Special Territories and Administrative Regions > Puerto Rico > Economy
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Bankruptcy filings
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900 |
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[33rd of 54]
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Bankruptcy Filings 2000-2005
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14,919 |
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[31st of 55]
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DEFINITION: Bankruptcy filings, totals for the period of 2000-2005. |
SOURCE: American Bankruptcy Institute |
Employment
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1,289,121 |
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[33rd of 52]
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DEFINITION: Number of people currently employed (as defined by the Current Population Survey), not including military personnel or agricultural workers |
SOURCE: America Bankruptcy Institute |
Federal tax revenue > Revenue per capita
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$1,031.96 |
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[52nd of 52]
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SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006 |
Gross State Product > Current Dollars
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$72,370,000,000.00 |
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[37th of 56]
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DEFINITION: Gross State Product in US dollars, current prices. GDP figures for the US Territories of Guam , American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands are based on Purchasing Power Parity from 2000. US Virgin Islands GDP figure is from 2002. Puerto Rico's GDP is a 2005 estimate and also based on Purchasing Power Parity. |
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Federal tax revenue by state |
Unemployment
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130,184 |
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[19th of 52]
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DEFINITION: Number of persons that do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. |
SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004. |
Unemployment rate
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9.2% |
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[1st of 52]
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DEFINITION: Current unemployment rates, percentage |
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006 |
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families
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-23% |
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[52nd of 54]
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DEFINITION: Percent change in total families recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003. |
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006 |
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients
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-24.8% |
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[52nd of 54]
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DEFINITION: Percent change in total recipients recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003. |
SOURCE: Administration of Children and Families |
Welfare Caseloads > Total families
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19,108 |
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[29th of 54]
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DEFINITION: Total number of families recieving welfare assistance in 2003. |
SOURCE: Administration of Children and Families |
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients
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54,544 |
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[23rd of 54]
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DEFINITION: Total recipients of welfare assistance in 2003. |
SOURCE: Administration of Children and Families |