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What WIOA pays for in Puerto Rico

In program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), WIOA paid toward the training of at least 470 people at programs Puerto Rico approved in the fields on this site. 21% of them were in HVAC training, against 1% across the US.1

265 programs in 49 fields, or 8.3 for every 100,000 residents (42nd of 52 states and places with a population figure). To choose a program, see every training program in Puerto Rico.

Which fields does WIOA pay for in Puerto Rico?

People WIOA paid toward, by field, with each field's share in Puerto Rico. The thin line marks its share across the US.

  1. HVAC training97 21% US 1%
  2. Auto mechanic classes71 15% US under 1%
  3. RN programs53 11% US 8%
  4. Culinary school44 9% US under 1%
  5. Home health aide training44 9% US under 1%
  6. Nail tech school35 7% US under 1%
  7. Accounting and bookkeeping classes25 5% US 1%
  8. Barber school15 3% US under 1%
  9. Medical administrative assistant training13 3% US 1%
  10. Pharmacy technician training13 3% US 1%
  11. Cosmetology school12 3% US under 1%
  12. EMT classes8 2% US 1%
Show the other 8 fields
  1. Welding classes8 2% US 4%
  2. Medical billing and coding training7 1% US 2%
  3. Electronics technician training7 1% US under 1%
  4. Dental assistant programs5 1% US 2%
  5. Business administration programs4 1% US 1%
  6. Esthetician school3 1% US under 1%
  7. Web and graphic design courses3 1% US under 1%
  8. Optician training3 1% US under 1%

Where in Puerto Rico are the training programs?

9 in 10 of the 265 programs with classes in Puerto Rico are in the San Juan, Ponce and Mayagüez areas.

  1. San Juan area168 63%
  2. Ponce area35 13%
  3. Mayagüez area32 12%
  4. Arecibo area14 5%
  5. Guayama area12 5%
  6. Aguadilla area2 1%
  7. Coamo area2 1%

How the Puerto Rico WIOA numbers are made

  • Programs: every program in the fields on this site that Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
  • People WIOA paid for: each program's count of people who trained there with a WIOA training account. Programs report it only from 3 people up, and some report nothing, so the totals are minimums.
  • Per 100,000 residents: approved programs divided by the Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2024.2
  • Metro areas are the Census Bureau's; a program counts where its classes are held.

How reliable are the Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".3 We leave out the share who finished for Puerto Rico: half of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

What WIOA pays for across the US, with every state side by side, and all WIOA training statistics.

Sources for the Puerto Rico WIOA statistics

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  1. US Department of Labor, Eligible Training Provider data (trainingproviderresults.gov)
  2. US Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (NST-EST2024-POP)
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns