Puerto Rico's unemployment rate was steady in July compared to June and other employment data was mixed.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics said Monday that the seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate in the commonwealth was 13.1%.
The bureau's household survey showed that employment slipped 0.18% from June. On the other hand, the bureau's survey of private sector and government employers showed that employment was up 0.3% from June. Both figures include seasonal adjustments.
The bureau's July household survey indicated that the number of unemployed declined 0.5%.
The employer survey showed July unemployment fell 0.6% from a year earlier.
Advantage Business Consulting President Vicente Feliciano has said gains in the private sector employer survey employment year over year have been a sign of a strengthening economy. This data was up year-over-year for eight consecutive months through June. However, in July the number was even compared to July 2013.
