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Labor Force (thds.

) - Not Seasonally Adjusted


Civilian Population POBLACION CIVIL
Labor Force FUERZA LABORAL
Participation Rate (%) TASA DE PARTICIPACION
Employment, Total EMPLEO TOTAL
Non-farm Wage & Salary Employment
Self Employment _1a/ TRABAJO AUTONOMO
Unemployed, Total DESEMPLEADO TOTAL
Unemployment Rate (%) TASA DE DESEMPELO
Employment Rate (%) TASA DE EMPLEO

Labor Force (thds.) - Seasonally Adjusted AJUSTADO A TEMPORADA

Labor Force FUERZA LABORAL


Employment, Total EMPLEO TOTAL
Unemployed, Total DESEMPLEADO TOTAL
Unemployment Rate (%) TASA DE DESEMPELO

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey. Not seasonally adjusted.
United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Household Survey. Seasonally Adjusted.

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PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Civilian Population POBLACION CIVIL

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 2,887.9 2,906.1 2,905.9 2,908.9 2,910.6 2,918.7 2,921.8 2,913.7 2,896.6 2,875.3
AUGUST 2,889.6 2,905.9 2,905.1 2,908.6 2,912.9 2,918.4 2,923.2 2,914.0 2,896.1 2,872.0
SEPTEMBER 2,892.2 2,906.1 2,911.0 2,910.0 2,911.4 2,919.0 2,920.8 2,910.5 2,893.0 2,871.8
OCTOBER 2,893.7 2,906.6 2,910.1 2,908.6 2,911.6 2,919.4 2,920.7 2,911.2 2,891.3
NOVEMBER 2,895.8 2,905.5 2,908.5 2,909.1 2,911.9 2,919.6 2,922.4 2,907.3 2,890.0
DECEMBER 2,900.0 2,901.2 2,906.1 2,910.3 2,912.1 2,920.6 2,921.6 2,905.8 2,888.3
JANUARY 2,901.5 2,906.7 2,910.5 2,910.2 2,913.0 2,921.3 2,923.4 2,906.6 2,881.1
FEBRUARY 2,902.8 2,908.0 2,908.5 2,912.2 2,913.7 2,918.8 2,922.2 2,904.5 2,880.5
MARCH 2,903.8 2,903.7 2,908.3 2,911.3 2,917.5 2,918.8 2,920.7 2,901.3 2,879.6
APRIL 2,908.0 2,907.2 2,907.6 2,910.4 2,916.6 2,918.7 2,918.4 2,900.1 2,878.3
MAY 2,904.6 2,907.4 2,907.9 2,909.8 2,920.5 2,921.3 2,916.4 2,898.9 2,878.6
JUNE 2,905.1 2,906.0 2,907.2 2,911.6 2,917.8 2,922.0 2,916.2 2,897.4 2,874.1

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7
AUGUST 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -0.8
SEPTEMBER 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7
OCTOBER 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.7
NOVEMBER 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.5 -0.6
DECEMBER 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.6
JANUARY 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.6 -0.9
FEBRUARY 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.8
MARCH 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.7 -0.7
APRIL 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.7
MAY 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.7
JUNE 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 0.1 18.2 -0.2 2.9 1.8 8.1 3.1 -8.1 -17.1 -21.3
AUGUST 2.8 16.3 -0.8 3.5 4.3 5.5 4.8 -9.2 -17.9 -24.1
SEPTEMBER 5.4 13.9 4.9 -1.0 1.4 7.7 1.8 -10.4 -17.5 -21.1
OCTOBER 7.1 12.9 3.5 -1.5 3.0 7.7 1.4 -9.5 -19.9
NOVEMBER 9.6 9.8 3.0 0.6 2.8 7.7 2.8 -15.2 -17.3
DECEMBER 15.3 1.2 4.8 4.3 1.8 8.5 1.0 -15.8 -17.6
JANUARY 16.1 5.2 3.8 -0.3 2.8 8.3 2.1 -16.8 -25.5
FEBRUARY 15.7 5.2 0.5 3.7 1.5 5.1 3.4 -17.7 -24.0
MARCH 16.8 -0.1 4.6 3.0 6.2 1.4 1.9 -19.4 -21.7
APRIL 21.3 -0.7 0.4 2.8 6.2 2.1 -0.3 -18.3 -21.7
MAY 19.0 2.9 0.4 1.9 10.7 0.8 -4.9 -17.5 -20.3
JUNE 18.8 0.9 1.2 4.4 6.2 4.1 -5.8 -18.8 -23.2

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 2,898.7 2,905.9 2,908.1 2,910.1 2,914.1 2,919.7 2,920.7 2,905.9 2,885.6
DIFFERENCE 12.3 7.1 2.2 2.0 4.1 5.6 0.9 -14.7 -20.3
% CHANGE 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.7
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 2,889.9 2,906.0 2,907.3 2,909.1 2,911.6 2,918.7 2,921.9 2,912.7 2,895.2 2,873.0
DIFFERENCE 2.8 16.1 1.3 1.8 2.5 7.1 3.2 -9.2 -17.5 -22.2
% CHANGE 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.8

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 2,904.8 2,907.2 2,908.8 2,911.3 2,917.9 2,921.0 2,915.0 2,897.0
DIFFERENCE 15.0 2.4 1.6 2.5 6.6 3.1 -6.0 -18.0
% CHANGE 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.6
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 2,904.9 2,906.8 2,908.6 2,911.1 2,917.2 2,920.7 2,917.3 2,899.4 2,876.8
DIFFERENCE 17.3 1.9 1.8 2.5 6.1 3.5 -3.5 -17.9 -22.6
% CHANGE 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.8

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Labor Force

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1,388.6 1,401.8 1,376.1 1,339.6 1,302.7 1,258.6 1,221.2 1,221.2 1,187.1 1,139.7
AUGUST 1,394.5 1,403.7 1,370.0 1,340.3 1,287.1 1,253.6 1,205.7 1,203.8 1,183.3 1,151.1
SEPTEMBER 1,407.8 1,419.6 1,355.2 1,336.2 1,294.3 1,267.3 1,220.3 1,198.3 1,183.9 1,137.2
OCTOBER 1,386.4 1,411.3 1,354.3 1,332.2 1,300.5 1,272.4 1,229.4 1,205.5 1,189.7
NOVEMBER 1,396.8 1,420.2 1,355.5 1,349.9 1,291.5 1,270.5 1,227.0 1,206.8 1,196.4
DECEMBER 1,378.8 1,412.6 1,347.0 1,346.0 1,281.4 1,250.9 1,230.2 1,210.6 1,206.0
JANUARY 1,422.2 1,419.9 1,349.1 1,322.6 1,290.3 1,256.8 1,241.0 1,212.9 1,185.1
FEBRUARY 1,411.7 1,449.6 1,359.4 1,320.9 1,272.5 1,234.4 1,229.6 1,195.7 1,171.9
MARCH 1,429.9 1,427.6 1,346.6 1,295.9 1,271.0 1,236.2 1,219.6 1,181.6 1,164.5
APRIL 1,442.7 1,406.8 1,340.6 1,313.2 1,281.1 1,227.8 1,202.7 1,172.9 1,147.8
MAY 1,432.3 1,396.7 1,356.5 1,310.7 1,270.7 1,224.6 1,213.1 1,175.7 1,146.4
JUNE 1,430.5 1,389.6 1,354.5 1,294.4 1,271.8 1,233.3 1,211.6 1,178.6 1,140.1

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 3.9 1.0 -1.8 -2.6 -2.8 -3.4 -3.0 0.0 -2.8 -4.0
AUGUST 2.8 0.7 -2.4 -2.2 -4.0 -2.6 -3.8 -0.2 -1.7 -2.7
SEPTEMBER 3.8 0.8 -4.5 -1.4 -3.1 -2.1 -3.7 -1.8 -1.2 -3.9
OCTOBER 2.8 1.8 -4.0 -1.6 -2.4 -2.2 -3.4 -1.9 -1.3
NOVEMBER 3.8 1.7 -4.6 -0.4 -4.3 -1.6 -3.4 -1.6 -0.9
DECEMBER 1.7 2.4 -4.6 -0.1 -4.8 -2.4 -1.7 -1.6 -0.4
JANUARY 5.7 -0.2 -5.0 -2.0 -2.4 -2.6 -1.3 -2.3 -2.3
FEBRUARY 5.6 2.7 -6.2 -2.8 -3.7 -3.0 -0.4 -2.8 -2.0
MARCH 5.1 -0.2 -5.7 -3.8 -1.9 -2.7 -1.3 -3.1 -1.4
APRIL 7.2 -2.5 -4.7 -2.0 -2.4 -4.2 -2.0 -2.5 -2.1
MAY 3.7 -2.5 -2.9 -3.4 -3.0 -3.6 -0.9 -3.1 -2.5
JUNE 1.1 -2.9 -2.5 -4.4 -1.7 -3.0 -1.8 -2.7 -3.3

