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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
	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	43,507	44,182	26,251	26,393	3,941	4,019	2,043	2,086
Civilian labor force	29,053	28,970	17,611	17,278	2,448	2,491	1,304	1,303
Participation rate	66.8	65.6	67.1	65.5	62.1	62.0	63.8	62.5
Employed	27,805	25,952	16,836	15,568	2,325	2,200	1,265	1,181
Employment-population ratio	63.9	58.7	64.1	59.0	59.0	54.7	62.0	56.6
Unemployed	1,248	3,018	775	1,710	124	291	39	122
Unemployment rate	4.3	10.4	4.4	9.9	5.0	11.7	3.0	9.4
Not in labor force	14,454	15,213	8,640	9,116	1,493	1,527	738	783

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,660	21,981	13,265	13,279	1,915	1,957	1,004	1,063
Civilian labor force	16,439	16,455	10,198	10,021	1,297	1,311	708	756
Participation rate	75.9	74.9	76.9	75.5	67.7	67.0	70.5	71.1
Employed	15,782	14,857	9,795	9,093	1,222	1,146	685	691
Employment-population ratio	72.9	67.6	73.8	68.5	63.8	58.5	68.3	64.9
Unemployed	657	1,598	403	929	75	165	22	65
Unemployment rate	4.0	9.7	4.0	9.3	5.8	12.6	3.2	8.6
Not in labor force	5,221	5,527	3,068	3,258	618	646	296	308

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,640	19,950	11,918	11,932	1,746	1,784	953	1,014
Civilian labor force	15,757	15,783	9,728	9,564	1,239	1,252	695	747
Participation rate	80.2	79.1	81.6	80.2	71.0	70.2	72.9	73.7
Employed	15,204	14,333	9,395	8,731	1,177	1,104	674	685
Employment-population ratio	77.4	71.8	78.8	73.2	67.4	61.9	70.7	67.6
Unemployed	553	1,451	333	833	62	148	21	61
Unemployment rate	3.5	9.2	3.4	8.7	5.0	11.8	3.0	8.2
Not in labor force	3,883	4,167	2,190	2,367	507	532	259	267

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,846	22,201	12,985	13,114	2,026	2,062	1,039	1,022
Civilian labor force	12,614	12,515	7,413	7,257	1,151	1,180	596	547
Participation rate	57.7	56.4	57.1	55.3	56.8	57.2	57.4	53.5
Employed	12,023	11,095	7,041	6,475	1,102	1,054	580	490
Employment-population ratio	55.0	50.0	54.2	49.4	54.4	51.1	55.8	47.9
Unemployed	591	1,421	372	782	49	126	16	57
Unemployment rate	4.7	11.4	5.0	10.8	4.2	10.7	2.7	10.4
Not in labor force	9,232	9,686	5,573	5,858	875	882	442	475

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,877	20,215	11,696	11,786	1,874	1,901	977	973
Civilian labor force	12,012	11,884	7,003	6,826	1,103	1,118	582	541
Participation rate	60.4	58.8	59.9	57.9	58.9	58.8	59.6	55.6
Employed	11,516	10,593	6,696	6,131	1,064	1,005	567	486
Employment-population ratio	57.9	52.4	57.3	52.0	56.8	52.9	58.1	50.0
Unemployed	497	1,291	306	696	39	113	15	55
Unemployment rate	4.1	10.9	4.4	10.2	3.5	10.1	2.6	10.1
Not in labor force	7,865	8,332	4,693	4,960	770	783	394	432

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,989	4,017	2,637	2,676	321	334	112	100
Civilian labor force	1,283	1,303	880	887	106	121	27	15
Participation rate	32.2	32.4	33.4	33.2	32.9	36.4	23.9	15.1
Employed	1,085	1,026	745	706	84	92	24	9
Employment-population ratio	27.2	25.5	28.3	26.4	26.0	27.5	21.5	9.1
Unemployed	198	277	135	181	22	30	3	6
Unemployment rate	15.4	21.2	15.4	20.4	20.7	24.6	-	-
Not in labor force	2,706	2,714	1,757	1,789	216	212	85	84
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, 2021