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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
	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