Kelly Services is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Puerto Rico, where it has placed thousands of individuals in temporary and permanent positions and made a significant financial contribution to the island’s economy since September 1964.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday grants exceeding $154.7 million awarded to 32 states, Puerto Rico and the Cherokee tribal nation through the Job-Driven National Emergency Grant program.
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 Human Resources confirmed for December 2013.