After completing her master’s degree in advertising in 2018, Camila Del Pilar thought that getting a job in her field would be easy. It wasn’t. A year has passed, and Del Pilar is working as an administrative assistant in a non-profit organization, since she hasn’t been able to find any […]
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Five Things To Watch in Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index
At the end of this month, the Economic Development Bank of Puerto Rico (EDB), will publish March’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) of the island. This release comes, after the last report shows a stagnant economy, due to the delay hurricane relief funds. Economist are not only going to be taking […]
Uncertainty in Puerto Rico’s economy, keeps affecting the Economic Activity Index
Puerto Rico’s economy remains stalled, as investors and business owners delay investments, due to the uncertainty of the disaster relief funds promised by President Trump. Over the last five months, the island’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) has barely budged. When comparing November’s 2018 number to February, the difference in the […]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index Returns to a Declining Trend
The delay of hurricane relief funds for Puerto Rico pulled down the island’s economy for the fourth month in a row, returning the U.S. territory to the declining trend of the fiscal crisis. The island’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) declined 0.7% in December, although it increased 16.1% over the year-ago […]
Hispanic Economic Progress: Surging Faster but Still Behind
When President Trump visited Florida last month, he highlighted one achievement in particular: the economic progress made by Hispanics, a group that has strongly opposed Trump because of his immigration policies. The unemployment rate for Hispanics had hit 4.8 percent in October, a record low, and has remained at about […]