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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
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,438	36,759	21,519	22,716	3,201	3,462	1,533	1,702
Civilian labor force	22,898	24,391	14,360	15,128	1,893	2,090	976	1,102
Participation rate	66.5	66.4	66.7	66.6	59.2	60.4	63.6	64.7
Employed	20,269	21,878	12,697	13,552	1,627	1,830	867	994
Employment-population ratio	58.9	59.5	59.0	59.7	50.8	52.9	56.5	58.4
Unemployed	2,629	2,514	1,663	1,577	266	260	109	108
Unemployment rate	11.5	10.3	11.6	10.4	14.1	12.4	11.2	9.8
Not in labor force	11,540	12,368	7,159	7,588	1,307	1,372	558	601

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,753	18,434	11,321	11,639	1,533	1,631	772	842
Civilian labor force	13,576	14,026	8,841	9,024	964	1,065	551	579
Participation rate	76.5	76.1	78.1	77.5	62.9	65.3	71.4	68.9
Employed	12,049	12,643	7,850	8,137	822	926	484	525
Employment-population ratio	67.9	68.6	69.3	69.9	53.7	56.8	62.7	62.4
Unemployed	1,527	1,383	991	887	141	140	67	55
Unemployment rate	11.2	9.9	11.2	9.8	14.7	13.1	12.2	9.4
Not in labor force	4,177	4,408	2,480	2,615	569	565	221	262

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	15,941	16,555	10,096	10,375	1,362	1,470	721	790
Civilian labor force	13,030	13,407	8,452	8,587	920	1,021	538	565
Participation rate	81.7	81.0	83.7	82.8	67.5	69.4	74.6	71.5
Employed	11,685	12,212	7,592	7,835	793	902	474	512
Employment-population ratio	73.3	73.8	75.2	75.5	58.2	61.4	65.8	64.8
Unemployed	1,345	1,195	859	751	127	119	63	53
Unemployment rate	10.3	8.9	10.2	8.7	13.8	11.6	11.8	9.3
Not in labor force	2,911	3,149	1,644	1,788	442	449	183	225

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,685	18,324	10,198	11,078	1,668	1,831	761	861
Civilian labor force	9,322	10,365	5,519	6,105	930	1,025	424	522
Participation rate	55.9	56.6	54.1	55.1	55.7	55.9	55.8	60.7
Employed	8,220	9,235	4,848	5,414	805	904	383	469
Employment-population ratio	49.3	50.4	47.5	48.9	48.2	49.4	50.3	54.5
Unemployed	1,102	1,130	672	690	125	120	42	53
Unemployment rate	11.8	10.9	12.2	11.3	13.5	11.7	9.8	10.1
Not in labor force	7,363	7,959	4,679	4,973	738	807	337	339

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	15,090	16,548	9,110	9,883	1,513	1,664	726	809
Civilian labor force	8,902	9,853	5,227	5,763	893	973	415	505
Participation rate	59.0	59.5	57.4	58.3	59.0	58.4	57.2	62.4
Employed	7,918	8,858	4,638	5,166	782	864	375	457
Employment-population ratio	52.5	53.5	50.9	52.3	51.7	51.9	51.6	56.5
Unemployed	984	995	589	597	111	109	40	48
Unemployment rate	11.1	10.1	11.3	10.4	12.4	11.2	9.6	9.4
Not in labor force	6,187	6,695	3,883	4,119	620	692	311	304

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,407	3,656	2,313	2,459	326	328	87	104
Civilian labor force	965	1,131	681	778	81	97	23	32
Participation rate	28.3	30.9	29.4	31.7	24.8	29.5	26.3	30.8
Employed	665	808	467	550	52	64	17	25
Employment-population ratio	19.5	22.1	20.2	22.4	16.0	19.5	20.1	23.8
Unemployed	300	324	214	228	29	33	5	7
Unemployment rate	31.1	28.6	31.4	29.3	35.7	34.0	-	-
Not in labor force	2,442	2,524	1,632	1,680	245	231	64	72
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: February 5, 2013