1,133,857 | 1.6 | 11.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 1,148,513 | 3.2 | 9.7 | -2.3 |
| Oct | 1,140,332 | 1.6 | 10.1 | -2.4 |
| Nov | 1,162,888 | 2.8 | 8.9 | -2.7 |
| Dec | 1,168,864 | 0.5 | 8.9 | -1.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,132,318 | -1.3 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 1,133,706 | -2.5 | 11.4 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 1,131,582 | -4.0 | 10.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,128,419 | -2.7 | 11.2 | 1.2 |
| May | 1,136,220 | -5.1 | 11.4 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 1,141,103 | -2.9 | 11.4 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 1,119,781 | -4.4 | 10.8 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 1,113,084 | -1.8 | 12.8 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 1,121,518 | -2.4 | 12.6 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 1,122,018 | -1.6 | 12.7 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 1,159,595 | -0.3 | 11.1 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 1,168,516 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,153,890 | 1.9 | 11.4 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 1,168,051 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 1,172,907 | 3.7 | 12.3 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 1,171,485 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 0.8 |
| May | 1,171,873 | 3.1 | 12.2 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,179,130 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 1,157,930 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 1,160,503 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 1,165,690 | 3.9 | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,165,938 | 3.9 | 12.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 1,189,731 | 2.6 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,179,988 | 1.0 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,194,966 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,187,168 | 1.6 | 12.5 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 1,201,782 | 2.5 | 12.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 1,211,373 | 3.4 | 12.3 | 0.3 |
| May | 1,225,100 | 4.5 | 12.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,216,009 | 3.1 | 12.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,199,873 | 3.6 | 12.4 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,184,519 | 2.1 | 12.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 1,168,936 | 0.3 | 12.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,193,407 | 2.4 | 11.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 1,195,212 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 1,225,517 | 3.9 | 10.1 | -0.9 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,200,619 | 0.5 | 11.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,204,614 | 1.5 | 10.8 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 1,217,594 | 1.3 | 11.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,219,845 | 0.7 | 11.0 | -1.4 |
| May | 1,217,096 | -0.7 | 10.8 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 1,240,002 | 2.0 | 10.3 | -2.4 |
| Jul | 1,224,777 | 2.1 | 10.0 | -2.3 |
| Aug | 1,224,353 | 3.4 | 11.4 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 1,247,033 | 6.7 | 9.8 | -2.5 |
| Oct | 1,235,146 | 3.5 | 10.1 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 1,236,427 | 3.4 | 9.9 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 1,247,501 | 1.8 | 9.8 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,224,670 | 2.0 | 10.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 1,227,325 | 1.9 | 10.0 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 1,230,802 | 1.1 | 11.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,219,060 | -0.1 | 11.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 1,257,749 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,276,282 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 1,251,651 | 2.2 | 11.9 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 1,268,038 | 3.6 | 11.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,289,143 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 1,243,692 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 1,252,780 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 1,262,823 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,225,237 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 1,264,546 | 3.0 | 9.8 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 1,289,318 | 4.8 | 9.1 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 1,292,741 | 6.0 | 9.6 | -1.7 |
| May | 1,264,280 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,258,789 | -1.4 | 11.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 1,225,346 | -2.1 | 11.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,243,653 | -1.9 | 10.7 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,253,815 | -2.7 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,264,722 | 1.7 | 9.6 | -2.9 |
| Nov | 1,272,994 | 1.6 | 9.7 | -2.9 |
| Dec | 1,272,992 | 0.8 | 9.5 | -1.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,275,743 | 4.1 | 9.9 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 1,293,227 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 1,288,164 | -0.1 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 1,274,728 | -1.4 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
| May | 1,255,298 | -0.7 | 10.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,234,209 | -2.0 | 11.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 1,215,470 | -0.8 | 12.1 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 1,212,011 | -2.5 | 12.0 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 1,211,889 | -3.3 | 11.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,204,031 | -4.8 | 11.9 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 1,216,260 | -4.5 | 10.9 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 1,216,080 | -4.5 | 10.5 | 1.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,214,362 | -4.8 | 10.8 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 1,228,898 | -5.0 | 10.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 1,236,379 | -4.0 | 9.2 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 1,223,717 | -4.0 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,218,875 | -2.9 | 11.4 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,212,402 | -1.8 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 1,196,508 | -1.6 | 12.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 1,194,140 | -1.5 | 12.6 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 1,199,867 | -1.0 | 12.0 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 1,185,711 | -1.5 | 12.7 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 1,201,214 | -1.2 | 12.4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 1,191,064 | -2.1 | 13.1 | 2.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,170,317 | -3.6 | 13.0 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 1,153,235 | -6.2 | 14.1 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 1,126,623 | -8.9 | 14.7 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 1,139,227 | -6.9 | 14.7 | 5.0 |
| May | 1,143,301 | -6.2 | 14.3 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 1,117,145 | -7.9 | 15.2 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 1,106,440 | -7.5 | 16.5 | 4.2 |
| Aug | 1,105,089 | -7.5 | 15.8 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 1,103,290 | -8.0 | 16.4 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 1,117,708 | -5.7 | 15.9 | 3.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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