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 51.5 13.2 -25.8 -36.4 -37.0 -44.1 -37.4 0.0 -34.2 -47.4
AUGUST 37.9 9.2 -33.8 -29.6 -53.2 -33.5 -47.9 -1.9 -20.5 -32.2
SEPTEMBER 52.1 11.8 -64.4 -19.0 -41.9 -27.0 -47.0 -21.9 -14.5 -46.7
OCTOBER 38.2 24.9 -57.0 -22.1 -31.8 -28.1 -43.1 -23.8 -15.8
NOVEMBER 50.8 23.4 -64.7 -5.6 -58.3 -21.0 -43.5 -20.2 -10.3
DECEMBER 22.8 33.8 -65.5 -1.1 -64.6 -30.5 -20.8 -19.6 -4.6
JANUARY 76.2 -2.3 -70.8 -26.5 -32.3 -33.5 -15.8 -28.1 -27.8
FEBRUARY 75.5 37.9 -90.2 -38.5 -48.4 -38.1 -4.8 -33.9 -23.8
MARCH 69.7 -2.2 -81.0 -50.6 -25.0 -34.8 -16.6 -38.0 -17.1
APRIL 96.5 -35.8 -66.2 -27.5 -32.1 -53.3 -25.1 -29.8 -25.1
MAY 51.4 -35.6 -40.2 -45.8 -39.9 -46.1 -11.6 -37.4 -29.3
JUNE 16.2 -40.9 -35.1 -60.1 -22.6 -38.5 -21.7 -33.0 -38.5

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 1,410.2 1,413.3 1,355.4 1,325.2 1,284.6 1,248.9 1,220.9 1,197.0 1,175.2
DIFFERENCE 53.2 3.1 -57.9 -30.2 -40.6 -35.7 -27.9 -24.0 -21.8
% CHANGE 3.9 0.2 -4.1 -2.2 -3.1 -2.8 -2.2 -2.0 -1.8
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 1,397.0 1,408.4 1,367.1 1,338.7 1,294.7 1,259.8 1,215.7 1,207.8 1,184.7 1,142.7
DIFFERENCE 47.2 11.4 -41.3 -28.3 -44.0 -34.9 -44.1 -7.9 -23.0 -42.1
% CHANGE 3.5 0.8 -2.9 -2.1 -3.3 -2.7 -3.5 -0.7 -1.9 -3.6

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 1,419.9 1,387.4 1,345.9 1,301.3 1,269.2 1,228.9 1,213.7 1,188.6
DIFFERENCE 41.8 -32.5 -41.4 -44.7 -32.0 -40.3 -15.2 -25.0
% CHANGE 3.0 -2.3 -3.0 -3.3 -2.5 -3.2 -1.2 -2.1
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 1,421.6 1,399.1 1,347.0 1,304.6 1,270.8 1,228.9 1,215.7 1,185.7 1,153.8
DIFFERENCE 46.6 -22.6 -52.1 -42.4 -33.9 -41.8 -13.3 -29.9 -32.0
% CHANGE 3.4 -1.6 -3.7 -3.1 -2.6 -3.3 -1.1 -2.5 -2.7

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (%) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Participation Rate TASA DE PARTICIPACION

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 48.1 48.2 47.4 46.1 44.8 43.1 41.8 41.9 41.0 39.6
AUGUST 48.3 48.3 47.2 46.1 44.2 43.0 41.2 41.3 40.9 40.1
SEPTEMBER 48.7 48.9 46.6 45.9 44.5 43.4 41.8 41.2 40.9 39.6
OCTOBER 47.9 48.6 46.5 45.8 44.7 43.6 42.1 41.4 41.2
NOVEMBER 48.2 48.9 46.6 46.4 44.4 43.5 42.0 41.5 41.4
DECEMBER 47.5 48.7 46.4 46.2 44.0 42.8 42.1 41.7 41.8
JANUARY 49.0 48.9 46.4 45.5 44.3 43.0 42.5 41.7 41.1
FEBRUARY 48.6 49.8 46.7 45.4 43.7 42.3 42.1 41.2 40.7
MARCH 49.2 49.2 46.3 44.5 43.6 42.4 41.8 40.7 40.4
APRIL 49.6 48.4 46.1 45.1 43.9 42.1 41.2 40.2 39.9
MAY 49.3 48.0 46.6 45.0 43.5 41.9 41.6 40.6 39.8
JUNE 49.2 47.8 46.6 44.5 43.6 42.2 41.5 40.7 39.7

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 3.9 0.2 -1.7 -2.7 -2.8 -3.8 -3.0 0.2 -2.2 -3.3
AUGUST 2.8 0.0 -2.3 -2.3 -4.1 -2.7 -4.2 0.2 -1.1 -1.9
SEPTEMBER 3.6 0.4 -4.7 -1.5 -3.1 -2.5 -3.7 -1.4 -0.7 -3.2
OCTOBER 2.6 1.5 -4.3 -1.5 -2.4 -2.5 -3.4 -1.7 -0.6
NOVEMBER 3.4 1.5 -4.7 -0.4 -4.3 -2.0 -3.4 -1.2 -0.2
DECEMBER 1.1 2.5 -4.7 -0.4 -4.8 -2.7 -1.6 -1.0 0.1
JANUARY 4.9 -0.2 -5.1 -1.9 -2.6 -2.9 -1.2 -1.8 -1.4
FEBRUARY 5.0 2.5 -6.2 -2.8 -3.7 -3.2 -0.5 -2.2 -1.2
MARCH 4.5 0.0 -5.9 -3.9 -2.0 -2.8 -1.4 -2.6 -0.7
APRIL 6.4 -2.4 -4.8 -2.2 -2.7 -4.1 -2.1 -2.5 -0.7
MAY 2.9 -2.6 -2.9 -3.4 -3.3 -3.7 -0.7 -2.5 -1.8
JUNE 0.4 -2.8 -2.5 -4.5 -2.0 -3.2 -1.7 -2.0 -2.5

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1.8 0.1 -0.8 -1.3 -1.3 -1.7 -1.3 0.1 -0.9 -1.3
AUGUST 1.3 0.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.9 -1.2 -1.8 0.1 -0.4 -0.8
SEPTEMBER 1.7 0.2 -2.3 -0.7 -1.4 -1.1 -1.6 -0.6 -0.3 -1.3
OCTOBER 1.2 0.7 -2.1 -0.7 -1.1 -1.1 -1.5 -0.7 -0.3
NOVEMBER 1.6 0.7 -2.3 -0.2 -2.0 -0.9 -1.5 -0.5 -0.1
DECEMBER 0.5 1.2 -2.3 -0.2 -2.2 -1.2 -0.7 -0.4 0.1
JANUARY 2.3 -0.1 -2.5 -0.9 -1.2 -1.3 -0.5 -0.8 -0.6
FEBRUARY 2.3 1.2 -3.1 -1.3 -1.7 -1.4 -0.2 -0.9 -0.5
MARCH 2.1 0.0 -2.9 -1.8 -0.9 -1.2 -0.6 -1.1 -0.3
APRIL 3.0 -1.2 -2.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 -0.9 -1.0 -0.3
MAY 1.4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.6 -1.5 -1.6 -0.3 -1.0 -0.7
JUNE 0.2 -1.4 -1.2 -2.1 -0.9 -1.4 -0.7 -0.8 -1.0

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 48.6 48.6 46.6 45.5 44.1 42.8 41.8 41.2 40.7
DIFFERENCE 1.6 0.0 -2.0 -1.1 -1.4 -1.3 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4
% CHANGE 3.4 0.0 -4.2 -2.3 -3.2 -3.0 -2.3 -1.5 -1.1
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 48.4 48.5 47.1 46.0 44.5 43.2 41.6 41.5 40.9 39.8
DIFFERENCE 1.6 0.1 -1.4 -1.0 -1.5 -1.3 -1.6 -0.1 -0.5 -1.1
% CHANGE 3.4 0.2 -2.9 -2.2 -3.3 -3.0 -3.6 -0.3 -1.3 -2.8

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 48.9 47.7 46.3 44.7 43.5 42.1 41.6 41.0
DIFFERENCE 1.2 -1.1 -1.5 -1.6 -1.2 -1.4 -0.4 -0.6
% CHANGE 2.5 -2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.7 -3.3 -1.0 -1.5
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 48.9 48.1 46.3 44.8 43.6 42.1 41.7 40.9 40.1
DIFFERENCE 1.3 -0.8 -1.8 -1.5 -1.3 -1.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.8
% CHANGE 2.7 -1.6 -3.8 -3.2 -2.8 -3.4 -1.0 -1.9 -1.9

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Employment, Total

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1,222.9 1,235.3 1,207.3 1,173.1 1,083.3 1,041.4 1,019.4 1,037.6 1,012.8 981.6
AUGUST 1,238.0 1,250.7 1,202.2 1,168.2 1,078.9 1,048.0 1,007.3 1,030.4 1,006.7 976.1
SEPTEMBER 1,257.9 1,263.5 1,201.9 1,172.8 1,077.1 1,058.2 1,030.3 1,026.9 1,004.8 966.6
OCTOBER 1,212.9 1,273.3 1,188.0 1,159.8 1,090.2 1,068.5 1,026.3 1,030.2 1,014.5
NOVEMBER 1,221.0 1,280.0 1,204.6 1,178.0 1,088.0 1,071.9 1,037.4 1,043.7 1,027.8
DECEMBER 1,230.1 1,275.1 1,201.2 1,166.4 1,095.9 1,064.9 1,064.6 1,045.5 1,020.5
JANUARY 1,265.4 1,275.4 1,200.7 1,147.3 1,083.3 1,056.8 1,048.2 1,033.4 1,014.6
FEBRUARY 1,271.5 1,291.5 1,212.8 1,130.9 1,068.2 1,033.5 1,043.4 1,030.2 1,001.6
MARCH 1,296.9 1,281.7 1,220.8 1,102.5 1,064.2 1,024.7 1,033.5 1,022.0 1,000.1
APRIL 1,300.7 1,265.2 1,205.9 1,116.0 1,060.3 1,024.6 1,028.0 1,020.1 994.3
MAY 1,270.0 1,245.3 1,199.2 1,118.7 1,052.9 1,024.7 1,046.9 1,018.0 987.8
JUNE 1,265.9 1,222.8 1,191.2 1,093.6 1,056.4 1,043.5 1,040.2 1,016.3 994.2

