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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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 Puerto Rican Cuban
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

37,517 38,400 23,277 23,829 3,428 3,515 1,700 1,659

Civilian labor force

24,771 25,370 15,366 15,768 2,066 2,114 1,043 1,009

Participation rate

66.0 66.1 66.0 66.2 60.2 60.1 61.3 60.8

Employed

22,514 23,492 13,979 14,629 1,784 1,891 963 950

Employment-population ratio

60.0 61.2 60.1 61.4 52.0 53.8 56.6 57.3

Unemployed

2,257 1,878 1,387 1,139 282 224 80 59

Unemployment rate

9.1 7.4 9.0 7.2 13.6 10.6 7.7 5.8

Not in labor force

12,746 13,030 7,911 8,061 1,363 1,401 657 650

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,798 19,244 11,873 12,150 1,645 1,699 845 828

Civilian labor force

14,341 14,651 9,172 9,339 1,096 1,140 579 561

Participation rate

76.3 76.1 77.3 76.9 66.7 67.1 68.6 67.7

Employed

13,078 13,655 8,378 8,741 940 1,014 534 533

Employment-population ratio

69.6 71.0 70.6 71.9 57.1 59.7 63.3 64.4

Unemployed

1,263 996 794 598 157 126 45 28

Unemployment rate

8.8 6.8 8.7 6.4 14.3 11.0 7.7 4.9

Not in labor force

4,457 4,593 2,701 2,811 549 559 265 268

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,928 17,371 10,626 10,901 1,472 1,509 797 769

Civilian labor force

13,728 14,066 8,749 8,945 1,047 1,077 567 548

Participation rate

81.1 81.0 82.3 82.1 71.1 71.4 71.1 71.2

Employed

12,638 13,202 8,073 8,430 908 972 525 523

Employment-population ratio

74.7 76.0 76.0 77.3 61.7 64.4 65.8 67.9

Unemployed

1,090 864 676 515 138 106 42 25

Unemployment rate

7.9 6.1 7.7 5.8 13.2 9.8 7.5 4.6

Not in labor force

3,200 3,305 1,877 1,956 426 432 231 222

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,719 19,156 11,405 11,679 1,784 1,816 855 830

Civilian labor force

10,430 10,720 6,195 6,429 969 974 464 448

Participation rate

55.7 56.0 54.3 55.0 54.3 53.7 54.2 53.9

Employed

9,437 9,838 5,601 5,888 844 876 429 417

Employment-population ratio

50.4 51.4 49.1 50.4 47.3 48.3 50.1 50.2

Unemployed

994 882 593 541 125 98 35 31

Unemployment rate

9.5 8.2 9.6 8.4 12.9 10.1 7.6 6.9

Not in labor force

8,289 8,437 5,210 5,250 814 842 392 383

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,938 17,367 10,192 10,463 1,628 1,663 813 791

Civilian labor force

9,911 10,195 5,831 6,065 927 926 454 442

Participation rate

58.5 58.7 57.2 58.0 56.9 55.7 55.9 55.8

Employed

9,056 9,431 5,334 5,609 817 840 420 411

Employment-population ratio

53.5 54.3 52.3 53.6 50.2 50.5 51.6 51.9

Unemployed

855 764 497 456 109 86 34 31

Unemployment rate

8.6 7.5 8.5 7.5 11.8 9.3 7.6 7.0

Not in labor force

7,028 7,172 4,361 4,398 701 737 359 350

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,651 3,662 2,459 2,464 329 342 89 98

Civilian labor force

1,133 1,109 786 758 92 111 22 19

Participation rate

31.0 30.3 32.0 30.8 28.1 32.4 24.2 19.6

Employed

821 859 572 590 59 79 19 16

Employment-population ratio

22.5 23.5 23.3 23.9 17.8 23.2 20.8 16.7

Unemployed

312 250 214 168 34 32 3 3

Unemployment rate

27.5 22.5 27.2 22.2 36.7 28.5 - -

Not in labor force

2,518 2,553 1,673 1,706 236 231 68 79

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 12, 2015