Puerto Rico jobless rate at 15.2% in Jan., up slightly YOY
March 18, 2014
Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate reached 15.2 percent in January, up slightly from the 14.6 percent on record for the same month in 2013, but down marginally from the 15.4 percent the Department of Labor and ...
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Puerto Rico labor survey methods to undergo overhaul
February 21, 2014
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute announced Thursday a series of changes to the methodology used to create Puerto Rico’s labor surveys, to align them with what is done ...
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U.S. Dept of Labor opens $150M job creation grant cycle
February 20, 2014
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday the availability of approximately $150 million in grants to prepare and place those facing long-term unemployment into good jobs.
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