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2. Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources

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   The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources ( PRDLHR) ( Spanish: Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico) is an executive department of the government of Puerto Rico. The DLHR is responsible for setting and implementing public policy in the areas of labor relations, occupational safety, unemployment insurance ...

3. Job Corps - Wikipedia

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   Example careers include machinist, auto mechanic, electrician, 911 dispatcher, dental assistant, corrections officer, cook, computer technician, landscaper, and truck driver. Locations. There are a total of 121 Job Corps centers, including one in Washington, D.C., and two in Puerto Rico. There are six Regional Offices of Job Corps:

4. Education in Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   Education in Puerto Rico is overseen by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Education Council.The Department oversees all elementary and secondary public education while the Council oversees all academic standards and issues licenses to educational institutions wishing to operate or establish themselves in Puerto Rico.

5. Puerto Ricans in New York City - Wikipedia

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   By 1901, Puerto Rico shifted from importing to exporting, and cigar making began to increase. By the 1920s, the Puerto Rican tobacco-processing industry exports grew thirty times from when it began in 1901. This provided thousands of migrants with job opportunities to move to the United States in search of better economic opportunities.

6. Operation Bootstrap - Wikipedia

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   Mass emigration from Puerto Rico was a result of Operation Bootstrap. The growth of the industrial sector could not match the rapid decline of monocultural plantation jobs that characterized the economy of Puerto Rico Pre-World War II.

7. Economy of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   The economy of Puerto Rico is classified as a high income economy by the World Bank and as the most competitive economy in Latin America by the World Economic Forum. The main drivers of Puerto Rico's economy are manufacturing, primarily pharmaceuticals, textiles, petrochemicals, and electronics; followed by the service industry, notably finance, insurance, real estate, and tourism.