HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 6. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group (Numbers in thousands) Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Employment status, sex, and age Total (1) Mexican origin Puerto Rican origin Cuban origin 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population...... 25,963 27,551 16,420 17,464 2,484 2,652 1,141 1,191 Civilian labor force.................... 17,943 18,813 11,542 12,081 1,546 1,649 635 679 Percent of population............... 69.1 68.3 70.3 69.2 62.2 62.2 55.6 57.0 Employed.............................. 16,590 17,372 10,673 11,151 1,401 1,495 592 638 Unemployed............................ 1,353 1,441 869 930 145 154 43 41 Unemployment rate................... 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 9.4 9.3 6.7 6.0 Not in labor force...................... 8,020 8,738 4,878 5,383 938 1,003 507 512 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 13,221 14,098 8,611 9,173 1,146 1,239 572 591 Civilian labor force.................... 10,609 11,288 7,089 7,572 815 861 361 387 Percent of population............... 80.2 80.1 82.3 82.5 71.1 69.5 63.1 65.6 Employed.............................. 9,845 10,479 6,588 7,029 738 784 337 361 Unemployed............................ 764 809 501 543 77 77 23 27 Unemployment rate................... 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 9.4 9.0 6.5 6.9 Not in labor force...................... 2,613 2,810 1,522 1,601 331 378 211 203 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 11,928 12,797 7,742 8,305 1,032 1,108 542 552 Civilian labor force.................... 9,977 10,756 6,645 7,198 767 815 352 378 Percent of population............... 83.6 84.1 85.8 86.7 74.4 73.6 64.9 68.5 Employed.............................. 9,341 10,063 6,228 6,737 705 751 330 354 Unemployed............................ 636 693 417 461 62 64 21 25 Unemployment rate................... 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 8.1 7.9 6.1 6.5 Not in labor force...................... 1,951 2,041 1,098 1,107 265 293 190 174 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 12,742 13,452 7,809 8,291 1,338 1,413 570 600 Civilian labor force.................... 7,334 7,525 4,452 4,509 731 788 274 291 Percent of population............... 57.6 55.9 57.0 54.4 54.7 55.8 48.1 48.6 Employed.............................. 6,744 6,894 4,085 4,123 662 711 255 277 Unemployed............................ 590 631 367 386 68 77 19 14 Unemployment rate................... 8.0 8.4 8.2 8.6 9.4 9.7 7.1 4.9 Not in labor force...................... 5,408 5,928 3,356 3,782 607 625 296 309 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 11,528 12,211 7,010 7,469 1,211 1,286 533 566 Civilian labor force.................... 6,863 7,096 4,137 4,224 679 746 259 278 Percent of population............... 59.5 58.1 59.0 56.6 56.1 58.0 48.5 49.1 Employed.............................. 6,367 6,541 3,835 3,890 621 678 242 265 Unemployed............................ 496 555 303 335 58 68 17 13 Unemployment rate................... 7.2 7.8 7.3 7.9 8.5 9.1 6.6 4.7 Not in labor force...................... 4,666 5,114 2,873 3,245 532 540 275 288 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population...... 2,507 2,543 1,667 1,689 241 258 66 73 Civilian labor force.................... 1,103 960 760 658 100 88 24 22 Percent of population............... 44.0 37.7 45.6 39.0 41.4 34.1 36.4 30.7 Employed.............................. 882 768 610 525 74 66 20 19 Unemployed............................ 221 192 149 134 25 22 4 3 Unemployment rate................... 20.1 20.0 19.7 20.3 25.2 25.0 17.5 14.9 Not in labor force...................... 1,404 1,583 908 1,030 141 170 42 50 1 Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.