2017 Annual Averages ‐ Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	40,697	41,371	24,960	25,455	3,835	3,902	1,819	1,723
Civilian labor force	26,797	27,339	16,458	16,808	2,305	2,409	1,149	1,063
Participation rate	65.8	66.1	65.9	66.0	60.1	61.7	63.2	61.7
Employed	25,249	25,938	15,502	15,958	2,146	2,265	1,088	1,019
Employment-population ratio	62.0	62.7	62.1	62.7	56.0	58.1	59.8	59.2
Unemployed	1,548	1,401	955	849	159	144	61	43
Unemployment rate	5.8	5.1	5.8	5.1	6.9	6.0	5.3	4.1
Not in labor force	13,900	14,032	8,503	8,647	1,530	1,493	670	660

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,266	20,578	12,594	12,918	1,833	1,866	882	834
Civilian labor force	15,396	15,604	9,718	9,908	1,196	1,245	632	600
Participation rate	76.0	75.8	77.2	76.7	65.3	66.7	71.6	71.9
Employed	14,563	14,874	9,199	9,453	1,114	1,162	597	579
Employment-population ratio	71.9	72.3	73.0	73.2	60.8	62.3	67.7	69.4
Unemployed	833	730	519	455	82	82	35	21
Unemployment rate	5.4	4.7	5.3	4.6	6.9	6.6	5.5	3.4
Not in labor force	4,870	4,974	2,876	3,010	636	621	250	234

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,346	18,627	11,356	11,627	1,652	1,671	834	784
Civilian labor force	14,775	14,987	9,309	9,489	1,142	1,180	625	590
Participation rate	80.5	80.5	82.0	81.6	69.2	70.6	74.9	75.2
Employed	14,055	14,355	8,863	9,100	1,072	1,109	592	570
Employment-population ratio	76.6	77.1	78.0	78.3	64.9	66.3	71.0	72.8
Unemployed	720	632	446	389	70	72	33	19
Unemployment rate	4.9	4.2	4.8	4.1	6.2	6.1	5.2	3.3
Not in labor force	3,571	3,640	2,047	2,138	509	491	210	194

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,430	20,794	12,366	12,537	2,002	2,036	936	888
Civilian labor force	11,401	11,735	6,740	6,899	1,108	1,164	517	463
Participation rate	55.8	56.4	54.5	55.0	55.4	57.2	55.2	52.1
Employed	10,686	11,064	6,304	6,505	1,032	1,103	491	440
Employment-population ratio	52.3	53.2	51.0	51.9	51.5	54.2	52.4	49.5
Unemployed	715	671	436	394	77	62	26	23
Unemployment rate	6.3	5.7	6.5	5.7	6.9	5.3	5.1	4.9
Not in labor force	9,029	9,058	5,626	5,638	894	872	419	426

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,573	18,900	11,089	11,236	1,830	1,882	884	829
Civilian labor force	10,844	11,128	6,345	6,470	1,056	1,115	508	449
Participation rate	58.4	58.9	57.2	57.6	57.7	59.2	57.5	54.2
Employed	10,217	10,543	5,969	6,132	987	1,062	484	430
Employment-population ratio	55.0	55.8	53.8	54.6	53.9	56.4	54.7	51.9
Unemployed	627	585	376	338	69	53	24	20
Unemployment rate	5.8	5.3	5.9	5.2	6.5	4.8	4.8	4.4
Not in labor force	7,729	7,773	4,743	4,767	774	767	376	379

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,777	3,844	2,516	2,592	353	348	101	111
Civilian labor force	1,178	1,225	804	849	107	114	16	24
Participation rate	31.2	31.9	31.9	32.7	30.2	32.8	16.3	21.4
Employed	977	1,041	670	726	87	95	12	19
Employment-population ratio	25.9	27.1	26.6	28.0	24.6	27.2	12.3	17.3
Unemployed	201	184	133	122	20	19	4	4
Unemployment rate	17.1	15.0	16.6	14.4	18.6	16.9	-	-
Not in labor force	2,599	2,619	1,713	1,743	246	234	84	87
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: January 16, 2019