Total Employment in Puerto Rico for the month of August 2022 is estimated to be at 1,098,000. This, in comparison to August 2021’s employment numbers, shows a 2.04% increase and a 0.73% increase when compared to July 2022’s total employment estimation. As for total unemployment during August 2022, it reached 70,000, which translates to an...Read More

CategoriesQ2-2021Q1 – 2022Q2 – 2022%Change Month-over-month%Change year-over-yearCost of Living Index98.9100.299.7-0.500.81Cost of Living Index Grocery Items120.4120.6119.9-0.58-0.42Cost of Living Index Healthcare66.971.972.10.287.77Cost of Living Index Housing77.37776.5-0.65-1.03Cost of Living Index Miscellaneous Goods and Services96.698.798.3-0.411.76Cost of Living Index Transportation93.488.888.3-0.56-5.46Cost of Living Index Utilities161.3161.1160.6-0.31-0.43 Source: Puerto Rico’s Statistics’ Institute Puerto Rico’s Cost of Living Index [1]for 2022’s second quarter reached 99.7....Read More