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1.7 1.0 -2.3 -2.8 -7.7 -3.9 -2.1 1.8 -2.4 -3.1
AUGUST 3.0 1.0 -3.9 -2.8 -7.6 -2.9 -3.9 2.3 -2.3 -3.0
SEPTEMBER 2.8 0.4 -4.9 -2.4 -8.2 -1.8 -2.6 -0.3 -2.2 -3.8
OCTOBER 0.1 5.0 -6.7 -2.4 -6.0 -2.0 -3.9 0.4 -1.5
NOVEMBER 0.7 4.8 -5.9 -2.2 -7.6 -1.5 -3.2 0.6 -1.5
DECEMBER 0.6 3.7 -5.8 -2.9 -6.0 -2.8 0.0 -1.8 -2.4
JANUARY 5.4 0.8 -5.9 -4.4 -5.6 -2.4 -0.8 -1.4 -1.8
FEBRUARY 5.7 1.6 -6.1 -6.8 -5.5 -3.2 1.0 -1.3 -2.8
MARCH 7.6 -1.2 -4.8 -9.7 -3.5 -3.7 0.9 -1.1 -2.1
APRIL 9.0 -2.7 -4.7 -7.5 -5.0 -3.4 0.3 -0.8 -2.5
MAY 3.2 -2.0 -3.7 -6.7 -5.9 -2.7 2.2 -2.8 -3.0
JUNE 1.5 -3.4 -2.6 -8.2 -3.4 -1.2 -0.3 -2.3 -2.2

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 20.1 12.4 -28.0 -34.2 -89.7 -42.0 -22.0 18.2 -24.8 -31.2
AUGUST 36.3 12.7 -48.5 -34.1 -89.3 -30.9 -40.7 23.0 -23.7 -30.7
SEPTEMBER 34.4 5.6 -61.5 -29.1 -95.7 -18.9 -27.8 -3.5 -22.1 -38.2
OCTOBER 1.4 60.4 -85.3 -28.2 -69.6 -21.7 -42.1 3.9 -15.7
NOVEMBER 8.7 59.0 -75.5 -26.6 -90.0 -16.1 -34.5 6.4 -15.9
DECEMBER 7.4 44.9 -73.9 -34.8 -70.4 -31.0 -0.3 -19.1 -25.0
JANUARY 64.8 10.0 -74.7 -53.4 -64.0 -26.5 -8.6 -14.8 -18.9
FEBRUARY 69.1 20.0 -78.7 -81.9 -62.6 -34.7 9.9 -13.2 -28.6
MARCH 91.7 -15.1 -60.9 -118.3 -38.2 -39.6 8.8 -11.6 -21.8
APRIL 107.7 -35.5 -59.3 -89.9 -55.7 -35.7 3.5 -7.9 -25.8
MAY 39.9 -24.8 -46.0 -80.5 -65.8 -28.2 22.2 -28.9 -30.2
JUNE 18.3 -43.1 -31.7 -97.6 -37.2 -12.9 -3.4 -23.9 -22.1

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 1,254.4 1,263.3 1,203.0 1,143.9 1,074.9 1,046.7 1,035.5 1,029.5 1,006.6
DIFFERENCE 41.6 8.9 -60.3 -59.1 -69.0 -28.2 -11.3 -5.9 -22.9
% CHANGE 3.4 0.7 -4.8 -4.9 -6.0 -2.6 -1.1 -0.6 -2.2
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 1,239.6 1,249.8 1,203.8 1,171.4 1,079.8 1,049.2 1,019.0 1,031.6 1,008.1 974.8
DIFFERENCE 30.2 10.2 -46.0 -32.5 -91.6 -30.6 -30.2 12.6 -23.5 -33.3
% CHANGE 2.5 0.8 -3.7 -2.7 -7.8 -2.8 -2.9 1.2 -2.3 -3.3

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 1,270.7 1,232.3 1,187.4 1,101.9 1,061.5 1,032.8 1,037.9 1,018.9
DIFFERENCE 48.9 -38.4 -44.9 -85.5 -40.3 -28.8 5.1 -18.9
% CHANGE 4.0 -3.0 -3.6 -7.2 -3.7 -2.7 0.5 -1.8
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 1,268.9 1,243.7 1,193.9 1,105.4 1,059.2 1,029.4 1,037.2 1,018.3 990.8
DIFFERENCE 46.9 -25.2 -49.9 -88.5 -46.1 -29.8 7.8 -19.0 -27.5
% CHANGE 3.8 -2.0 -4.0 -7.4 -4.2 -2.8 0.8 -1.8 -2.7

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Non-Farm Wage & Salary Employment

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1,008.9 1,038.3 1,017.3 981.1 896.3 877.4 849.4 851.6 847.5 817.1
AUGUST 1,041.0 1,047.7 1,005.2 963.2 899.9 886.0 851.3 856.4 848.5 798.0
SEPTEMBER 1,064.9 1,049.5 1,003.9 978.8 903.1 884.2 857.3 852.9 842.3 777.9
OCTOBER 1,018.9 1,056.3 994.0 958.8 907.2 894.5 856.3 853.2 838.2
NOVEMBER 1,026.0 1,068.0 995.6 985.0 916.0 890.9 861.4 864.7 849.4
DECEMBER 1,032.1 1,072.1 1,006.2 975.4 909.9 878.9 867.6 874.5 853.1
JANUARY 1,051.4 1,063.4 1,011.7 959.3 908.3 876.8 873.2 857.0 844.7
FEBRUARY 1,056.5 1,078.5 1,025.8 954.9 893.2 846.5 851.4 852.9 829.1
MARCH 1,079.9 1,072.7 1,034.8 931.5 884.2 848.7 845.5 843.7 824.9
APRIL 1,087.7 1,051.2 1,029.9 935.0 876.3 851.6 848.0 847.0 826.5
MAY 1,082.0 1,040.3 1,005.2 941.7 881.9 853.7 863.9 846.0 825.1
JUNE 1,057.9 1,021.8 1,000.2 904.6 893.4 862.5 868.2 851.6 833.2

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 0.5 2.9 -2.0 -3.6 -8.6 -2.1 -3.2 0.3 -0.5 -3.6
AUGUST 3.6 0.6 -4.1 -4.2 -6.6 -1.5 -3.9 0.6 -0.9 -6.0
SEPTEMBER 2.9 -1.5 -4.3 -2.5 -7.7 -2.1 -3.0 -0.5 -1.2 -7.6
OCTOBER -0.6 3.7 -5.9 -3.5 -5.4 -1.4 -4.3 -0.4 -1.8
NOVEMBER -0.8 4.1 -6.8 -1.1 -7.0 -2.7 -3.3 0.4 -1.8
DECEMBER -0.5 3.9 -6.1 -3.1 -6.7 -3.4 -1.3 0.8 -2.5
JANUARY 3.5 1.1 -4.9 -5.2 -5.3 -3.5 -0.4 -1.9 -1.4
FEBRUARY 4.3 2.1 -4.9 -6.9 -6.5 -5.2 0.6 0.2 -2.8
MARCH 6.8 -0.7 -3.5 -10.0 -5.1 -4.0 -0.4 -0.2 -2.2
APRIL 8.9 -3.4 -2.0 -9.2 -6.3 -2.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.4
MAY 5.5 -3.9 -3.4 -6.3 -6.4 -3.2 1.2 -2.1 -2.5
JUNE 1.5 -3.4 -2.1 -9.6 -1.2 -3.5 0.7 -1.9 -2.2

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 5.1 29.4 -21.0 -36.2 -84.7 -19.0 -28.0 2.2 -4.1 -30.3
AUGUST 36.3 6.7 -42.5 -42.1 -63.3 -13.9 -34.7 5.0 -7.9 -50.5
SEPTEMBER 30.4 -15.4 -45.5 -25.1 -75.7 -18.9 -26.8 -4.5 -10.5 -64.4
OCTOBER -6.6 37.4 -62.3 -35.2 -51.6 -12.7 -38.1 -3.1 -14.9
NOVEMBER -8.3 42.0 -72.5 -10.6 -69.0 -25.1 -29.5 3.4 -15.4
DECEMBER -5.6 39.9 -65.9 -30.8 -65.4 -31.0 -11.3 6.9 -21.4
JANUARY 35.8 12.0 -51.7 -52.4 -51.0 -31.5 -3.6 -16.3 -12.3
FEBRUARY 43.1 22.0 -52.7 -70.9 -61.6 -46.7 4.9 1.5 -23.8
MARCH 68.7 -7.1 -37.9 -103.3 -47.2 -35.6 -3.2 -1.8 -18.8
APRIL 88.7 -36.5 -21.3 -94.9 -58.7 -24.7 -3.5 -1.1 -20.5
MAY 56.9 -41.8 -35.0 -63.5 -59.8 -28.2 10.2 -17.9 -20.9
JUNE 15.3 -36.1 -21.7 -95.6 -11.2 -30.9 5.6 -16.6 -18.3

