SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor is pledging more than $6 million to help train people who have been laid off in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi said Thursday that the training aims to help people find jobs in high-demand industries.
Only 41 percent of working-age Puerto Ricans are in the labor force, compared to 63 percent in the U.S.
The island of 3.67 million people also has a 13.8 percent unemployment rate, higher than any U.S. state.
US pledges $6M to train Puerto Rico's unemployed
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