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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)
Oct.
2020		 Sept.
2021		 Oct.
2021		 Oct.
2020		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug.
2021		 Sept.
2021		 Oct.
2021

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 44,475 45,083 45,159 44,475 44,857 44,927 45,004 45,083 45,159

Civilian labor force

 29,235 29,577 29,736 29,156 29,367 29,529 29,534 29,617 29,681

Participation rate

 65.7 65.6 65.8 65.6 65.5 65.7 65.6 65.7 65.7

Employed

 26,754 27,813 28,154 26,582 27,183 27,576 27,652 27,738 27,934

Employment-population ratio

 60.2 61.7 62.3 59.8 60.6 61.4 61.4 61.5 61.9

Unemployed

 2,481 1,764 1,582 2,575 2,184 1,953 1,882 1,880 1,748

Unemployment rate

 8.5 6.0 5.3 8.8 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.9

Not in labor force

 15,240 15,506 15,423 15,318 15,490 15,398 15,470 15,466 15,478

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 16,103 16,369 16,220 16,080 16,068 16,228 16,285 16,403 16,256

Participation rate

 80.2 80.3 79.5 80.1 79.3 79.9 80.1 80.5 79.7

Employed

 14,845 15,488 15,495 14,767 15,005 15,225 15,318 15,411 15,409

Employment-population ratio

 73.9 76.0 75.9 73.5 74.0 75.0 75.3 75.6 75.5

Unemployed

 1,258 881 724 1,313 1,063 1,003 967 992 848

Unemployment rate

 7.8 5.4 4.5 8.2 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,816 11,938 12,127 11,746 12,071 12,020 11,977 11,915 12,029

Participation rate

 58.0 57.8 58.6 57.7 58.8 58.4 58.1 57.7 58.2

Employed

 10,793 11,277 11,485 10,688 11,111 11,209 11,253 11,253 11,347

Employment-population ratio

 53.0 54.6 55.5 52.5 54.1 54.5 54.6 54.5 54.9

Unemployed

 1,023 661 642 1,058 959 811 725 662 681

Unemployment rate

 8.7 5.5 5.3 9.0 7.9 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,316 1,270 1,389 1,331 1,228 1,280 1,271 1,300 1,396

Participation rate

 32.6 31.3 34.1 33.0 30.4 31.6 31.3 32.0 34.3

Employed

 1,117 1,048 1,173 1,127 1,066 1,142 1,081 1,074 1,177

Employment-population ratio

 27.7 25.8 28.8 27.9 26.4 28.2 26.7 26.4 28.9

Unemployed

 199 222 216 203 162 138 190 226 219

Unemployment rate

 15.1 17.5 15.5 15.3 13.2 10.8 15.0 17.4 15.7

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: November 05, 2021