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 1,050.6 1,055.0 1,010.8 955.8 897.5 871.0 857.8 854.3 838.6
DIFFERENCE 30.0 4.4 -44.2 -55.1 -58.3 -26.5 -13.2 -3.5 -15.7
% CHANGE 2.9 0.4 -4.2 -5.4 -6.1 -3.0 -1.5 -0.4 -1.8
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 1,038.3 1,045.2 1,008.8 974.4 899.8 882.5 852.7 853.6 846.1 797.7
DIFFERENCE 23.9 6.9 -36.3 -34.5 -74.6 -17.3 -29.8 0.9 -7.5 -48.4
% CHANGE 2.4 0.7 -3.5 -3.4 -7.7 -1.9 -3.4 0.1 -0.9 -5.7

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 1,062.3 1,029.2 995.8 921.6 887.4 856.9 858.6 848.1
DIFFERENCE 37.4 -33.1 -33.4 -74.2 -34.2 -30.5 1.7 -10.5
% CHANGE 3.6 -3.1 -3.2 -7.5 -3.7 -3.4 0.2 -1.2
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 1,061.2 1,039.4 1,003.4 925.1 887.2 855.3 856.8 848.5 819.6
DIFFERENCE 36.6 -21.8 -36.0 -78.3 -37.9 -31.9 1.5 -8.3 -28.9
% CHANGE 3.6 -2.1 -3.5 -7.8 -4.1 -3.6 0.2 -1.0 -3.4

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Self-Employment TRABAJO AUTONOMO

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 184.0 181.0 180.0 176.0 171.0 146.0 151.0 166.0 143.1 147.8
AUGUST 171.0 187.0 185.0 186.0 162.0 147.0 140.0 158.0 136.7 157.5
SEPTEMBER 167.0 199.0 186.0 178.0 157.0 159.0 157.0 153.0 139.4 168.1
OCTOBER 170.0 193.0 181.0 180.0 167.0 161.0 155.0 159.0 153.6
NOVEMBER 175.0 197.0 192.0 174.0 156.0 164.0 161.0 166.0 163.6
DECEMBER 178.0 185.0 176.0 169.0 169.0 168.0 177.0 157.0 154.6
JANUARY 186.0 192.0 175.0 166.0 160.0 165.0 157.0 160.6 155.6
FEBRUARY 196.0 196.0 166.0 158.0 157.0 168.0 172.0 162.2 157.9
MARCH 195.0 197.0 171.0 156.0 163.0 158.0 170.0 160.7 156.4
APRIL 193.0 199.0 162.0 162.0 162.0 159.0 165.0 156.0 152.6
MAY 175.0 193.0 178.0 162.0 153.0 154.0 166.0 156.7 149.6
JUNE 192.0 188.0 177.0 171.0 144.0 159.0 159.0 146.9 147.2

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 7.6 -1.6 -0.6 -2.2 -2.8 -14.6 3.4 9.9 -13.8 3.3
AUGUST 0.0 9.4 -1.1 0.5 -12.9 -9.3 -4.8 12.9 -13.5 15.2
SEPTEMBER 1.8 19.2 -6.5 -4.3 -11.8 1.3 -1.3 -2.5 -8.9 20.6
OCTOBER 4.3 13.5 -6.2 -0.6 -7.2 -3.6 -3.7 2.6 -3.4
NOVEMBER 10.1 12.6 -2.5 -9.4 -10.3 5.1 -1.8 3.1 -1.4
DECEMBER 9.2 3.9 -4.9 -4.0 0.0 -0.6 5.4 -11.3 -1.5
JANUARY 17.0 3.2 -8.9 -5.1 -3.6 3.1 -4.8 2.3 -3.1
FEBRUARY 21.0 0.0 -15.3 -4.8 -0.6 7.0 2.4 -5.7 -2.6
MARCH 18.9 1.0 -13.2 -8.8 4.5 -3.1 7.6 -5.5 -2.6
APRIL 17.0 3.1 -18.6 0.0 0.0 -1.9 3.8 -5.5 -2.2
MAY -3.8 10.3 -7.8 -9.0 -5.6 0.7 7.8 -5.6 -4.5
JUNE 4.9 -2.1 -5.9 -3.4 -15.8 10.4 0.0 -7.6 0.2

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 13.0 -3.0 -1.0 -4.0 -5.0 -25.0 5.0 15.0 -22.9 4.7
AUGUST 0.0 16.0 -2.0 1.0 -24.0 -15.0 -7.0 18.0 -21.3 20.8
SEPTEMBER 3.0 32.0 -13.0 -8.0 -21.0 2.0 -2.0 -4.0 -13.6 28.7
OCTOBER 7.0 23.0 -12.0 -1.0 -13.0 -6.0 -6.0 4.0 -5.4
NOVEMBER 16.0 22.0 -5.0 -18.0 -18.0 8.0 -3.0 5.0 -2.4
DECEMBER 15.0 7.0 -9.0 -7.0 0.0 -1.0 9.0 -20.0 -2.4
JANUARY 27.0 6.0 -17.0 -9.0 -6.0 5.0 -8.0 3.6 -4.9
FEBRUARY 34.0 0.0 -30.0 -8.0 -1.0 11.0 4.0 -9.8 -4.3
MARCH 31.0 2.0 -26.0 -15.0 7.0 -5.0 12.0 -9.3 -4.3
APRIL 28.0 6.0 -37.0 0.0 0.0 -3.0 6.0 -9.0 -3.4
MAY -7.0 18.0 -15.0 -16.0 -9.0 1.0 12.0 -9.3 -7.1
JUNE 9.0 -4.0 -11.0 -6.0 -27.0 15.0 0.0 -12.1 0.3

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 181.8 192.3 177.4 169.8 160.1 159.0 160.8 158.5 150.9
DIFFERENCE 14.7 10.4 -14.8 -7.6 -9.8 -1.1 1.8 -2.3 -7.6
% CHANGE 8.8 5.7 -7.7 -4.3 -5.7 -0.7 1.2 -1.4 -4.8
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 174.0 189.0 183.7 180.0 163.3 150.7 149.3 159.0 139.7 157.8
DIFFERENCE 5.3 15.0 -5.3 -3.7 -16.7 -12.7 -1.3 9.7 -19.3 18.0
% CHANGE 3.2 8.6 -2.8 -2.0 -9.3 -7.8 -0.9 6.5 -12.1 12.9

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 189.9 188.8 174.3 163.1 157.0 158.7 162.3 152.8
DIFFERENCE 18.3 -1.2 -14.4 -11.3 -6.1 1.7 3.7 -9.5
% CHANGE 10.6 -0.6 -7.6 -6.5 -3.7 1.1 2.3 -5.8
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 189.3 190.7 174.3 162.8 154.6 156.8 162.9 151.4 154.7
DIFFERENCE 18.6 1.3 -16.3 -11.6 -8.2 2.2 6.1 -11.5 3.4
% CHANGE 10.9 0.7 -8.6 -6.6 -5.1 1.4 3.9 -7.1 2.2

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


Includes self-employment & family without payment
PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Unemployed, Total DESEMPLEADO TOTAL

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 165.7 166.5 168.8 166.6 219.4 217.2 201.8 183.7 174.3 158.1
AUGUST 156.5 153.0 167.7 172.1 208.2 205.6 198.4 173.4 176.6 175.0
SEPTEMBER 149.9 156.2 153.3 163.4 217.2 209.1 189.9 171.4 179.1 170.5
OCTOBER 173.5 138.0 166.3 172.5 210.3 204.0 203.0 175.3 175.2
NOVEMBER 175.8 140.2 150.9 171.9 203.5 198.6 189.6 163.0 168.6
DECEMBER 148.7 137.5 145.8 179.6 185.5 186.0 165.6 165.0 185.4
JANUARY 156.8 144.5 148.4 175.3 207.0 199.9 192.7 179.5 170.5
FEBRUARY 140.2 158.1 146.7 190.0 204.3 200.9 186.2 165.5 170.4
MARCH 133.0 145.9 125.8 193.5 206.7 211.5 186.1 159.6 164.4
APRIL 142.0 141.6 134.8 197.2 220.8 203.2 174.6 152.7 153.5
MAY 162.3 151.4 157.3 191.9 217.8 199.9 166.2 157.7 158.6
JUNE 164.6 166.8 163.4 200.8 215.5 189.8 171.5 162.3 145.9

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 23.4 0.5 1.3 -1.3 31.7 -1.0 -7.1 -9.0 -5.1 -9.3
AUGUST 1.1 -2.3 9.6 2.6 20.9 -1.2 -3.5 -12.6 1.8 -0.9
SEPTEMBER 13.4 4.2 -1.9 6.6 32.9 -3.7 -9.2 -9.7 4.4 -4.8
OCTOBER 26.9 -20.5 20.6 3.7 21.9 -3.0 -0.5 -13.6 -0.1
NOVEMBER 31.5 -20.3 7.7 13.9 18.4 -2.4 -4.5 -14.0 3.4
DECEMBER 11.6 -7.5 6.1 23.2 3.3 0.3 -11.0 -0.3 12.4
JANUARY 7.8 -7.9 2.7 18.1 18.1 -3.4 -3.6 -6.9 -5.0
FEBRUARY 4.8 12.8 -7.2 29.6 7.5 -1.6 -7.3 -11.1 2.9
MARCH -14.2 9.7 -13.8 53.8 6.9 2.3 -12.0 -14.2 3.0
APRIL -7.3 -0.2 -4.9 46.3 11.9 -8.0 -14.0 -12.6 0.5
MAY 7.6 -6.7 3.9 22.0 13.5 -8.2 -16.9 -5.1 0.6
JUNE -1.2 1.3 -2.0 22.9 7.3 -11.9 -9.7 -5.3 -10.1

