2015 State Report for County-Level Data: Employment

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2015 Puerto Rico Report for County-Level Data: Employment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the employed count and employment rate for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 2: Employment of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Puerto Rico.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities who are employed, sometimes called the employment rate or employment-to-population ratio, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for the employment of people with disabilities. In this report, the employment of people with disabilities is presented as the number of employed civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the employment rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2015, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

 

 

 

In the ACS, people are also asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups:

  • People who worked at any time during the reference week;
  • People on temporary layoff who were available for work;
  • People who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff);
  • People who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and
  • People not in the labor force. 

In the ACS, people are identified as being employed if they responded as having worked during the past week. 

Specific to Puerto Rico, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for employment statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2015 State Report for Puerto Rico County-Level Data: Employment. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2015 county-level employment statistics from Puerto Rico that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people with disabilities in Puerto Rico was 22.4%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people with disabilities across Puerto Rico counties was 33.7%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people with disabilities was Florida (37.8%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people with disabilities was Vieques (4.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Puerto Rico was 17.6%.

 

  • For people without disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people without disabilities in Puerto Rico was 52.9%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people without disabilities across Puerto Rico counties was 33.6%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people without disabilities was Culebra (68.8%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people without disabilities was Ciales (35.2%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Puerto Rico was 47.5%.
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Puerto Rico, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
 Puerto Rico   390,280 87,477 22.4 1,773,630 938,051 52.9     Dorado       3,057    577 18.9    20,115  10,960 54.5
   Adjuntas      2,312    298 12.9     9,235   3,621 39.2    Fajardo       3,383    933 27.6    16,656   9,356 56.2
    Aguada       6,448  1,334 20.7    19,458   9,895 50.9    Florida       1,580    598 37.8     6,007   2,513 41.8
  Aguadilla      6,880  1,478 21.5    26,517  12,609 47.6    Guayama       5,110  1,005 19.7    19,913   8,423 42.3
 Aguas Buenas    4,277    749 17.5    12,690   5,612 44.2   Guayanilla     2,029    302 14.9    10,149   4,109 40.5
   Aibonito      4,122    494 12.0    11,166   5,338 47.8    Guaynabo      7,849  2,430 31.0    50,557  32,963 65.2
   Arecibo       7,119    866 12.2    47,489  21,994 46.3     Gurabo       6,733  2,387 35.5    22,651  14,499 64.0
    Arroyo       2,391    354 14.8     8,942   3,520 39.4    Guánica      2,725    549 20.1     7,844   3,125 39.8
   Añasco       3,022    633 20.9    14,500   7,450 51.4    Hatillo       1,502    228 15.2    24,011  11,952 49.8
 Barceloneta     4,367    956 21.9    10,561   4,333 41.0  Hormigueros     1,928    435 22.6     7,560   4,302 56.9
 Barranquitas    3,880    299  7.7    14,579   5,848 40.1    Humacao       3,123    510 16.3    30,963  14,807 47.8
   Bayamón     22,907  7,405 32.3    92,321  58,731 63.6    Isabela       7,129  1,180 16.6    20,024   9,028 45.1
  Cabo Rojo      3,580    451 12.6    26,039  11,728 45.0     Jayuya       2,336    291 12.5     7,281   3,097 42.5
    Caguas      16,162  4,662 28.8    67,742  41,806 61.7  Juana Díaz     5,687  1,298 22.8    23,951  13,102 54.7
    Camuy        3,856    635 16.5    17,059   8,109 47.5     Juncos       4,838    747 15.4    20,071  10,524 52.4
  Canóvanas     4,872    856 17.6    24,320  13,510 55.6     Lajas        2,384    282 11.8    12,169   4,502 37.0
   Carolina     18,578  6,669 35.9    82,364  54,621 66.3     Lares        3,500    320  9.1    14,007   5,769 41.2
   Cataño       2,461    482 19.6    13,827   7,116 51.5  Las Marías       383     45 11.7     5,238   2,384 45.5
    Cayey        7,712  2,476 32.1    20,950  12,715 60.7  Las Piedras     4,224    481 11.4    19,806   9,411 47.5
    Ceiba          595     72 12.1     6,869   3,504 51.0     Loíza       2,914    667 22.9    14,873   7,543 50.7
    Ciales       1,618    147  9.1     9,341   3,289 35.2    Luquillo      2,146    497 23.2     9,332   4,948 53.0
    Cidra        7,001  2,397 34.2    19,605  12,118 61.8    Manatí       3,879    649 16.7    20,952  10,387 49.6
