P.R. jobless rate beats out rest of 50 states
April 19, 2011
As two-thirds of U.S. jurisdictions saw their unemployment rates drop in March, Puerto Rico soared past the jobless levels of all the 50 states with 16.9 percent of people out of work, according to a report by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
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PRMA lobbies for key labor reform issues
March 9, 2011
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association reiterated Wednesday its desire to collaborate with the government and the rest of the private sector to develop and promote measures that stimulate job creation, contribute to Puerto Rico’s economic development and increase worker productivity.
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P.R.’s January workforce lowest in 28 years
February 25, 2011
Puerto Rico’s workforce fell to 41.4 percent in January 2011, representing the lowest participation rate recorded for the month of January since 1983, when the number reached 40.7 percent, the Labor Department informed Friday.
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P.R. gets $1M from U.S. Dept. of Labor for clean-up works
December 31, 2010
Puerto Rico has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Emergency Grant program to continue clean-up and recovery efforts in the wake of the tough weather the island experienced in May.
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