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 31.4 0.8 2.2 -2.2 52.8 -2.1 -15.4 -18.2 -9.4 -16.2
AUGUST 1.7 -3.5 14.7 4.4 36.1 -2.6 -7.2 -24.9 3.1 -1.5
SEPTEMBER 17.7 6.2 -2.9 10.2 53.8 -8.1 -19.2 -18.5 7.6 -8.5
OCTOBER 36.8 -35.5 28.4 6.1 37.8 -6.3 -0.9 -27.7 -0.1
NOVEMBER 42.1 -35.6 10.7 21.0 31.7 -4.9 -9.0 -26.6 5.6
DECEMBER 15.4 -11.2 8.3 33.8 5.9 0.5 -20.4 -0.6 20.4
JANUARY 11.4 -12.3 3.9 26.9 31.7 -7.0 -7.2 -13.3 -8.9
FEBRUARY 6.4 17.9 -11.4 43.4 14.2 -3.4 -14.7 -20.7 4.8
MARCH -22.0 12.9 -20.1 67.7 13.3 4.8 -25.4 -26.4 4.7
APRIL -11.2 -0.4 -6.9 62.5 23.6 -17.6 -28.5 -21.9 0.8
MAY 11.5 -10.8 5.9 34.7 25.9 -17.9 -33.8 -8.5 1.0
JUNE -2.1 2.2 -3.4 37.5 14.6 -25.6 -18.4 -9.2 -16.4

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 155.7 150.0 152.4 181.2 209.7 202.2 185.5 167.4 168.5
DIFFERENCE 11.6 -5.8 2.4 28.8 28.4 -7.5 -16.7 -18.0 1.1
% CHANGE 8.0 -3.7 1.6 18.9 15.7 -3.6 -8.3 -9.7 0.7
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 157.4 158.6 163.3 167.4 214.9 210.7 196.7 176.2 176.6 167.9
DIFFERENCE 16.9 1.2 4.7 4.1 47.5 -4.3 -14.0 -20.5 0.5 -8.8
% CHANGE 12.1 0.7 3.0 2.5 28.4 -2.0 -6.6 -10.4 0.3 -5.0

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 149.2 155.1 158.5 199.4 207.7 196.1 175.8 169.7
DIFFERENCE -7.1 5.9 3.4 40.9 8.3 -11.6 -20.4 -6.1
% CHANGE -4.5 4.0 2.2 25.8 4.2 -5.6 -10.4 -3.4
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 152.7 155.3 153.2 199.3 211.6 199.5 178.4 167.5 163.0
DIFFERENCE -0.3 2.6 -2.2 46.1 12.3 -12.1 -21.1 -11.0 -4.5
% CHANGE -0.2 1.7 -1.4 30.1 6.2 -5.7 -10.6 -6.1 -2.7

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (%) FUERZA LABORAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Unemployment Rate TASADE DESEMPLEO

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 11.9 11.9 12.3 12.4 16.8 17.3 16.5 15.0 14.7 13.9
AUGUST 11.2 10.9 12.2 12.8 16.2 16.4 16.5 14.4 14.9 15.2
SEPTEMBER 10.6 11.0 11.3 12.2 16.8 16.5 15.6 14.3 15.1 15.0
OCTOBER 12.5 9.8 12.3 12.9 16.2 16.0 16.5 14.5 14.7
NOVEMBER 12.6 9.9 11.1 12.7 15.8 15.6 15.5 13.5 14.1
DECEMBER 10.8 9.7 10.8 13.3 14.5 14.9 13.5 13.6 15.4
JANUARY 11.0 10.2 11.0 13.3 16.0 15.9 15.5 14.8 14.4
FEBRUARY 9.9 10.9 10.8 14.4 16.1 16.3 15.1 13.8 14.5
MARCH 9.3 10.2 9.3 14.9 16.3 17.1 15.3 13.5 14.1
APRIL 9.8 10.1 10.1 15.0 17.2 16.5 14.5 13.0 13.4
MAY 11.3 10.8 11.6 14.6 17.1 16.3 13.7 13.4 13.8
JUNE 11.5 12.0 12.1 15.5 16.9 15.4 14.2 13.8 12.8

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 19.0 0.0 3.4 0.8 35.5 3.0 -4.6 -9.1 -2.0 -5.4
AUGUST -1.8 -2.7 11.9 4.9 26.6 1.2 0.6 -12.7 3.5 2.0
SEPTEMBER 8.2 3.8 2.7 8.0 37.7 -1.8 -5.5 -8.3 5.6 -0.7
OCTOBER 23.8 -21.6 25.5 4.9 25.6 -1.2 3.1 -12.1 1.4
NOVEMBER 27.3 -21.4 12.1 14.4 24.4 -1.3 -0.6 -12.9 4.4
DECEMBER 10.2 -10.2 11.3 23.1 9.0 2.8 -9.4 0.7 13.2
JANUARY 1.9 -7.3 7.8 20.9 20.3 -0.6 -2.5 -4.5 -2.7
FEBRUARY -1.0 10.1 -0.9 33.3 11.8 1.2 -7.4 -8.6 5.1
MARCH -18.4 9.7 -8.8 60.2 9.4 4.9 -10.5 -11.8 4.4
APRIL -14.0 3.1 0.0 48.5 14.7 -4.1 -12.1 -10.3 3.1
MAY 3.7 -4.4 7.4 25.9 17.1 -4.7 -16.0 -2.2 3.0
JUNE -2.5 4.3 0.8 28.1 9.0 -8.9 -7.8 -2.8 -7.2

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1.9 0.0 0.4 0.1 4.4 0.5 -0.8 -1.5 -0.3 -0.8
AUGUST -0.2 -0.3 1.3 0.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 -2.1 0.5 0.3
SEPTEMBER 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 4.6 -0.3 -0.9 -1.3 0.8 -0.1
OCTOBER 2.4 -2.7 2.5 0.6 3.3 -0.2 0.5 -2.0 0.2
NOVEMBER 2.7 -2.7 1.2 1.6 3.1 -0.2 -0.1 -2.0 0.6
DECEMBER 1.0 -1.1 1.1 2.5 1.2 0.4 -1.4 0.1 1.8
JANUARY 0.2 -0.8 0.8 2.3 2.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4
FEBRUARY -0.1 1.0 -0.1 3.6 1.7 0.2 -1.2 -1.3 0.7
MARCH -2.1 0.9 -0.9 5.6 1.4 0.8 -1.8 -1.8 0.6
APRIL -1.6 0.3 0.0 4.9 2.2 -0.7 -2.0 -1.5 0.4
MAY 0.4 -0.5 0.8 3.0 2.5 -0.8 -2.6 -0.3 0.4
JUNE -0.3 0.5 0.1 3.4 1.4 -1.5 -1.2 -0.4 -1.0

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 11.0 10.6 11.2 13.7 16.3 16.2 15.2 14.0 14.3
DIFFERENCE 0.4 -0.4 0.6 2.4 2.7 -0.1 -1.0 -1.2 0.4
% CHANGE 4.0 -3.8 5.9 21.6 19.5 -0.9 -6.1 -8.1 2.6
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 11.2 11.3 11.9 12.5 16.6 16.7 16.2 14.6 14.9 14.7
DIFFERENCE 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.5 4.1 0.1 -0.5 -1.6 0.3 -0.2
% CHANGE 8.0 0.3 5.9 4.5 33.2 0.8 -3.2 -10.1 2.3 -1.3

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 10.5 11.2 11.8 15.3 16.4 16.0 14.5 14.3
DIFFERENCE -0.8 0.7 0.6 3.6 1.0 -0.4 -1.5 -0.2
% CHANGE -7.3 6.5 5.2 30.3 6.7 -2.4 -9.4 -1.4
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 10.7 11.1 11.4 15.3 16.6 16.2 14.7 14.1 14.1
DIFFERENCE -0.4 0.4 0.3 3.9 1.4 -0.4 -1.6 -0.6 0.0
% CHANGE -3.4 3.5 2.3 34.4 8.9 -2.5 -9.7 -3.8 0.1

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (%) FUERZA LABORAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Employment Rate EMPLEO TOTAL

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 42.3 42.5 41.5 40.3 37.2 35.7 34.9 35.6 35.0 34.1
AUGUST 42.8 43.0 41.4 40.2 37.0 35.9 34.5 35.4 34.8 34.0
SEPTEMBER 43.5 43.5 41.3 40.3 37.0 36.3 35.3 35.3 34.7 33.7
OCTOBER 41.9 43.8 40.8 39.9 37.4 36.6 35.1 35.4 35.1
NOVEMBER 42.2 44.1 41.4 40.5 37.4 36.7 35.5 35.9 35.6
DECEMBER 42.4 43.9 41.3 40.1 37.6 36.5 36.4 36.0 35.3
JANUARY 43.6 43.9 41.3 39.4 37.2 36.2 35.9 35.6 35.2
FEBRUARY 43.8 44.4 41.7 38.8 36.7 35.4 35.7 35.5 34.8
MARCH 44.7 44.1 42.0 37.9 36.5 35.1 35.4 35.2 34.7
APRIL 44.7 43.5 41.5 38.3 36.4 35.1 35.2 35.2 34.5
MAY 43.7 42.8 41.2 38.4 36.1 35.1 35.9 35.1 34.3
JUNE 43.6 42.1 41.0 37.6 36.2 35.7 35.7 35.1 34.6

