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2015 Annual Averages ‐ 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
	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	38,400	39,617	23,829	24,711	3,515	3,679	1,659	1,760
Civilian labor force	25,370	26,126	15,768	16,392	2,114	2,220	1,009	1,079
Participation rate	66.1	65.9	66.2	66.3	60.1	60.4	60.8	61.3
Employed	23,492	24,400	14,629	15,342	1,891	2,022	950	1,010
Employment-population ratio	61.2	61.6	61.4	62.1	53.8	55.0	57.3	57.4
Unemployed	1,878	1,726	1,139	1,050	224	198	59	69
Unemployment rate	7.4	6.6	7.2	6.4	10.6	8.9	5.8	6.4
Not in labor force	13,030	13,491	8,061	8,319	1,401	1,459	650	681

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,244	19,745	12,150	12,476	1,699	1,756	828	883
Civilian labor force	14,651	15,054	9,339	9,675	1,140	1,172	561	610
Participation rate	76.1	76.2	76.9	77.5	67.1	66.7	67.7	69.1
Employed	13,655	14,111	8,741	9,099	1,014	1,062	533	566
Employment-population ratio	71.0	71.5	71.9	72.9	59.7	60.5	64.4	64.1
Unemployed	996	943	598	576	126	110	28	44
Unemployment rate	6.8	6.3	6.4	6.0	11.0	9.4	4.9	7.3
Not in labor force	4,593	4,691	2,811	2,801	559	584	268	273

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,371	17,860	10,901	11,238	1,509	1,585	769	824
Civilian labor force	14,066	14,444	8,945	9,256	1,077	1,124	548	596
Participation rate	81.0	80.9	82.1	82.4	71.4	70.9	71.2	72.3
Employed	13,202	13,624	8,430	8,761	972	1,025	523	553
Employment-population ratio	76.0	76.3	77.3	78.0	64.4	64.6	67.9	67.0
Unemployed	864	820	515	495	106	99	25	43
Unemployment rate	6.1	5.7	5.8	5.3	9.8	8.8	4.6	7.2
Not in labor force	3,305	3,416	1,956	1,982	432	461	222	229

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,156	19,872	11,679	12,234	1,816	1,923	830	876
Civilian labor force	10,720	11,072	6,429	6,716	974	1,048	448	468
Participation rate	56.0	55.7	55.0	54.9	53.7	54.5	53.9	53.5
Employed	9,838	10,289	5,888	6,243	876	961	417	444
Employment-population ratio	51.4	51.8	50.4	51.0	48.3	50.0	50.2	50.6
Unemployed	882	783	541	474	98	88	31	25
Unemployment rate	8.2	7.1	8.4	7.1	10.1	8.4	6.9	5.3
Not in labor force	8,437	8,800	5,250	5,518	842	874	383	408

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,367	18,052	10,463	10,989	1,663	1,763	791	815
Civilian labor force	10,195	10,539	6,065	6,347	926	1,002	442	453
Participation rate	58.7	58.4	58.0	57.8	55.7	56.8	55.8	55.6
Employed	9,431	9,853	5,609	5,942	840	922	411	431
Employment-population ratio	54.3	54.6	53.6	54.1	50.5	52.3	51.9	52.9
Unemployed	764	686	456	404	86	79	31	22
Unemployment rate	7.5	6.5	7.5	6.4	9.3	7.9	7.0	4.9
Not in labor force	7,172	7,513	4,398	4,643	737	762	350	362

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,662	3,705	2,464	2,483	342	330	98	120
Civilian labor force	1,109	1,144	758	789	111	95	19	30
Participation rate	30.3	30.9	30.8	31.8	32.4	28.7	19.6	24.9
Employed	859	922	590	638	79	75	16	26
Employment-population ratio	23.5	24.9	23.9	25.7	23.2	22.8	16.7	21.7
Unemployed	250	221	168	151	32	20	3	4
Unemployment rate	22.5	19.3	22.2	19.1	28.5	20.7	-	-
Not in labor force	2,553	2,562	1,706	1,695	231	236	79	90
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 10, 2016