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As of July 13, only 25% of homes in Puerto Rico had filled out the 2020 Census, the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics confirmed. This percentage places Puerto Rico in the lowest response position in relation to other jurisdictions, the agency said. In addition, it indicates that Puerto Rico is 29 percentage points below its […]
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics announced the establishment of a new section in its website that compiles a series of reports related to the social and economic impact of Hurricane María on Puerto Rico. The section entitled “Studies on the Economic and Social Impact of Hurricane María” is located in the Hurricane María link. […]
The information will be updated weekly on the open data platform managed by PRIS.
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Executive Director Mario Marazzi has been selected as a member of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Scientific Advisory Committee, the agency announced.
The American Statistical Association (ASA), the world’s largest community of statisticians, together with leaders of the Puerto Rican scientific community and more than 1,800 petition signers are urging Puerto Rico’s legislature and Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to keep its statistical agency independent.
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Executive Director Mario Marazzi questioned the government’s plans to consolidate that public agency with the sole purpose of outsourcing its services down the road.
The Puerto Rico Private Sector Coalition stepped up in defense of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics over the weekend, claiming that it is “critical to have a body that ensures the independence and transparency of metrics and government statistics to provide complete, reliable, fast and universal data.”
The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics announced Monday the appointment of Mario Marazzi-Santiago as executive director for a second 10-year term.
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics and the Department of Education announced Thursday an interagency agreement that will allow unprecedented access to non-confidential statistics at the school level through the Data.PR.gov website.
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association hosted a roundtable Wednesday to provide details on Quest 2017, an event that promotes the exchange of best practices to optimize the island’s competitiveness.
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute announced Wednesday the launch of the State Data Center of Puerto Rico website, placing the island on equal footing with U.S. jurisdictions, most of which have their own state and representative portal, agency Executive Director Mario Marazzi said.
The Puerto Rico Institute of Culture recently joined the Financial Transparency System with the goal of offering citizens a total breakdown of its investment in resources and operating expenses, beginning in Fiscal 2015.
Creative industries — those dedicated to design, arts, media and services — generate nearly 70,000 jobs and $10 billion for the Puerto Rican economy, representing about 5.7% of sales generated by all companies on the island, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute disclosed in a recent report.
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute announced Monday plans to use a new method to collect information on households to measure unemployment in Puerto Rico.
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