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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Feb.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 50,977 52,547 52,614 50,977 - 51,971 52,080 52,547 52,614

Civilian labor force

 34,031 35,341 35,392 34,086 - 35,025 35,014 35,403 35,396

Participation rate

 66.8 67.3 67.3 66.9 - 67.4 67.2 67.4 67.3

Employed

 32,109 33,367 33,402 32,299 - 33,262 33,286 33,671 33,551

Employment-population ratio

 63.0 63.5 63.5 63.4 - 64.0 63.9 64.1 63.8

Unemployed

 1,921 1,974 1,990 1,787 - 1,763 1,728 1,732 1,845

Unemployment rate

 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.2 - 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.2

Not in labor force

 16,947 17,206 17,222 16,892 - 16,946 17,066 17,144 17,218

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 18,128 18,422 18,427 18,137 - 18,700 18,744 18,424 18,455

Participation rate

 78.5 79.0 78.9 78.5 - 79.3 79.3 79.0 79.0

Employed

 17,176 17,498 17,471 17,298 - 17,856 17,935 17,700 17,618

Employment-population ratio

 74.4 75.0 74.8 74.9 - 75.7 75.9 75.9 75.4

Unemployed

 952 924 957 839 - 844 809 724 837

Unemployment rate

 5.3 5.0 5.2 4.6 - 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,353 15,468 15,488 14,358 - 14,845 14,812 15,473 15,423

Participation rate

 62.1 63.4 63.3 62.1 - 62.9 62.6 63.4 63.1

Employed

 13,592 14,677 14,686 13,630 - 14,186 14,140 14,731 14,659

Employment-population ratio

 58.8 60.1 60.1 59.0 - 60.1 59.8 60.3 60.0

Unemployed

 761 791 801 728 - 659 672 742 764

Unemployment rate

 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.1 - 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,550 1,451 1,477 1,591 - 1,480 1,458 1,506 1,518

Participation rate

 32.6 30.2 30.8 33.4 - 30.9 30.5 31.4 31.6

Employed

 1,342 1,192 1,245 1,371 - 1,220 1,210 1,241 1,274

Employment-population ratio

 28.2 24.8 25.9 28.8 - 25.5 25.3 25.8 26.5

Unemployed

 209 259 232 220 - 260 248 266 245

Unemployment rate

 13.5 17.9 15.7 13.8 - 17.6 17.0 17.6 16.1

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026