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.