Puerto Rico Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate in Puerto Rico increased to 40.50 percent in September from 40.40 percent in August of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Puerto Rico averaged 44.90 percent from 1990 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 49.80 percent in February of 2007 and a record low of 38.50 percent in October of 2017.

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Puerto Rico Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	8.60	9.10	18.40	8.60	percent	[+]
Population	3.73	3.47	3.83	2.36	Million	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	40.50	40.40	49.80	38.50	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Payrolls	70.70	69.80	161.60	69.50	Thousand	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	850.60	844.70	1100.80	826.70	Thousand	[+]
Government Payrolls	208.00	207.20	401.90	205.90	Thousand	[+]
Employed Persons	995.00	988.00	1301.00	935.00	Thousand	[+]
Employment Rate	37.00	36.70	44.70	33.50	percent	[+]
Unemployed Persons	93.00	99.00	226.00	93.00	Thousand	[+]

The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Puerto Rico Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Puerto Rico Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	40.50	40.40	49.80	38.50	1990 - 2018	percent	Monthly	NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
United Kingdom	78.80	Aug/18	78.8	79	74.1	%	Monthly
France	72.20	Jun/18	72.2	72.2	69.5	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21	57.14	%	Yearly
Switzerland	68.40	Jun/18	68.4	68.8	66.8	%	Quarterly
Singapore	67.70	Dec/17	68	68.3	55.3	%	Yearly
Australia	65.60	Oct/18	65.5	65.8	60.1	%	Monthly
Italy	65.50	Sep/18	65.4	65.9	61.7	%	Monthly
Canada	65.20	Oct/18	65.4	67.7	61.4	%	Monthly
Netherlands	64.20	Jun/18	63.9	67.1	61.7	%	Quarterly
South Korea	63.40	Oct/18	63.5	63.9	48.5	%	Monthly
Russia	63.20	Sep/18	63.4	70.3	62.5	%	Monthly
United States	62.90	Oct/18	62.7	67.3	58.1	%	Monthly
Japan	61.90	Sep/18	61.7	74	58.5	%	Monthly
Brazil	61.70	Sep/18	61.6	61.9	60.9	%	Monthly
Germany	60.90	Jun/18	61	61.7	56.9	%	Quarterly
Mexico	59.50	Sep/18	60	61.47	58.18	%	Monthly
South Africa	59.50	Sep/18	59.1	60.8	53.6	%	Quarterly
Spain	58.73	Sep/18	58.8	60.55	48.88	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	57.20	Jun/18	57	57.3	55	%	Quarterly
Saudi Arabia	56.20	Jun/18	55.5	56.5	47.8	%	Quarterly
Turkey	53.50	Aug/18	53.2	53.5	43.9	%	Monthly
India	52.50	Dec/13	50.9	52.9	50.9	%	Yearly
Argentina	46.40	Jun/18	46.7	46.9	44.5	%	Quarterly