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)
June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017		 June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 40,646 41,241 41,323 40,646 41,003 41,081 41,162 41,241 41,323

Civilian labor force

 26,853 27,218 27,419 26,706 27,251 27,387 27,241 27,239 27,290

Participation rate

 66.1 66.0 66.4 65.7 66.5 66.7 66.2 66.0 66.0

Employed

 25,251 25,939 26,076 25,149 25,727 25,986 25,832 25,833 25,974

Employment-population ratio

 62.1 62.9 63.1 61.9 62.7 63.3 62.8 62.6 62.9

Unemployed

 1,602 1,279 1,343 1,557 1,523 1,402 1,410 1,405 1,315

Unemployment rate

 6.0 4.7 4.9 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.2 5.2 4.8

Not in labor force

 13,793 14,024 13,904 13,940 13,753 13,694 13,921 14,003 14,034

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,783 14,932 14,990 14,762 14,938 14,957 14,927 14,936 14,976

Participation rate

 80.7 80.4 80.6 80.6 80.9 80.9 80.5 80.4 80.5

Employed

 14,145 14,357 14,473 14,091 14,253 14,291 14,297 14,304 14,414

Employment-population ratio

 77.2 77.3 77.8 76.9 77.2 77.3 77.1 77.0 77.5

Unemployed

 638 575 518 671 685 666 630 632 562

Unemployment rate

 4.3 3.9 3.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,762 11,066 11,011 10,766 11,119 11,127 11,086 11,062 11,030

Participation rate

 58.0 58.7 58.3 58.0 59.4 59.3 59.0 58.7 58.4

Employed

 10,079 10,512 10,431 10,085 10,494 10,600 10,493 10,461 10,451

Employment-population ratio

 54.3 55.8 55.3 54.4 56.0 56.5 55.8 55.5 55.4

Unemployed

 684 554 580 681 625 527 593 601 579

Unemployment rate

 6.4 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.4 5.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,307 1,220 1,418 1,178 1,193 1,304 1,228 1,240 1,284

Participation rate

 34.6 31.8 36.9 31.2 31.3 34.1 32.1 32.3 33.4

Employed

 1,027 1,070 1,172 974 980 1,095 1,042 1,068 1,110

Employment-population ratio

 27.2 27.9 30.5 25.8 25.7 28.6 27.2 27.8 28.9

Unemployed

 280 150 245 204 214 209 186 172 174

Unemployment rate

 21.4 12.3 17.3 17.3 17.9 16.0 15.2 13.9 13.6

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: July 07, 2017