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Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

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 origin		Puerto Rican origin		Cuban origin
	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	33,713	34,438	21,267	21,519	3,110	3,201	1,549	1,533
Civilian labor force	22,748	22,898	14,403	14,360	1,906	1,893	970	976
Participation rate	67.5	66.5	67.7	66.7	61.3	59.2	62.6	63.6
Employed	19,906	20,269	12,622	12,697	1,612	1,627	850	867
Employment-population ratio	59.0	58.9	59.4	59.0	51.8	50.8	54.9	56.5
Unemployed	2,843	2,629	1,781	1,663	293	266	120	109
Unemployment rate	12.5	11.5	12.4	11.6	15.4	14.1	12.4	11.2
Not in labor force	10,964	11,540	6,864	7,159	1,204	1,307	579	558

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,359	17,753	11,208	11,321	1,522	1,533	759	772
Civilian labor force	13,511	13,576	8,896	8,841	1,009	964	540	551
Participation rate	77.8	76.5	79.4	78.1	66.3	62.9	71.2	71.4
Employed	11,800	12,049	7,800	7,850	835	822	470	484
Employment-population ratio	68.0	67.9	69.6	69.3	54.9	53.7	62.0	62.7
Unemployed	1,711	1,527	1,096	991	174	141	70	67
Unemployment rate	12.7	11.2	12.3	11.2	17.3	14.7	12.9	12.2
Not in labor force	3,849	4,177	2,312	2,480	513	569	219	221

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	15,693	15,941	10,087	10,096	1,346	1,362	711	721
Civilian labor force	12,958	13,030	8,513	8,452	958	920	524	538
Participation rate	82.6	81.7	84.4	83.7	71.1	67.5	73.7	74.6
Employed	11,438	11,685	7,547	7,592	803	793	458	474
Employment-population ratio	72.9	73.3	74.8	75.2	59.7	58.2	64.5	65.8
Unemployed	1,519	1,345	967	859	154	127	66	63
Unemployment rate	11.7	10.3	11.4	10.2	16.1	13.8	12.5	11.8
Not in labor force	2,735	2,911	1,573	1,644	389	442	187	183

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,354	16,685	10,059	10,198	1,588	1,668	790	761
Civilian labor force	9,238	9,322	5,507	5,519	896	930	430	424
Participation rate	56.5	55.9	54.7	54.1	56.4	55.7	54.4	55.8
Employed	8,106	8,220	4,822	4,848	777	805	379	383
Employment-population ratio	49.6	49.3	47.9	47.5	48.9	48.2	48.0	50.3
Unemployed	1,132	1,102	685	672	119	125	50	42
Unemployment rate	12.3	11.8	12.4	12.2	13.3	13.5	11.7	9.8
Not in labor force	7,116	7,363	4,552	4,679	692	738	360	337

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	14,776	15,090	9,008	9,110	1,434	1,513	749	726
Civilian labor force	8,789	8,902	5,207	5,227	853	893	419	415
Participation rate	59.5	59.0	57.8	57.4	59.5	59.0	55.9	57.2
Employed	7,788	7,918	4,609	4,638	747	782	370	375
Employment-population ratio	52.7	52.5	51.2	50.9	52.1	51.7	49.4	51.6
Unemployed	1,001	984	597	589	106	111	49	40
Unemployment rate	11.4	11.1	11.5	11.3	12.4	12.4	11.6	9.6
Not in labor force	5,987	6,187	3,802	3,883	581	620	331	311

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,243	3,407	2,173	2,313	329	326	88	87
Civilian labor force	1,002	965	684	681	95	81	27	23
Participation rate	30.9	28.3	31.5	29.4	28.8	24.8	30.4	26.3
Employed	680	665	466	467	62	52	21	17
Employment-population ratio	21.0	19.5	21.5	20.2	18.7	16.0	23.7	20.1
Unemployed	322	300	217	214	33	29	6	5
Unemployment rate	32.2	31.1	31.8	31.4	35.2	35.7	-	-
Not in labor force	2,242	2,442	1,489	1,632	234	245	61	64
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: March 1, 2012