HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                   Apr.      Mar.      Apr.      Apr.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
          HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   31,147    31,820    31,911    31,147    31,903    31,643    31,732    31,820    31,911 
    Civilian labor force.......................   21,434    21,750    21,901    21,436    21,888    21,698    21,755    21,775    21,917 
        Participation rate.....................     68.8      68.4      68.6      68.8      68.6      68.6      68.6      68.4      68.7 
      Employed.................................   20,328    20,162    20,456    20,263    20,517    20,320    20,401    20,269    20,404 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.3      63.4      64.1      65.1      64.3      64.2      64.3      63.7      63.9 
      Unemployed...............................    1,106     1,588     1,445     1,173     1,371     1,378     1,354     1,507     1,512 
        Unemployment rate......................      5.2       7.3       6.6       5.5       6.3       6.3       6.2       6.9       6.9 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,714    10,071    10,010     9,711    10,016     9,946     9,977    10,045     9,994 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   12,376    12,554    12,495      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     85.1      84.7      84.1      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................   11,860    11,655    11,769      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     81.6      78.6      79.2      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      516       899       726      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      4.2       7.2       5.8      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    7,999     8,100     8,272      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     58.4      57.9      59.0      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................    7,590     7,606     7,774      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     55.4      54.4      55.4      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      409       494       497      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      5.1       6.1       6.0      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    1,060     1,096     1,134      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     36.3      36.5      37.6      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................      878       900       913      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     30.1      30.0      30.3      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      182       195       222      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................     17.1      17.8      19.5      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
  
     1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
  seasonally adjusted columns.
     2 Data not available.
     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.