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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)
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

47,103 48,364 48,467 47,103 47,877 47,974 48,068 48,364 48,467

Civilian labor force

31,507 32,260 32,513 31,516 32,056 32,101 32,081 32,318 32,499

Participation rate

66.9 66.7 67.1 66.9 67.0 66.9 66.7 66.8 67.1

Employed

29,640 30,389 30,732 29,813 30,525 30,636 30,480 30,700 30,883

Employment-population ratio

62.9 62.8 63.4 63.3 63.8 63.9 63.4 63.5 63.7

Unemployed

1,866 1,871 1,781 1,703 1,531 1,465 1,602 1,618 1,616

Unemployment rate

5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.0

Not in labor force

15,597 16,104 15,953 15,587 15,822 15,873 15,986 16,046 15,967

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

16,951 17,372 17,434 16,941 17,128 17,267 17,261 17,372 17,415

Participation rate

79.2 79.5 79.6 79.1 78.7 79.2 79.1 79.5 79.5

Employed

15,912 16,315 16,601 16,047 16,409 16,537 16,438 16,519 16,720

Employment-population ratio

74.3 74.6 75.8 74.9 75.4 75.9 75.3 75.6 76.3

Unemployed

1,038 1,057 832 894 719 729 824 852 695

Unemployment rate

6.1 6.1 4.8 5.3 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.9 4.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

13,120 13,329 13,575 13,099 13,265 13,260 13,346 13,336 13,535

Participation rate

61.5 60.7 61.7 61.3 61.1 61.0 61.3 60.7 61.5

Employed

12,465 12,697 12,862 12,474 12,727 12,737 12,746 12,759 12,860

Employment-population ratio

58.4 57.8 58.4 58.4 58.6 58.6 58.5 58.1 58.4

Unemployed

655 632 713 624 537 523 601 577 675

Unemployment rate

5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.3 5.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

1,436 1,558 1,504 1,477 1,664 1,574 1,474 1,610 1,549

Participation rate

33.1 34.3 33.1 34.0 37.6 35.5 33.2 35.5 34.0

Employed

1,262 1,377 1,269 1,293 1,389 1,361 1,296 1,422 1,304

Employment-population ratio

29.1 30.3 27.9 29.8 31.4 30.7 29.2 31.3 28.6

Unemployed

173 181 235 184 275 213 177 188 246

Unemployment rate

12.1 11.6 15.6 12.5 16.5 13.5 12.0 11.7 15.9

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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024