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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
	2023	2024	2023	2024	2023	2024	2023	2024
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	47,532	48,922	28,167	28,651	4,223	4,062	2,230	2,270
Civilian labor force	31,818	32,890	18,890	19,312	2,553	2,382	1,427	1,512
Participation rate	66.9	67.2	67.1	67.4	60.5	58.6	64.0	66.6
Employed	30,343	31,227	18,014	18,361	2,421	2,244	1,379	1,448
Employment-population ratio	63.8	63.8	64.0	64.1	57.3	55.2	61.8	63.8
Unemployed	1,475	1,663	876	951	133	138	48	64
Unemployment rate	4.6	5.1	4.6	4.9	5.2	5.8	3.4	4.2
Not in labor force	15,714	16,032	9,277	9,339	1,670	1,680	803	758

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,835	24,453	14,324	14,531	2,037	1,935	1,160	1,161
Civilian labor force	17,911	18,469	10,835	11,059	1,323	1,239	812	835
Participation rate	75.1	75.5	75.6	76.1	64.9	64.0	70.0	72.0
Employed	17,071	17,579	10,323	10,532	1,258	1,158	780	804
Employment-population ratio	71.6	71.9	72.1	72.5	61.7	59.8	67.2	69.3
Unemployed	839	890	512	526	65	81	33	31
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.9	6.5	4.0	3.7
Not in labor force	5,924	5,984	3,490	3,472	714	696	347	326

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,599	22,112	12,854	13,028	1,882	1,787	1,087	1,089
Civilian labor force	17,116	17,645	10,315	10,505	1,281	1,192	788	815
Participation rate	79.2	79.8	80.2	80.6	68.1	66.7	72.5	74.9
Employed	16,386	16,887	9,878	10,066	1,221	1,123	757	786
Employment-population ratio	75.9	76.4	76.8	77.3	64.9	62.8	69.7	72.2
Unemployed	730	758	436	439	61	69	31	29
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.7	5.8	3.9	3.6
Not in labor force	4,483	4,467	2,540	2,523	600	595	299	274

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,697	24,469	13,843	14,120	2,186	2,127	1,070	1,109
Civilian labor force	13,907	14,421	8,055	8,254	1,230	1,143	614	676
Participation rate	58.7	58.9	58.2	58.5	56.3	53.7	57.4	61.0
Employed	13,271	13,648	7,692	7,829	1,163	1,086	599	644
Employment-population ratio	56.0	55.8	55.6	55.4	53.2	51.1	56.0	58.0
Unemployed	635	773	364	425	68	57	15	33
Unemployment rate	4.6	5.4	4.5	5.1	5.5	5.0	2.5	4.9
Not in labor force	9,790	10,048	5,787	5,867	955	984	456	433

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,544	22,216	12,460	12,667	1,993	1,934	1,010	1,051
Civilian labor force	13,205	13,692	7,590	7,771	1,176	1,081	599	657
Participation rate	61.3	61.6	60.9	61.4	59.0	55.9	59.3	62.5
Employed	12,649	13,029	7,280	7,417	1,115	1,032	584	628
Employment-population ratio	58.7	58.6	58.4	58.6	55.9	53.4	57.9	59.7
Unemployed	557	662	310	355	61	49	15	29
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.8	4.1	4.6	5.2	4.5	2.5	4.4
Not in labor force	8,339	8,524	4,871	4,896	817	853	411	394

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,389	4,593	2,852	2,956	348	341	134	130
Civilian labor force	1,496	1,553	986	1,036	96	109	40	40
Participation rate	34.1	33.8	34.6	35.0	27.6	32.0	30.0	30.7
Employed	1,308	1,311	856	878	85	89	38	34
Employment-population ratio	29.8	28.5	30.0	29.7	24.5	26.1	28.2	26.0
Unemployed	188	242	130	158	11	20	2	6
Unemployment rate	12.6	15.6	13.2	15.2	11.3	18.4	5.9	15.2
Not in labor force	2,892	3,040	1,866	1,920	252	232	94	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: January 26, 2024