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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
2021		 Apr.
2022		 May
2022		 May
2021		 Jan.
2022		 Feb.
2022		 Mar.
2022		 Apr.
2022		 May
2022

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 44,786 45,963 46,039 44,786 45,740 45,816 45,888 45,963 46,039

Civilian labor force

 29,076 30,311 30,512 29,165 30,390 30,492 30,475 30,376 30,610

Participation rate

 64.9 65.9 66.3 65.1 66.4 66.6 66.4 66.1 66.5

Employed

 27,105 29,155 29,305 27,086 28,893 29,136 29,209 29,121 29,279

Employment-population ratio

 60.5 63.4 63.7 60.5 63.2 63.6 63.7 63.4 63.6

Unemployed

 1,971 1,156 1,207 2,080 1,497 1,356 1,265 1,255 1,331

Unemployment rate

 6.8 3.8 4.0 7.1 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3

Not in labor force

 15,709 15,652 15,527 15,620 15,350 15,324 15,414 15,587 15,429

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 16,035 16,634 16,693 16,043 16,586 16,700 16,619 16,604 16,717

Participation rate

 79.2 79.9 80.0 79.3 80.0 80.4 79.9 79.7 80.1

Employed

 15,063 16,036 16,199 15,020 15,867 16,086 15,979 15,989 16,152

Employment-population ratio

 74.4 77.0 77.7 74.2 76.6 77.5 76.8 76.8 77.4

Unemployed

 972 598 494 1,023 719 614 640 615 566

Unemployment rate

 6.1 3.6 3.0 6.4 4.3 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,848 12,294 12,430 11,887 12,383 12,403 12,477 12,331 12,466

Participation rate

 57.8 58.8 59.4 58.0 59.6 59.6 59.8 59.0 59.6

Employed

 11,006 11,859 11,874 11,006 11,775 11,802 11,950 11,857 11,876

Employment-population ratio

 53.7 56.8 56.7 53.7 56.6 56.7 57.3 56.8 56.8

Unemployed

 842 434 556 881 608 601 527 474 591

Unemployment rate

 7.1 3.5 4.5 7.4 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.8 4.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,194 1,384 1,389 1,235 1,421 1,389 1,379 1,441 1,427

Participation rate

 29.6 32.6 32.6 30.6 33.6 32.8 32.5 34.0 33.5

Employed

 1,037 1,260 1,231 1,061 1,251 1,248 1,280 1,275 1,252

Employment-population ratio

 25.7 29.7 29.0 26.3 29.6 29.5 30.2 30.1 29.4

Unemployed

 157 124 157 175 170 141 98 165 175

Unemployment rate

 13.1 8.9 11.3 14.1 12.0 10.2 7.1 11.5 12.2

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: June 03, 2022