Popularity of First Names
A Comparison of Three Puerto Rican Populations
Micro Data & the Labor Force
Establishment Report
Household Survey
100

The most popular boy name of 2024.

What is Liam?

100

The state with the most US-born Puerto Ricans.

What is New York

100

The labor force participation rate for Native born men.

What is 64.3%?

100

The number of jobs created in December 2024.

What is 237,000?

100

For over 45 years, Black men 20+ have been unemployed at roughly this many times the rate of White men.

What is twice (2x)?

200

The most popular girl name of 2024. 

What is Olivia?

200

The state with the least US-born Puerto Ricans.

What is Texas?


200

The labor force participation rate for foreign men. 

What is 76.6%?

200

The number of people employed in December 2025.

What is 158,432,000?

200

The peak unemployment rate for Black men 20+ in the U.S., reached in December 1982.

What is 20.7%?

300

The top female name in Michigan for 2024.

What is Charlotte?

300

About this many Puerto Ricans live in the US.

What is around 5,900,000?

300

The labor force participation rate for Native born non-Hispanics. 

What is 63.8%?

300

The average monthly jobs created in 2024, before dropping to 10,000 in 2025.

What is 122,000?

300

The lowest unemployment rate recorded for White men.

What is 2.7%?

400

The top male name in Michigan for 2024. 

What is Noah?

400

The approximate number of Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. who are U.S. born.

What is around 4,200,000?

400

The labor force participation rate for foreign-born non-Hispanics in the U.S.

What is 73.5%?

400

The month and year the U.S. economy finally recovered all jobs lost during the Great Recession, returning to its December 2007 level of 138,513,000 jobs.

What is May 2014?

400
The most recent month and year Black male unemployment fell below 5%, hitting 4.7%.

What is December 2023?

500

The top girl name for Births from 19692-1969. 

What is Lisa?

500

The approximate number of Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. who are PR born.

What is about 28%?

500

Among this ethnic group in the U.S., the foreign-born population outpaces their native-born counterparts in labor force participation by 13.7 percentage points (82.2% versus 68.5%.)

What are Mexicans?

500

The year when total U.S. jobs hit their sharpest drop, falling to around 131,000,000.

What is 2020?

500

The first time in over 45 years that Black men's labor force participation rate finally matched or surpassed White men's.

What is 2024?

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