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1.7 0.4 -2.3 -2.9 -7.7 -4.1 -2.2 2.1 -1.8 -2.4
AUGUST 2.9 0.5 -3.9 -2.9 -7.8 -3.0 -4.0 2.6 -1.7 -2.2
SEPTEMBER 2.6 0.0 -5.0 -2.4 -8.2 -2.0 -2.7 0.0 -1.6 -3.1
OCTOBER -0.1 4.5 -6.8 -2.3 -6.1 -2.3 -4.0 0.7 -0.8
NOVEMBER 0.4 4.5 -6.0 -2.2 -7.7 -1.7 -3.3 1.1 -0.9
DECEMBER 0.1 3.6 -5.9 -3.0 -6.1 -3.1 -0.1 -1.3 -1.8
JANUARY 4.8 0.6 -6.0 -4.4 -5.7 -2.7 -0.9 -0.8 -1.0
FEBRUARY 5.2 1.4 -6.1 -6.9 -5.6 -3.4 0.8 -0.7 -2.0
MARCH 7.0 -1.2 -4.9 -9.8 -3.7 -3.8 0.8 -0.5 -1.4
APRIL 8.2 -2.7 -4.7 -7.5 -5.2 -3.4 0.3 -0.1 -1.8
MAY 2.6 -2.0 -3.7 -6.8 -6.2 -2.7 2.3 -2.2 -2.3
JUNE 0.8 -3.4 -2.6 -8.3 -3.6 -1.4 -0.1 -1.7 -1.4

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 0.7 0.2 -1.0 -1.2 -3.1 -1.5 -0.8 0.7 -0.6 -0.8
AUGUST 1.2 0.2 -1.7 -1.2 -3.1 -1.1 -1.4 0.9 -0.6 -0.8
SEPTEMBER 1.1 0.0 -2.2 -1.0 -3.3 -0.7 -1.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.1
OCTOBER -0.1 1.9 -3.0 -1.0 -2.4 -0.8 -1.5 0.2 -0.3
NOVEMBER 0.2 1.9 -2.6 -0.9 -3.1 -0.7 -1.2 0.4 -0.3
DECEMBER 0.0 1.5 -2.6 -1.3 -2.4 -1.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.6
JANUARY 2.0 0.3 -2.6 -1.8 -2.2 -1.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
FEBRUARY 2.2 0.6 -2.7 -2.9 -2.2 -1.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.7
MARCH 2.9 -0.5 -2.2 -4.1 -1.4 -1.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.5
APRIL 3.4 -1.2 -2.0 -3.1 -2.0 -1.3 0.1 0.0 -0.6
MAY 1.1 -0.9 -1.6 -2.8 -2.4 -1.0 0.8 -0.8 -0.8
JUNE 0.4 -1.5 -1.1 -3.4 -1.4 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 -0.5

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 43.3 43.5 41.4 39.3 36.9 35.8 35.5 35.4 34.9
DIFFERENCE 1.3 0.2 -2.1 -2.1 -2.4 -1.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.5
% CHANGE 3.0 0.5 -4.8 -5.0 -6.2 -2.8 -1.1 -0.1 -1.5
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 42.9 43.0 41.4 40.3 37.1 35.9 34.9 35.4 34.8 33.9
DIFFERENCE 1.0 0.1 -1.6 -1.1 -3.2 -1.1 -1.1 0.5 -0.6 -0.9
% CHANGE 2.4 0.3 -3.7 -2.8 -7.9 -3.1 -3.0 1.6 -1.7 -2.6

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 43.7 42.4 40.8 37.8 36.4 35.4 35.6 35.2
DIFFERENCE 1.5 -1.4 -1.6 -3.0 -1.5 -1.0 0.2 -0.4
% CHANGE 3.5 -3.1 -3.7 -7.3 -3.9 -2.8 0.7 -1.2
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 43.7 42.8 41.0 38.0 36.3 35.2 35.6 35.1 34.4
DIFFERENCE 1.4 -0.9 -1.7 -3.1 -1.7 -1.1 0.3 -0.4 -0.7
% CHANGE 3.2 -2.0 -4.1 -7.5 -4.4 -2.9 0.9 -1.2 -1.9

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Dept. of Labor and Human Resources, Household Survey


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Labor Force FUERZA LABORAL
Seasonally Adjusted
FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1,396.6 1,419.1 1,378.7 1,346.0 1,300.3 1,267.4 1,222.4 1,210.8 1,182.3 1,138.5
AUGUST 1,401.5 1,416.7 1,371.2 1,345.7 1,298.9 1,267.1 1,221.7 1,209.7 1,185.8 1,142.9
SEPTEMBER 1,402.0 1,415.9 1,365.2 1,345.3 1,296.9 1,266.6 1,222.4 1,208.6 1,189.1 1,142.8
OCTOBER 1,400.1 1,417.6 1,359.6 1,343.2 1,293.6 1,265.0 1,224.6 1,207.2 1,192.2
NOVEMBER 1,398.9 1,420.8 1,354.5 1,339.1 1,289.4 1,261.2 1,227.0 1,205.4 1,195.1
DECEMBER 1,401.4 1,423.8 1,350.6 1,333.3 1,284.6 1,255.0 1,228.4 1,203.0 1,197.8
JANUARY 1,407.5 1,425.0 1,348.2 1,325.3 1,280.5 1,247.6 1,227.6 1,198.9 1,191.0
FEBRUARY 1,415.4 1,422.9 1,347.2 1,317.7 1,277.7 1,240.8 1,224.6 1,193.4 1,182.7
MARCH 1,422.3 1,417.6 1,346.8 1,310.9 1,275.4 1,235.2 1,220.7 1,187.0 1,174.5
APRIL 1,425.7 1,409.2 1,347.0 1,305.6 1,273.1 1,230.9 1,217.2 1,181.9 1,162.6
MAY 1,425.2 1,398.7 1,347.0 1,302.5 1,270.7 1,227.4 1,214.4 1,179.5 1,151.8
JUNE 1,422.3 1,388.0 1,346.5 1,301.2 1,268.6 1,224.5 1,212.3 1,179.7 1,141.0

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 3.5 1.6 -2.8 -2.4 -3.4 -2.5 -3.5 -1.0 -2.4 -3.7
AUGUST 3.5 1.1 -3.2 -1.9 -3.5 -2.4 -3.6 -1.0 -2.0 -3.6
SEPTEMBER 3.4 1.0 -3.6 -1.5 -3.6 -2.3 -3.5 -1.1 -1.6 -3.9
OCTOBER 3.2 1.2 -4.1 -1.2 -3.7 -2.2 -3.2 -1.4 -1.2
NOVEMBER 3.3 1.6 -4.7 -1.1 -3.7 -2.2 -2.7 -1.8 -0.9
DECEMBER 3.9 1.6 -5.1 -1.3 -3.6 -2.3 -2.1 -2.1 -0.4
JANUARY 4.6 1.2 -5.4 -1.7 -3.4 -2.6 -1.6 -2.3 -0.7
FEBRUARY 5.2 0.5 -5.3 -2.2 -3.0 -2.9 -1.3 -2.6 -0.9
MARCH 5.3 -0.3 -5.0 -2.7 -2.7 -3.1 -1.2 -2.8 -1.1
APRIL 4.8 -1.2 -4.4 -3.1 -2.5 -3.3 -1.1 -2.9 -1.6
MAY 3.8 -1.9 -3.7 -3.3 -2.4 -3.4 -1.1 -2.9 -2.3
JUNE 2.6 -2.4 -3.0 -3.4 -2.5 -3.5 -1.0 -2.7 -3.3

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 46.6 22.5 -40.4 -32.7 -45.8 -32.9 -45.0 -11.6 -28.5 -43.8
AUGUST 47.7 15.2 -45.5 -25.5 -46.8 -31.8 -45.4 -12.0 -23.9 -42.8
SEPTEMBER 45.6 13.9 -50.7 -19.9 -48.3 -30.3 -44.2 -13.8 -19.4 -46.4
OCTOBER 43.3 17.5 -58.0 -16.3 -49.6 -28.6 -40.4 -17.4 -15.0
NOVEMBER 45.0 21.9 -66.3 -15.4 -49.7 -28.2 -34.2 -21.5 -10.3
DECEMBER 52.4 22.5 -73.2 -17.4 -48.6 -29.6 -26.6 -25.4 -5.2
JANUARY 62.3 17.4 -76.7 -22.9 -44.8 -32.9 -20.1 -28.6 -7.9
FEBRUARY 70.0 7.5 -75.7 -29.5 -40.0 -36.9 -16.2 -31.2 -10.7
MARCH 71.8 -4.7 -70.7 -36.0 -35.5 -40.1 -14.5 -33.7 -12.5
APRIL 65.4 -16.6 -62.2 -41.4 -32.5 -42.2 -13.7 -35.3 -19.3
MAY 52.0 -26.5 -51.6 -44.6 -31.8 -43.2 -13.0 -34.9 -27.7
JUNE 35.8 -34.3 -41.5 -45.3 -32.6 -44.0 -12.3 -32.6 -38.8

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 1,409.9 1,414.6 1,355.2 1,326.3 1,284.1 1,249.1 1,221.9 1,197.1 1,178.8
DIFFERENCE 53.2 4.7 -59.4 -28.9 -42.2 -35.1 -27.1 -24.8 -18.3
% CHANGE 3.9 0.3 -4.2 -2.1 -3.2 -2.7 -2.2 -2.0 -1.5
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 1,400.0 1,417.2 1,371.7 1,345.7 1,298.7 1,267.0 1,222.2 1,209.7 1,185.7 1,141.4
DIFFERENCE 46.6 17.2 -45.5 -26.0 -47.0 -31.7 -44.9 -12.5 -24.0 -44.3
% CHANGE 3.4 1.2 -3.2 -1.9 -3.5 -2.4 -3.5 -1.0 -2.0 -3.7

