Exploring Economic and Social Reality: Statistics and Their Impact

The collaborative activity, between the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics and the United States Census Bureau, took place on Friday, October 4, 2024, at the Criollo Center for Caribbean Science and Technology (C3Tec). The purpose of the conference was to clarify various sources and statistics available to the public. As part of the mission of both entities, to provide statistical information on the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, two sections were organized aimed at the audience of the government, private sector, academia and researchers, as well as the general public.

The Initiative:

The conference focused on economic and social indicators for the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, covering multiple specific indicators and showing participants the tools or sources to access them. Among the topics presented were the following: Building Permit Survey, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, Community Resilience Estimates, Census Business Builder, Puerto Rico Profile webpage, Migration and Workforce Structure and the Cost of Living Index (COLI). At the end of the conference, the diverse information shared was reviewed and related questions and doubts were addressed, in order to guide participants to explore economic and social aspects of Puerto Rico using the available statistics.

Presentations:

U.S. Census Bureau

• Ana G. Jara Castro, Economic Indicators Building Permit Survey, Quarterly Workforce Indicators; Links QwiExplorer , Census Visualizations Statemap, Census Visualizations Datatool
• Javier Gomez, Community Resilience Estimates (CRE); Links Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico Viewer
• Clara E. Santiago Bello, Census Business Builder ; Links Census Business Builder (CBB) , CBB MAP & Industries
• Marijulie Martínez Lozano, Link Census Puerto Rico Profile Webpage

Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics

• Dr. Ronald G. Hernandez Maldonado, Cost of Living Index (COLI)
• Alberto L. Velazquez Estrada, Migratory Flow and Labor Group Structure in Puerto Rico

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Press Release

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To commemorate the International Year of Statistics, the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey and its Institute for Interdisciplinary Research will hold the Puerto Rico Population Studies Conference. The objectives of the Conference are:

1. Highlight the importance of population studies in the globalized world and examine the current state and challenges for Puerto Rico.
2. Promote a meeting between professionals in this area and related disciplines to exchange knowledge, interests and perspectives in the field of population studies.
3. Generate alliances between the academy, the private sector and the government sector to draw up a work agenda to address the demographic challenges faced by Puerto Rico in the 21st century.

CEPPR Presentations

• Student Demography
  • Student Demography
• Importance of Demography
  • Importance of Population Studies
  • Contributions of the ECLAC conference to the regional debate
• Demography in Puerto Rico
  • Fertility, its characteristics and the aging of the Puerto Rican population
  • The Immigrant Population in Puerto Rico
  • Mortality in Puerto Rico
• Census Bureau
  • U.S. Census Bureau Population Data for Puerto Rico
• Diaspora
  • Mickey Ricans? The recent Puerto Rican diaspora in Florida
  • Puerto Ricans at the Dawn of the New Millennium
  • Puerto Rican Migration in the 21st Century (Spaniard | English)
• Demographic challenge and health disparities in Puerto Rico
  • Disparities in HPV-related cancer occurrence in Puerto Rico
  • Demographic and Socioeconomic Plan of Puerto Rico

Materials

• Prog Videos

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El Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico formó parte de la Reunión de Colaboradores 2026 de la Cruz Roja Americana  - Tendiendo Puentes: Avanzando la preparación, respuesta y recuperación en los adultos mayores. Durante la actividad realizada el pasado viernes, 26 de junio de 2026, Alberto L. Velázquez Estrada, Gerente Senior de Proyectos Estadísticos presentó de parte del Instituto de Estadísticas la Radiografía del Adulto Mayor en Puerto Rico.

Diversos apectos sociodemográficos fueron compartidos, así como los cambios en periodos recientes sobre los adultos mayores en Puerto Rico. En este sentido, se promovió la discusión y compresión hacia este grupo poblacional que va en crecimiento en nuestra jurisdicción, en torno a la respuesta en situaciones de emergencia. Accede a la copia de la presentación compartida en el documento a la derecha de esta sección.