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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 age Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total(1) Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

46,171 47,532 27,692 28,167 4,175 4,223 2,188 2,230

Civilian labor force

30,601 31,818 18,422 18,890 2,449 2,553 1,394 1,427

Participation rate

66.3 66.9 66.5 67.1 58.7 60.5 63.7 64.0

Employed

29,299 30,343 17,626 18,014 2,310 2,421 1,352 1,379

Employment-population ratio

63.5 63.8 63.6 64.0 55.3 57.3 61.8 61.8

Unemployed

1,302 1,475 796 876 139 133 42 48

Unemployment rate

4.3 4.6 4.3 4.6 5.7 5.2 3.0 3.4

Not in labor force

15,570 15,714 9,271 9,277 1,725 1,670 793 803

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

23,084 23,835 14,048 14,324 2,002 2,037 1,120 1,160

Civilian labor force

17,368 17,911 10,713 10,835 1,275 1,323 785 812

Participation rate

75.2 75.1 76.3 75.6 63.7 64.9 70.1 70.0

Employed

16,654 17,071 10,265 10,323 1,196 1,258 761 780

Employment-population ratio

72.1 71.6 73.1 72.1 59.7 61.7 68.0 67.2

Unemployed

715 839 448 512 79 65 24 33

Unemployment rate

4.1 4.7 4.2 4.7 6.2 4.9 3.1 4.0

Not in labor force

5,716 5,924 3,335 3,490 728 714 334 347

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

20,919 21,599 12,608 12,854 1,837 1,882 1,055 1,087

Civilian labor force

16,623 17,116 10,198 10,315 1,225 1,281 765 788

Participation rate

79.5 79.2 80.9 80.2 66.7 68.1 72.5 72.5

Employed

15,997 16,386 9,812 9,878 1,156 1,221 743 757

Employment-population ratio

76.5 75.9 77.8 76.8 62.9 64.9 70.4 69.7

Unemployed

626 730 386 436 68 61 22 31

Unemployment rate

3.8 4.3 3.8 4.2 5.6 4.7 2.9 3.9

Not in labor force

4,296 4,483 2,410 2,540 613 600 290 299

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

23,087 23,697 13,644 13,843 2,172 2,186 1,068 1,070

Civilian labor force

13,233 13,907 7,709 8,055 1,175 1,230 609 614

Participation rate

57.3 58.7 56.5 58.2 54.1 56.3 57.0 57.4

Employed

12,646 13,271 7,361 7,692 1,114 1,163 591 599

Employment-population ratio

54.8 56.0 53.9 55.6 51.3 53.2 55.4 56.0

Unemployed

587 635 348 364 61 68 18 15

Unemployment rate

4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 5.2 5.5 2.9 2.5

Not in labor force

9,854 9,790 5,935 5,787 998 955 459 456

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

20,984 21,544 12,261 12,460 1,978 1,993 1,022 1,010

Civilian labor force

12,562 13,205 7,260 7,590 1,118 1,176 597 599

Participation rate

59.9 61.3 59.2 60.9 56.5 59.0 58.4 59.3

Employed

12,049 12,649 6,962 7,280 1,062 1,115 581 584

Employment-population ratio

57.4 58.7 56.8 58.4 53.7 55.9 56.9 57.9

Unemployed

513 557 298 310 56 61 16 15

Unemployment rate

4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 5.0 5.2 2.6 2.5

Not in labor force

8,421 8,339 5,002 4,871 860 817 425 411

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,269 4,389 2,823 2,852 359 348 111 134

Civilian labor force

1,416 1,496 964 986 107 96 33 40

Participation rate

33.2 34.1 34.1 34.6 29.8 27.6 29.4 30.0

Employed

1,253 1,308 852 856 92 85 28 38

Employment-population ratio

29.3 29.8 30.2 30.0 25.6 24.5 25.3 28.2

Unemployed

163 188 112 130 15 11 4 2

Unemployment rate

11.5 12.6 11.6 13.2 14.0 11.3 - 5.9

Not in labor force

2,852 2,892 1,859 1,866 252 252 78 94

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