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 1,419.4 1,386.8 1,344.6 1,302.2 1,269.0 1,229.4 1,213.5 1,188.6
DIFFERENCE 39.2 -32.6 -42.1 -42.4 -33.2 -39.6 -16.0 -24.9
% CHANGE 2.8 -2.3 -3.0 -3.2 -2.6 -3.1 -1.3 -2.1
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 1,418.9 1,397.4 1,346.6 1,306.6 1,271.9 1,230.3 1,216.2 1,186.4 1,158.6
DIFFERENCE 45.4 -21.5 -50.7 -40.1 -34.7 -41.6 -14.1 -29.8 -27.8
% CHANGE 3.3 -1.5 -3.6 -3.0 -2.7 -3.3 -1.1 -2.5 -2.3

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Household Survey. Seasonally Adjusted


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Employment, Total EMPLEO TOTAL
Seasonally Adjusted
FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1,240.2 1,264.1 1,220.3 1,186.8 1,095.2 1,057.3 1,028.8 1,041.3 1,017.6 989.9
AUGUST 1,243.0 1,264.2 1,211.4 1,181.8 1,091.7 1,060.5 1,029.4 1,040.2 1,016.9 988.5
SEPTEMBER 1,240.3 1,267.1 1,204.8 1,177.4 1,088.7 1,063.2 1,030.6 1,038.0 1,016.0 981.4
OCTOBER 1,235.8 1,271.5 1,200.2 1,171.6 1,086.1 1,063.6 1,033.0 1,035.1 1,014.9
NOVEMBER 1,235.0 1,275.3 1,198.0 1,162.8 1,083.6 1,060.5 1,035.9 1,032.6 1,013.6
DECEMBER 1,241.1 1,277.6 1,198.4 1,151.9 1,079.9 1,053.6 1,038.5 1,030.6 1,012.3
JANUARY 1,252.9 1,277.5 1,200.8 1,139.9 1,075.0 1,044.9 1,039.8 1,028.6 1,009.6
FEBRUARY 1,265.9 1,274.1 1,203.6 1,128.3 1,069.3 1,036.9 1,039.6 1,026.3 1,004.8
MARCH 1,275.4 1,267.3 1,204.6 1,118.3 1,063.6 1,031.2 1,039.2 1,023.9 1,002.0
APRIL 1,277.6 1,257.1 1,202.9 1,110.1 1,058.6 1,028.4 1,039.4 1,021.7 998.1
MAY 1,273.3 1,244.6 1,198.6 1,103.9 1,055.7 1,028.0 1,040.0 1,019.8 992.7
JUNE 1,267.5 1,231.7 1,192.7 1,099.2 1,055.3 1,028.3 1,040.9 1,018.5 991.6

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 2.2 1.9 -3.5 -2.7 -7.7 -3.5 -2.7 1.2 -2.3 -2.7
AUGUST 2.0 1.7 -4.2 -2.5 -7.6 -2.9 -2.9 1.0 -2.2 -2.8
SEPTEMBER 1.6 2.2 -4.9 -2.3 -7.5 -2.3 -3.1 0.7 -2.1 -3.4
OCTOBER 1.3 2.9 -5.6 -2.4 -7.3 -2.1 -2.9 0.2 -2.0
NOVEMBER 1.6 3.3 -6.1 -2.9 -6.8 -2.1 -2.3 -0.3 -1.8
DECEMBER 2.7 2.9 -6.2 -3.9 -6.2 -2.4 -1.4 -0.8 -1.8
JANUARY 4.2 2.0 -6.0 -5.1 -5.7 -2.8 -0.5 -1.1 -1.8
FEBRUARY 5.6 0.6 -5.5 -6.3 -5.2 -3.0 0.3 -1.3 -2.1
MARCH 6.3 -0.6 -4.9 -7.2 -4.9 -3.0 0.8 -1.5 -2.1
APRIL 5.8 -1.6 -4.3 -7.7 -4.6 -2.9 1.1 -1.7 -2.3
MAY 4.5 -2.3 -3.7 -7.9 -4.4 -2.6 1.2 -1.9 -2.7
JUNE 2.9 -2.8 -3.2 -7.8 -4.0 -2.6 1.2 -2.2 -2.6

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 27.0 23.8 -43.8 -33.5 -91.6 -37.9 -28.5 12.5 -23.7 -27.7
AUGUST 24.4 21.2 -52.8 -29.7 -90.0 -31.3 -31.1 10.8 -23.3 -28.4
SEPTEMBER 19.3 26.8 -62.3 -27.4 -88.6 -25.5 -32.6 7.3 -21.9 -34.6
OCTOBER 15.8 35.7 -71.3 -28.6 -85.5 -22.4 -30.6 2.1 -20.3
NOVEMBER 19.7 40.4 -77.3 -35.2 -79.3 -23.0 -24.6 -3.3 -19.0
DECEMBER 32.8 36.5 -79.1 -46.6 -71.9 -26.3 -15.2 -7.9 -18.3
JANUARY 50.8 24.6 -76.7 -60.9 -64.9 -30.1 -5.1 -11.2 -19.0
FEBRUARY 67.1 8.2 -70.6 -75.2 -59.0 -32.4 2.7 -13.3 -21.5
MARCH 75.2 -8.1 -62.7 -86.3 -54.7 -32.3 8.0 -15.3 -21.9
APRIL 70.3 -20.5 -54.2 -92.9 -51.4 -30.2 11.0 -17.8 -23.5
MAY 54.6 -28.7 -46.1 -94.7 -48.2 -27.8 12.1 -20.3 -27.1
JUNE 36.3 -35.9 -38.9 -93.6 -43.9 -27.1 12.6 -22.4 -26.9

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 1,254.0 1,264.3 1,203.0 1,144.3 1,075.2 1,046.4 1,036.3 1,029.7 1,007.5
DIFFERENCE 41.1 10.3 -61.3 -58.7 -69.1 -28.9 -10.1 -6.6 -22.2
% CHANGE 3.4 0.8 -4.8 -4.9 -6.0 -2.7 -1.0 -0.6 -2.2
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 1,241.2 1,265.1 1,212.2 1,182.0 1,091.9 1,060.3 1,029.6 1,039.8 1,016.9 986.6
DIFFERENCE 23.6 23.9 -53.0 -30.2 -90.1 -31.5 -30.7 10.2 -23.0 -30.3
% CHANGE 1.9 1.9 -4.2 -2.5 -7.6 -2.9 -2.9 1.0 -2.2 -3.0

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 1,269.4 1,232.1 1,186.3 1,102.1 1,061.4 1,032.8 1,038.1 1,019.2
DIFFERENCE 44.9 -37.2 -45.8 -84.2 -40.7 -28.5 5.2 -18.9
% CHANGE 3.7 -2.9 -3.7 -7.1 -3.7 -2.7 0.5 -1.8
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 1,267.5 1,243.2 1,194.3 1,108.4 1,062.1 1,031.8 1,039.8 1,021.0 995.4
DIFFERENCE 47.3 -24.3 -48.9 -86.0 -46.3 -30.2 8.0 -18.8 -25.6
% CHANGE 3.9 -1.9 -3.9 -7.2 -4.2 -2.8 0.8 -1.8 -2.5

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Household Survey. Seasonally Adjusted


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (thds.) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Unemployed, Total TOTAL DE DESEMPLEO
Seasonally Adjusted AJUSTADO A TEMPORADA
FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 156.3 155.0 158.4 159.2 205.1 210.1 193.7 169.5 164.7 148.6
AUGUST 158.5 152.5 159.8 163.9 207.2 206.6 192.3 169.5 168.9 154.5
SEPTEMBER 161.7 148.8 160.4 167.9 208.2 203.4 191.7 170.6 173.1 161.4
OCTOBER 164.3 146.1 159.4 171.7 207.5 201.3 191.6 172.1 177.3
NOVEMBER 164.0 145.5 156.5 176.3 205.8 200.7 191.0 172.9 181.5
DECEMBER 160.3 146.3 152.2 181.4 204.7 201.4 189.9 172.4 185.5
JANUARY 154.7 147.5 147.4 185.4 205.5 202.7 187.8 170.4 181.5
FEBRUARY 149.5 148.8 143.6 189.4 208.4 203.9 185.0 167.0 177.8
MARCH 146.9 150.3 142.3 192.6 211.8 204.0 181.5 163.1 172.5
APRIL 148.2 152.1 144.0 195.5 214.4 202.5 177.8 160.2 164.5
MAY 151.9 154.0 148.5 198.6 214.9 199.5 174.4 159.7 159.1
JUNE 154.7 156.3 153.8 202.0 213.3 196.3 171.4 161.2 149.4

