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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
	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	36,759	37,517	22,716	23,277	3,462	3,428	1,702	1,700
Civilian labor force	24,391	24,771	15,128	15,366	2,090	2,066	1,102	1,043
Participation rate	66.4	66.0	66.6	66.0	60.4	60.2	64.7	61.3
Employed	21,878	22,514	13,552	13,979	1,830	1,784	994	963
Employment-population ratio	59.5	60.0	59.7	60.1	52.9	52.0	58.4	56.6
Unemployed	2,514	2,257	1,577	1,387	260	282	108	80
Unemployment rate	10.3	9.1	10.4	9.0	12.4	13.6	9.8	7.7
Not in labor force	12,368	12,746	7,588	7,911	1,372	1,363	601	657

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,434	18,798	11,639	11,873	1,631	1,645	842	845
Civilian labor force	14,026	14,341	9,024	9,172	1,065	1,096	579	579
Participation rate	76.1	76.3	77.5	77.3	65.3	66.7	68.9	68.6
Employed	12,643	13,078	8,137	8,378	926	940	525	534
Employment-population ratio	68.6	69.6	69.9	70.6	56.8	57.1	62.4	63.3
Unemployed	1,383	1,263	887	794	140	157	55	45
Unemployment rate	9.9	8.8	9.8	8.7	13.1	14.3	9.4	7.7
Not in labor force	4,408	4,457	2,615	2,701	565	549	262	265

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,555	16,928	10,375	10,626	1,470	1,472	790	797
Civilian labor force	13,407	13,728	8,587	8,749	1,021	1,047	565	567
Participation rate	81.0	81.1	82.8	82.3	69.4	71.1	71.5	71.1
Employed	12,212	12,638	7,835	8,073	902	908	512	525
Employment-population ratio	73.8	74.7	75.5	76.0	61.4	61.7	64.8	65.8
Unemployed	1,195	1,090	751	676	119	138	53	42
Unemployment rate	8.9	7.9	8.7	7.7	11.6	13.2	9.3	7.5
Not in labor force	3,149	3,200	1,788	1,877	449	426	225	231

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,324	18,719	11,078	11,405	1,831	1,784	861	855
Civilian labor force	10,365	10,430	6,105	6,195	1,025	969	522	464
Participation rate	56.6	55.7	55.1	54.3	55.9	54.3	60.7	54.2
Employed	9,235	9,437	5,414	5,601	904	844	469	429
Employment-population ratio	50.4	50.4	48.9	49.1	49.4	47.3	54.5	50.1
Unemployed	1,130	994	690	593	120	125	53	35
Unemployment rate	10.9	9.5	11.3	9.6	11.7	12.9	10.1	7.6
Not in labor force	7,959	8,289	4,973	5,210	807	814	339	392

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,548	16,938	9,883	10,192	1,664	1,628	809	813
Civilian labor force	9,853	9,911	5,763	5,831	973	927	505	454
Participation rate	59.5	58.5	58.3	57.2	58.4	56.9	62.4	55.9
Employed	8,858	9,056	5,166	5,334	864	817	457	420
Employment-population ratio	53.5	53.5	52.3	52.3	51.9	50.2	56.5	51.6
Unemployed	995	855	597	497	109	109	48	34
Unemployment rate	10.1	8.6	10.4	8.5	11.2	11.8	9.4	7.6
Not in labor force	6,695	7,028	4,119	4,361	692	701	304	359

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,656	3,651	2,459	2,459	328	329	104	89
Civilian labor force	1,131	1,133	778	786	97	92	32	22
Participation rate	30.9	31.0	31.7	32.0	29.5	28.1	30.8	24.2
Employed	808	821	550	572	64	59	25	19
Employment-population ratio	22.1	22.5	22.4	23.3	19.5	17.8	23.8	20.8
Unemployed	324	312	228	214	33	34	7	3
Unemployment rate	28.6	27.5	29.3	27.2	34.0	36.7	-	-
Not in labor force	2,524	2,518	1,680	1,673	231	236	72	68
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 26, 2014