    Coamo        5,602  1,660 29.6    19,143   9,551 49.9    Maricao         319    116 36.4     3,564   1,313 36.8
   Comerío      3,072    594 19.3     9,570   4,036 42.2    Maunabo       1,103    107  9.7     5,931   2,308 38.9
   Corozal       3,479    431 12.4    18,488   7,525 40.7   Mayagüez      9,364  1,867 19.9    40,955  18,260 44.6
   Culebra          70     16 22.9       919     632 68.8      Moca        5,557    843 15.2    18,428   8,268 44.9
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Puerto Rico, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
   Morovis       3,679    782 21.3    16,451   6,750 41.0     Yauco        5,597    868 15.5    18,187   7,712 42.4
   Naguabo       1,423    109  7.7    14,645   7,094 48.4                                                          
  Naranjito      3,764    489 13.0    14,676   6,673 45.5                                                          
   Orocovis      5,323    938 17.6     8,647   3,475 40.2                                                          
   Patillas      1,961    248 12.6     9,290   3,497 37.6                                                          
  Peñuelas      1,897    162  8.5    12,001   5,135 42.8                                                          
    Ponce       12,599  2,219 17.6    78,404  37,700 48.1                                                          
 Quebradillas    3,487    712 20.4    11,869   5,383 45.4                                                          
   Rincón       2,366    556 23.5     6,369   3,691 58.0                                                          
 Río Grande     6,274  1,431 22.8    25,399  15,119 59.5                                                          
Sabana Grande    3,694    668 18.1    10,474   4,511 43.1                                                          
   Salinas       3,246    899 27.7    14,507   6,701 46.2                                                          
 San Germán     1,604    278 17.3    18,303   8,115 44.3                                                          
   San Juan     32,332  9,140 28.3   191,390 115,610 60.4                                                          
 San Lorenzo     5,193    685 13.2    19,757  10,438 52.8                                                          
San Sebastián   5,611    949 16.9    18,107   7,679 42.4                                                          
 Santa Isabel    3,273  1,230 37.6    10,476   5,597 53.4                                                          
   Toa Alta      8,994  2,285 25.4    38,732  24,150 62.4                                                          
   Toa Baja     10,665  2,969 27.8    41,781  26,011 62.3                                                          
Trujillo Alto    5,992  1,877 31.3    38,369  25,118 65.5                                                          
    Utuado       2,798    226  8.1    16,098   6,402 39.8                                                          
  Vega Alta      3,081    454 14.7    20,082   9,154 45.6                                                          
  Vega Baja      6,558    729 11.1    27,888  12,761 45.8                                                          
   Vieques         342     14  4.1     5,025   2,681 53.4                                                          
   Villalba      2,865    401 14.0    12,202   6,246 51.2                                                          
   Yabucoa       4,497    401  8.9    17,799   7,584 42.6                                                          
Count of Employed Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Puerto Rico, by County: 2015

Employment Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Puerto Rico, by County: 2015

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Employed – Individuals were asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups: (1) people who worked at any time during the reference week; (2) people on temporary layoff who were available for work; (3) people who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff); (4) people who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and (5) people not in the labor force. People who responded as having worked during the past week were considered "employed".

Employment Rate — The number of individuals that are employed as a percent of the civilian non-institutional population.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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Led by the University of New Hampshire, the StatsRRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: American Association of People with Disabilities, Center for Essential Management Services, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and Public Health Institute.

The StatsRRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RTGE00010100, from 2018–2023.

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Led by the University of New Hampshire, the EPM-RRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: Association of University Centers on Disability, Hunter College, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and the University of Chicago.

The EPM-RRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RT503701, from 2015–2020.

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