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 14.4 -0.8 2.2 0.5 28.8 2.4 -7.8 -12.5 -2.9 -9.8
AUGUST 17.2 -3.8 4.8 2.6 26.4 -0.3 -7.0 -11.8 -0.4 -8.5
SEPTEMBER 19.4 -8.0 7.8 4.7 24.0 -2.3 -5.7 -11.0 1.5 -6.8
OCTOBER 20.1 -11.1 9.1 7.7 20.9 -3.0 -4.8 -10.2 3.0
NOVEMBER 18.3 -11.3 7.6 12.6 16.8 -2.5 -4.8 -9.5 5.0
DECEMBER 13.9 -8.7 4.0 19.2 12.9 -1.6 -5.7 -9.2 7.6
JANUARY 8.0 -4.7 0.0 25.8 10.9 -1.4 -7.4 -9.3 6.5
FEBRUARY 2.0 -0.5 -3.5 31.9 10.0 -2.2 -9.3 -9.7 6.5
MARCH -2.3 2.3 -5.4 35.4 10.0 -3.7 -11.0 -10.2 5.8
APRIL -3.2 2.6 -5.3 35.7 9.7 -5.6 -12.2 -9.9 2.7
MAY -1.7 1.4 -3.6 33.8 8.2 -7.2 -12.6 -8.4 -0.4
JUNE -0.3 1.0 -1.6 31.4 5.6 -8.0 -12.7 -5.9 -7.4

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 19.6 -1.3 3.4 0.8 45.9 5.0 -16.4 -24.1 -4.9 -16.1
AUGUST 23.3 -6.0 7.3 4.1 43.2 -0.5 -14.4 -22.8 -0.6 -14.4
SEPTEMBER 26.3 -12.9 11.6 7.5 40.3 -4.8 -11.7 -21.2 2.5 -11.7
OCTOBER 27.5 -18.2 13.3 12.3 35.8 -6.2 -9.8 -19.5 5.2
NOVEMBER 25.3 -18.5 11.0 19.8 29.5 -5.1 -9.6 -18.2 8.6
DECEMBER 19.6 -14.0 5.9 29.2 23.3 -3.4 -11.5 -17.5 13.1
JANUARY 11.5 -7.2 0.0 38.0 20.1 -2.8 -15.0 -17.4 11.1
FEBRUARY 2.9 -0.8 -5.2 45.8 19.0 -4.5 -18.9 -17.9 10.8
MARCH -3.4 3.4 -8.1 50.3 19.2 -7.8 -22.5 -18.4 9.4
APRIL -4.8 3.9 -8.0 51.5 19.0 -11.9 -24.7 -17.5 4.3
MAY -2.6 2.2 -5.5 50.1 16.3 -15.5 -25.1 -14.7 -0.6
JUNE -0.5 1.6 -2.5 48.3 11.2 -17.0 -24.9 -10.2 -11.9

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 155.9 150.3 152.2 182.0 208.9 202.7 185.7 167.4 171.3
DIFFERENCE 12.1 -5.7 1.9 29.8 26.9 -6.2 -17.0 -18.3 3.9
% CHANGE 8.4 -3.6 1.3 19.6 14.8 -3.0 -8.4 -9.8 2.3
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 158.8 152.1 159.5 163.7 206.8 206.7 192.6 169.9 168.9 154.8
DIFFERENCE 23.1 -6.7 7.4 4.2 43.1 -0.1 -14.1 -22.7 -1.0 -14.1
% CHANGE 17.0 -4.2 4.9 2.6 26.4 -0.1 -6.8 -11.8 -0.6 -8.3

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 150.0 154.6 158.3 200.2 207.7 196.6 175.4 169.4
DIFFERENCE -5.6 4.6 3.7 41.8 7.5 -11.1 -21.2 -6.0
% CHANGE -3.6 3.1 2.4 26.4 3.7 -5.3 -10.8 -3.4
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 151.4 154.2 152.3 198.2 209.8 198.5 176.4 165.4 163.2
DIFFERENCE -1.9 2.8 -1.9 45.9 11.6 -11.3 -22.1 -11.0 -2.1
% CHANGE -1.2 1.9 -1.2 30.2 5.9 -5.4 -11.1 -6.2 -1.3

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Household Survey. Seasonally Adjusted


PUERTO RICO MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK
Labor Force (%) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION
Unemployment Rate TASA DE DESEMPLEO
Seasonally Adjusted AJUSTADO A DESEMPLEO
FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 11.2 10.9 11.5 11.8 15.8 16.6 15.8 14.0 13.9 13.1
AUGUST 11.3 10.8 11.7 12.2 15.9 16.3 15.7 14.0 14.2 13.5
SEPTEMBER 11.5 10.5 11.7 12.5 16.1 16.1 15.7 14.1 14.6 14.1
OCTOBER 11.7 10.3 11.7 12.8 16.0 15.9 15.6 14.3 14.9
NOVEMBER 11.7 10.2 11.6 13.2 16.0 15.9 15.6 14.3 15.2
DECEMBER 11.4 10.3 11.3 13.6 15.9 16.0 15.5 14.3 15.5
JANUARY 11.0 10.3 10.9 14.0 16.1 16.2 15.3 14.2 15.2
FEBRUARY 10.6 10.5 10.7 14.4 16.3 16.4 15.1 14.0 15.0
MARCH 10.3 10.6 10.6 14.7 16.6 16.5 14.9 13.7 14.7
APRIL 10.4 10.8 10.7 15.0 16.8 16.5 14.6 13.6 14.1
MAY 10.7 11.0 11.0 15.2 16.9 16.3 14.4 13.5 13.8
JUNE 10.9 11.3 11.4 15.5 16.8 16.0 14.1 13.7 13.1

YEAR OVER YEAR PERCENTAGE CHANGE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 10.9 -2.7 5.5 2.6 33.9 5.1 -4.8 -11.4 -0.7 -5.8
AUGUST 13.0 -4.4 8.3 4.3 30.3 2.5 -3.7 -10.8 1.4 -4.9
SEPTEMBER 15.0 -8.7 11.4 6.8 28.8 0.0 -2.5 -10.2 3.5 -3.4
OCTOBER 15.8 -12.0 13.6 9.4 25.0 -0.6 -1.9 -8.3 4.2
NOVEMBER 14.7 -12.8 13.7 13.8 21.2 -0.6 -1.9 -8.3 6.3
DECEMBER 9.6 -9.6 9.7 20.4 16.9 0.6 -3.1 -7.7 8.4
JANUARY 3.8 -6.4 5.8 28.4 15.0 0.6 -5.6 -7.2 7.0
FEBRUARY -2.8 -0.9 1.9 34.6 13.2 0.6 -7.9 -7.3 7.1
MARCH -7.2 2.9 0.0 38.7 12.9 -0.6 -9.7 -8.1 7.3
APRIL -7.1 3.8 -0.9 40.2 12.0 -1.8 -11.5 -6.8 3.7
MAY -4.5 2.8 0.0 38.2 11.2 -3.6 -11.7 -6.3 2.2
JUNE -2.7 3.7 0.9 36.0 8.4 -4.8 -11.9 -2.8 -4.4

YEAR OVER YEAR DIFFERENCE

FISCAL YEAR * 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
JULY 1.1 -0.3 0.6 0.3 4.0 0.8 -0.8 -1.8 -0.1 -0.8
AUGUST 1.3 -0.5 0.9 0.5 3.7 0.4 -0.6 -1.7 0.2 -0.7
SEPTEMBER 1.5 -1.0 1.2 0.8 3.6 0.0 -0.4 -1.6 0.5 -0.5
OCTOBER 1.6 -1.4 1.4 1.1 3.2 -0.1 -0.3 -1.3 0.6
NOVEMBER 1.5 -1.5 1.4 1.6 2.8 -0.1 -0.3 -1.3 0.9
DECEMBER 1.0 -1.1 1.0 2.3 2.3 0.1 -0.5 -1.2 1.2
JANUARY 0.4 -0.7 0.6 3.1 2.1 0.1 -0.9 -1.1 1.0
FEBRUARY -0.3 -0.1 0.2 3.7 1.9 0.1 -1.3 -1.1 1.0
MARCH -0.8 0.3 0.0 4.1 1.9 -0.1 -1.6 -1.2 1.0
APRIL -0.8 0.4 -0.1 4.3 1.8 -0.3 -1.9 -1.0 0.5
MAY -0.5 0.3 0.0 4.2 1.7 -0.6 -1.9 -0.9 0.3
JUNE -0.3 0.4 0.1 4.1 1.3 -0.8 -1.9 -0.4 -0.6

SUMMARY DATA

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FISCAL YEAR *
AVERAGE 11.1 10.6 11.2 13.7 16.3 16.2 15.2 14.0 14.5
DIFFERENCE 0.5 -0.4 0.6 2.5 2.5 0.0 -1.0 -1.2 0.5
% CHANGE 4.5 -3.9 5.7 22.3 18.4 -0.3 -6.4 -8.0 3.9
JUL-SEP
AVERAGE 11.3 10.7 11.6 12.2 15.9 16.3 15.7 14.0 14.2 13.6
DIFFERENCE 1.3 -0.6 0.9 0.5 3.8 0.4 -0.6 -1.7 0.2 -0.7
% CHANGE 13.0 -5.3 8.4 4.6 31.0 2.5 -3.7 -10.8 1.4 -4.7

CALENDAR YEAR
AVERAGE 10.6 11.2 11.8 15.4 16.4 16.0 14.5 14.3
DIFFERENCE -0.7 0.6 0.6 3.6 1.0 -0.4 -1.5 -0.2
% CHANGE -6.0 5.6 5.5 30.5 6.4 -2.3 -9.6 -1.4
JAN-SEP
AVERAGE 10.7 11.0 11.3 15.2 16.5 16.1 14.5 13.9 14.1
DIFFERENCE -0.5 0.4 0.3 3.9 1.3 -0.4 -1.6 -0.6 0.1
% CHANGE -4.1 3.4 2.4 34.2 8.7 -2.3 -10.1 -3.9 1.0

* Runs from July of the previous year to June current year.

• Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Household Survey. Seasonally Adjusted

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