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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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 ageHispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total(1)MexicanPuerto RicanCuban
20182019201820192018201920182019

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

42,73443,50726,03126,2513,9383,9411,9052,043

Civilian labor force

28,33629,05317,31217,6112,4082,4481,1811,304

Participation rate

66.366.866.567.161.262.162.063.8

Employed

27,01227,80516,49716,8362,2722,3251,1391,265

Employment-population ratio

63.263.963.464.157.759.059.862.0

Unemployed

1,3231,2488157751361244139

Unemployment rate

4.74.34.74.45.75.03.53.0

Not in labor force

14,39814,4548,7188,6401,5291,493725738

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

21,28721,66013,20413,2651,8751,9159401,004

Civilian labor force

16,11316,43910,10710,1981,2661,297660708

Participation rate

75.775.976.576.967.567.770.370.5

Employed

15,41815,7829,6679,7951,1931,222636685

Employment-population ratio

72.472.973.273.863.663.867.768.3

Unemployed

69565743940373752422

Unemployment rate

4.34.04.34.05.85.83.63.2

Not in labor force

5,1745,2213,0973,068609618279296

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,28919,64011,89311,9181,6871,746887953

Civilian labor force

15,46415,7579,6839,7281,2001,239649695

Participation rate

80.280.281.481.671.171.073.272.9

Employed

14,87315,2049,3179,3951,1391,177628674

Employment-population ratio

77.177.478.378.867.567.470.870.7

Unemployed

59155336633361622121

Unemployment rate

3.83.53.83.45.15.03.33.0

Not in labor force

3,8253,8832,2102,190487507238259

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

21,44721,84612,82712,9852,0632,0269661,039

Civilian labor force

12,22312,6147,2057,4131,1421,151520596

Participation rate

57.057.756.257.155.456.853.957.4

Employed

11,59412,0236,8307,0411,0801,102503580

Employment-population ratio

54.155.053.254.252.354.452.155.8

Unemployed

62859137637263491716

Unemployment rate

5.14.75.25.05.54.23.32.7

Not in labor force

9,2249,2325,6215,573920875446442

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,50719,87711,52911,6961,9041,874918977

Civilian labor force

11,59212,0126,7677,0031,0911,103511582

Participation rate

59.460.458.759.957.358.955.659.6

Employed

11,04511,5166,4466,6961,0361,064493567

Employment-population ratio

56.657.955.957.354.456.853.758.1

Unemployed

54749732030654391715

Unemployment rate

4.74.14.74.45.03.53.42.6

Not in labor force

7,9157,8654,7624,693813770408394

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,9383,9892,6092,637346321100112

Civilian labor force

1,2801,2838638801181062127

Participation rate

32.532.233.133.434.032.921.123.9

Employed

1,0941,08573474597841824

Employment-population ratio

27.827.228.128.328.026.018.421.5

Unemployed

186198129135212233

Unemployment rate

14.515.414.915.417.520.7--

Not in labor force

2,6582,7061,7461,7572292167985

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 22, 2020