P.R. jobless rate at 13.7% in Dec., labor force loses 25K
January 28, 2015
Puerto Rico’s labor force had 25,000 fewer members in December, when compared to the same month in 2013, which could account for the lower unemployment rate announced by the Labor Department Tuesday.
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Women head Puerto Rico’s public sector workforce
July 7, 2014
Women represent 54 percent of Puerto Rico’s public-sector workforce, while the median age of all government workers is 45 years old, according to a study released by the island’s Statistics Institute over the weekend.
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Progreso Económico: Gov’t payroll shrinks by 55K posts
December 13, 2013
Puerto Rico’s declining population, rapidly aging workforce, significant fiscal pressures and subsequent policy measures have combined to prompt a reduction in the government’s workforce over the past five years by as many as 55,000 jobs, or almost 20 percent of the public sector’s workforce.
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