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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
May
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 51,297 52,740 52,799 51,297 52,547 52,614 52,675 52,740 52,799

Civilian labor force

 34,413 35,380 35,445 34,419 35,403 35,396 35,515 35,407 35,475

Participation rate

 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.4 67.3 67.4 67.1 67.2

Employed

 32,781 33,709 33,809 32,649 33,671 33,551 33,794 33,633 33,697

Employment-population ratio

 63.9 63.9 64.0 63.6 64.1 63.8 64.2 63.8 63.8

Unemployed

 1,632 1,671 1,636 1,769 1,732 1,845 1,722 1,774 1,778

Unemployment rate

 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.0

Not in labor force

 16,884 17,361 17,354 16,878 17,144 17,218 17,160 17,333 17,324

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 18,435 18,336 18,405 18,421 18,424 18,455 18,330 18,311 18,407

Participation rate

 79.3 78.3 78.5 79.2 79.0 79.0 78.4 78.2 78.5

Employed

 17,685 17,577 17,763 17,600 17,700 17,618 17,621 17,542 17,688

Employment-population ratio

 76.1 75.0 75.7 75.7 75.9 75.4 75.3 74.9 75.4

Unemployed

 750 759 642 821 724 837 709 769 720

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.1 3.5 4.5 3.9 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,464 15,513 15,526 14,450 15,473 15,423 15,648 15,512 15,514

Participation rate

 62.2 63.3 63.2 62.1 63.4 63.1 63.9 63.3 63.2

Employed

 13,781 14,822 14,779 13,721 14,731 14,659 14,857 14,774 14,721

Employment-population ratio

 59.2 60.5 60.2 59.0 60.3 60.0 60.7 60.3 60.0

Unemployed

 682 691 748 730 742 764 792 738 793

Unemployment rate

 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,514 1,531 1,514 1,548 1,506 1,518 1,537 1,584 1,554

Participation rate

 31.7 31.9 31.6 32.4 31.4 31.6 32.0 33.0 32.4

Employed

 1,314 1,310 1,268 1,329 1,241 1,274 1,315 1,317 1,288

Employment-population ratio

 27.5 27.3 26.5 27.8 25.8 26.5 27.4 27.4 26.9

Unemployed

 200 221 246 219 266 245 221 267 265

Unemployment rate

 13.2 14.4 16.3 14.1 17.6 16.1 14.4 16.9 17.1

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: People 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.
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Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026