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.
2016		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 40,825 41,404 41,492 40,825 41,162 41,241 41,323 41,404 41,492

Civilian labor force

 27,007 27,677 27,335 26,988 27,241 27,239 27,290 27,487 27,322

Participation rate

 66.2 66.8 65.9 66.1 66.2 66.0 66.0 66.4 65.8

Employed

 25,483 26,204 25,922 25,460 25,832 25,833 25,974 26,078 25,914

Employment-population ratio

 62.4 63.3 62.5 62.4 62.8 62.6 62.9 63.0 62.5

Unemployed

 1,524 1,473 1,413 1,528 1,410 1,405 1,315 1,409 1,408

Unemployment rate

 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.2

Not in labor force

 13,818 13,727 14,157 13,838 13,921 14,003 14,034 13,917 14,170

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,912 15,146 15,038 14,895 14,927 14,936 14,976 15,085 15,017

Participation rate

 81.0 81.2 80.5 80.9 80.5 80.4 80.5 80.9 80.4

Employed

 14,252 14,537 14,367 14,176 14,297 14,304 14,414 14,425 14,298

Employment-population ratio

 77.4 78.0 76.9 77.0 77.1 77.0 77.5 77.4 76.5

Unemployed

 660 609 670 719 630 632 562 660 719

Unemployment rate

 4.4 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.4 4.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,903 11,121 11,028 10,957 11,086 11,062 11,030 11,176 11,091

Participation rate

 58.5 58.8 58.2 58.8 59.0 58.7 58.4 59.1 58.5

Employed

 10,238 10,486 10,481 10,322 10,493 10,461 10,451 10,580 10,570

Employment-population ratio

 54.9 55.4 55.3 55.4 55.8 55.5 55.4 55.9 55.8

Unemployed

 665 635 547 635 593 601 579 596 521

Unemployment rate

 6.1 5.7 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 4.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,193 1,410 1,269 1,136 1,228 1,240 1,284 1,227 1,214

Participation rate

 31.5 36.7 32.9 30.0 32.1 32.3 33.4 31.9 31.5

Employed

 994 1,182 1,073 962 1,042 1,068 1,110 1,073 1,046

Employment-population ratio

 26.2 30.7 27.9 25.4 27.2 27.8 28.9 27.9 27.1

Unemployed

 199 229 196 174 186 172 174 154 169

Unemployment rate

 16.7 16.2 15.4 15.3 15.2 13.9 13.6 12.5 13.9

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.

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Last Modified Date: September 01, 2017