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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)
Aug.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020		 Aug.
2019		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020		 June
2020		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 43,630 44,212 44,300 43,630 43,975 44,053 44,132 44,212 44,300

Civilian labor force

 29,065 28,737 28,901 29,088 27,841 28,218 28,907 28,560 28,925

Participation rate

 66.6 65.0 65.2 66.7 63.3 64.1 65.5 64.6 65.3

Employed

 27,849 24,998 25,859 27,876 22,579 23,241 24,711 24,885 25,886

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 56.5 58.4 63.9 51.3 52.8 56.0 56.3 58.4

Unemployed

 1,216 3,739 3,042 1,213 5,263 4,977 4,195 3,675 3,040

Unemployment rate

 4.2 13.0 10.5 4.2 18.9 17.6 14.5 12.9 10.5

Not in labor force

 14,565 15,475 15,399 14,542 16,133 15,834 15,225 15,652 15,375

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 15,726 15,538 15,763 15,719 15,337 15,493 15,588 15,488 15,761

Participation rate

 79.8 77.8 78.8 79.8 77.2 77.9 78.2 77.6 78.8

Employed

 15,244 13,832 14,261 15,191 12,776 13,154 13,590 13,728 14,213

Employment-population ratio

 77.4 69.3 71.3 77.1 64.3 66.1 68.2 68.8 71.0

Unemployed

 482 1,706 1,502 528 2,561 2,338 1,999 1,761 1,549

Unemployment rate

 3.1 11.0 9.5 3.4 16.7 15.1 12.8 11.4 9.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 12,034 11,825 11,831 12,119 11,348 11,510 11,999 11,881 11,904

Participation rate

 60.4 58.5 58.4 60.8 56.4 57.1 59.4 58.7 58.7

Employed

 11,494 10,124 10,547 11,609 9,060 9,326 10,158 10,217 10,649

Employment-population ratio

 57.7 50.0 52.0 58.2 45.0 46.3 50.3 50.5 52.5

Unemployed

 540 1,701 1,284 510 2,288 2,184 1,841 1,664 1,255

Unemployment rate

 4.5 14.4 10.9 4.2 20.2 19.0 15.3 14.0 10.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,305 1,374 1,307 1,250 1,157 1,216 1,319 1,191 1,260

Participation rate

 32.6 34.2 32.5 31.3 28.9 30.3 32.9 29.7 31.3

Employed

 1,111 1,042 1,051 1,075 743 761 964 940 1,024

Employment-population ratio

 27.8 25.9 26.1 26.9 18.6 19.0 24.0 23.4 25.5

Unemployed

 194 332 256 175 414 454 355 251 236

Unemployment rate

 14.9 24.2 19.6 14.0 35.8 37.4 26.9 21.0 18.7

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

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.

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Last Modified Date: September 23, 2020