Puerto Rico, USVI get $330K for unemployment services
June 25, 2014
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands received a combined $330,534 from the U.S. Department of Labor to implement or continue re-employment and eligibility assessments for unemployment insurance beneficiaries, the agency announced Tuesday.
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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 Human Resources confirmed for December 2013.
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Gov. García-Padilla: Administration has created 41K jobs
February 13, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla said Wednesday his administration has created some 41,145 new jobs in the past 12 months, under the Jobs Now Act legislation passed in January 2013 to boost employment in Puerto Rico.
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