Puerto Rico's Unemployment Rate is Steady in November

The unemployment rate in Puerto Rico was 14.7% in November, unchanged from October's unemployment rate.

November employment in Puerto Rico was 1,016,600, up 0.15% from 1,015,100 in October, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

November unemployment was 174,400, up 0.15% from 171,800 in October.

Unemployment in the commonwealth went down every month from January to June and then went up every month from June to October. It was 14.6% in January and 13.2% in June.

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