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Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

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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
	2021	2022	2021	2022	2021	2022	2021	2022
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	44,902	46,171	27,000	27,692	4,065	4,175	2,115	2,188
Civilian labor force	29,424	30,601	17,713	18,422	2,435	2,449	1,289	1,394
Participation rate	65.5	66.3	65.6	66.5	59.9	58.7	60.9	63.7
Employed	27,429	29,299	16,532	17,626	2,236	2,310	1,217	1,352
Employment-population ratio	61.1	63.5	61.2	63.6	55.0	55.3	57.6	61.8
Unemployed	1,995	1,302	1,181	796	199	139	72	42
Unemployment rate	6.8	4.3	6.7	4.3	8.2	5.7	5.6	3.0
Not in labor force	15,479	15,570	9,287	9,271	1,630	1,725	826	793

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,339	23,084	13,613	14,048	1,899	2,002	1,082	1,120
Civilian labor force	16,839	17,368	10,393	10,713	1,256	1,275	759	785
Participation rate	75.4	75.2	76.4	76.3	66.2	63.7	70.1	70.1
Employed	15,748	16,654	9,716	10,265	1,155	1,196	720	761
Employment-population ratio	70.5	72.1	71.4	73.1	60.8	59.7	66.5	68.0
Unemployed	1,090	715	677	448	102	79	39	24
Unemployment rate	6.5	4.1	6.5	4.2	8.1	6.2	5.2	3.1
Not in labor force	5,500	5,716	3,219	3,335	642	728	323	334

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,291	20,919	12,255	12,608	1,745	1,837	1,028	1,055
Civilian labor force	16,125	16,623	9,911	10,198	1,201	1,225	744	765
Participation rate	79.5	79.5	80.9	80.9	68.8	66.7	72.4	72.5
Employed	15,138	15,997	9,307	9,812	1,109	1,156	707	743
Employment-population ratio	74.6	76.5	75.9	77.8	63.5	62.9	68.7	70.4
Unemployed	986	626	605	386	92	68	38	22
Unemployment rate	6.1	3.8	6.1	3.8	7.7	5.6	5.0	2.9
Not in labor force	4,166	4,296	2,343	2,410	544	613	284	290

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,564	23,087	13,388	13,644	2,166	2,172	1,033	1,068
Civilian labor force	12,585	13,233	7,320	7,709	1,178	1,175	530	609
Participation rate	55.8	57.3	54.7	56.5	54.4	54.1	51.3	57.0
Employed	11,680	12,646	6,816	7,361	1,082	1,114	497	591
Employment-population ratio	51.8	54.8	50.9	53.9	49.9	51.3	48.2	55.4
Unemployed	904	587	504	348	97	61	33	18
Unemployment rate	7.2	4.4	6.9	4.5	8.2	5.2	6.1	2.9
Not in labor force	9,979	9,854	6,068	5,935	988	998	503	459

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,562	20,984	12,045	12,261	1,993	1,978	983	1,022
Civilian labor force	11,977	12,562	6,922	7,260	1,119	1,118	519	597
Participation rate	58.2	59.9	57.5	59.2	56.1	56.5	52.8	58.4
Employed	11,165	12,049	6,477	6,962	1,033	1,062	489	581
Employment-population ratio	54.3	57.4	53.8	56.8	51.8	53.7	49.8	56.9
Unemployed	812	513	445	298	86	56	30	16
Unemployment rate	6.8	4.1	6.4	4.1	7.7	5.0	5.7	2.6
Not in labor force	8,586	8,421	5,123	5,002	875	860	464	425

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,049	4,269	2,700	2,823	326	359	104	111
Civilian labor force	1,322	1,416	880	964	115	107	26	33
Participation rate	32.7	33.2	32.6	34.1	35.2	29.8	24.6	29.4
Employed	1,126	1,253	748	852	94	92	21	28
Employment-population ratio	27.8	29.3	27.7	30.2	28.9	25.6	20.2	25.3
Unemployed	197	163	131	112	21	15	4	4
Unemployment rate	14.9	11.5	14.9	11.6	17.9	14.0	-	-
Not in labor force	2,727	2,852	1,820	1,859	211	252	79	78
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 25, 2023