HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 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 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population...... 30,103 31,383 19,036 19,770 2,600 2,711 1,326 1,421 Civilian labor force.................... 20,694 21,602 13,158 13,672 1,599 1,684 807 898 Percent of population............... 68.7 68.8 69.1 69.2 61.5 62.1 60.9 63.2 Employed.............................. 19,613 20,382 12,477 12,908 1,484 1,551 778 862 Unemployed............................ 1,081 1,220 681 764 115 133 29 36 Unemployment rate................... 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.6 7.2 7.9 3.6 4.0 Not in labor force...................... 9,409 9,781 5,877 6,098 1,001 1,027 519 523 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 15,473 16,154 10,037 10,415 1,208 1,252 646 712 Civilian labor force.................... 12,488 13,005 8,251 8,553 842 865 468 511 Percent of population............... 80.7 80.5 82.2 82.1 69.7 69.1 72.4 71.7 Employed.............................. 11,887 12,310 7,863 8,122 782 791 452 490 Unemployed............................ 601 695 388 431 60 74 16 21 Unemployment rate................... 4.8 5.3 4.7 5.0 7.2 8.5 3.3 4.1 Not in labor force...................... 2,985 3,149 1,787 1,862 366 387 178 201 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 14,046 14,649 9,086 9,420 1,081 1,119 612 670 Civilian labor force.................... 11,888 12,403 7,833 8,134 797 819 458 497 Percent of population............... 84.6 84.7 86.2 86.4 73.7 73.2 74.8 74.1 Employed.............................. 11,391 11,827 7,515 7,779 749 761 445 478 Unemployed............................ 497 576 318 356 48 58 13 18 Unemployment rate................... 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.4 6.1 7.1 2.9 3.7 Not in labor force...................... 2,157 2,246 1,253 1,285 284 300 154 173 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 14,630 15,229 8,998 9,355 1,392 1,459 680 709 Civilian labor force.................... 8,206 8,597 4,907 5,119 757 819 339 387 Percent of population............... 56.1 56.5 54.5 54.7 54.4 56.1 49.9 54.6 Employed.............................. 7,725 8,072 4,614 4,786 702 760 326 372 Unemployed............................ 480 525 294 333 55 60 13 15 Unemployment rate................... 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.5 7.2 7.3 3.9 3.9 Not in labor force...................... 6,424 6,632 4,091 4,236 635 640 340 322 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 13,262 13,791 8,097 8,384 1,267 1,325 634 671 Civilian labor force.................... 7,735 8,108 4,596 4,784 714 770 327 380 Percent of population............... 58.3 58.8 56.8 57.1 56.4 58.1 51.6 56.6 Employed.............................. 7,321 7,662 4,351 4,508 666 720 315 366 Unemployed............................ 414 446 246 276 48 50 12 14 Unemployment rate................... 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.8 6.8 6.5 3.7 3.7 Not in labor force...................... 5,527 5,682 3,501 3,600 553 555 307 291 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population...... 2,796 2,944 1,853 1,967 252 267 79 80 Civilian labor force.................... 1,071 1,091 729 753 88 95 21 21 Percent of population............... 38.3 37.1 39.3 38.3 34.9 35.5 26.7 26.6 Employed.............................. 900 894 611 621 70 69 18 18 Unemployed............................ 170 197 118 132 18 25 3 4 Unemployment rate................... 15.9 18.1 16.2 17.6 20.9 26.8 (2) (2) Not in labor force...................... 1,725 1,853 1,124 1,213 164 172 58 59 1 Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.