Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
6. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
	Total(1)		Mexican		Puerto Rican		Cuban
	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	44,182	44,902	26,393	27,000	4,019	4,065	2,086	2,115
Civilian labor force	28,970	29,424	17,278	17,713	2,491	2,435	1,303	1,289
Participation rate	65.6	65.5	65.5	65.6	62.0	59.9	62.5	60.9
Employed	25,952	27,429	15,568	16,532	2,200	2,236	1,181	1,217
Employment-population ratio	58.7	61.1	59.0	61.2	54.7	55.0	56.6	57.6
Unemployed	3,018	1,995	1,710	1,181	291	199	122	72
Unemployment rate	10.4	6.8	9.9	6.7	11.7	8.2	9.4	5.6
Not in labor force	15,213	15,479	9,116	9,287	1,527	1,630	783	826

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,981	22,339	13,279	13,613	1,957	1,899	1,063	1,082
Civilian labor force	16,455	16,839	10,021	10,393	1,311	1,256	756	759
Participation rate	74.9	75.4	75.5	76.4	67.0	66.2	71.1	70.1
Employed	14,857	15,748	9,093	9,716	1,146	1,155	691	720
Employment-population ratio	67.6	70.5	68.5	71.4	58.5	60.8	64.9	66.5
Unemployed	1,598	1,090	929	677	165	102	65	39
Unemployment rate	9.7	6.5	9.3	6.5	12.6	8.1	8.6	5.2
Not in labor force	5,527	5,500	3,258	3,219	646	642	308	323

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,950	20,291	11,932	12,255	1,784	1,745	1,014	1,028
Civilian labor force	15,783	16,125	9,564	9,911	1,252	1,201	747	744
Participation rate	79.1	79.5	80.2	80.9	70.2	68.8	73.7	72.4
Employed	14,333	15,138	8,731	9,307	1,104	1,109	685	707
Employment-population ratio	71.8	74.6	73.2	75.9	61.9	63.5	67.6	68.7
Unemployed	1,451	986	833	605	148	92	61	38
Unemployment rate	9.2	6.1	8.7	6.1	11.8	7.7	8.2	5.0
Not in labor force	4,167	4,166	2,367	2,343	532	544	267	284

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,201	22,564	13,114	13,388	2,062	2,166	1,022	1,033
Civilian labor force	12,515	12,585	7,257	7,320	1,180	1,178	547	530
Participation rate	56.4	55.8	55.3	54.7	57.2	54.4	53.5	51.3
Employed	11,095	11,680	6,475	6,816	1,054	1,082	490	497
Employment-population ratio	50.0	51.8	49.4	50.9	51.1	49.9	47.9	48.2
Unemployed	1,421	904	782	504	126	97	57	33
Unemployment rate	11.4	7.2	10.8	6.9	10.7	8.2	10.4	6.1
Not in labor force	9,686	9,979	5,858	6,068	882	988	475	503

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,215	20,562	11,786	12,045	1,901	1,993	973	983
Civilian labor force	11,884	11,977	6,826	6,922	1,118	1,119	541	519
Participation rate	58.8	58.2	57.9	57.5	58.8	56.1	55.6	52.8
Employed	10,593	11,165	6,131	6,477	1,005	1,033	486	489
Employment-population ratio	52.4	54.3	52.0	53.8	52.9	51.8	50.0	49.8
Unemployed	1,291	812	696	445	113	86	55	30
Unemployment rate	10.9	6.8	10.2	6.4	10.1	7.7	10.1	5.7
Not in labor force	8,332	8,586	4,960	5,123	783	875	432	464

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,017	4,049	2,676	2,700	334	326	100	104
Civilian labor force	1,303	1,322	887	880	121	115	15	26
Participation rate	32.4	32.7	33.2	32.6	36.4	35.2	15.1	24.6
Employed	1,026	1,126	706	748	92	94	9	21
Employment-population ratio	25.5	27.8	26.4	27.7	27.5	28.9	9.1	20.2
Unemployed	277	197	181	131	30	21	6	4
Unemployment rate	21.2	14.9	20.4	14.9	24.6	17.9	-	-
Not in labor force	2,714	2,727	1,789	1,820	212	211	84	79
Footnotes (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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022