U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Economic News Release
PRINT:Print
CPS CPS Program Links
CES CES Program Links

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.
2025		 Sept.
2026		 Oct.
2026		 Oct.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026		 Oct.
2026

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 53,060 53,128 - 52,861 52,923 52,991 53,060 53,128

Civilian labor force

 - 36,117 36,156 - 34,911 35,165 35,704 36,120 36,126

Participation rate

 - 68.1 68.1 - 66.0 66.4 67.4 68.1 68.0

Employed

 - 34,483 34,544 - 33,085 33,548 33,987 34,416 34,418

Employment-population ratio

 - 65.0 65.0 - 62.6 63.4 64.1 64.9 64.8

Unemployed

 - 1,634 1,612 - 1,825 1,617 1,717 1,705 1,707

Unemployment rate

 - 4.5 4.5 - 5.2 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7

Not in labor force

 - 16,943 16,972 - 17,950 17,758 17,287 16,940 17,002

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 - 18,844 18,746 - 18,191 18,425 18,501 18,836 18,742

Participation rate

 - 79.9 79.3 - 77.5 78.3 78.5 79.9 79.3

Employed

 - 18,115 17,977 - 17,444 17,635 17,743 18,036 17,917

Employment-population ratio

 - 76.8 76.1 - 74.3 75.0 75.3 76.5 75.8

Unemployed

 - 729 768 - 747 790 758 800 825

Unemployment rate

 - 3.9 4.1 - 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 - 15,672 15,827 - 15,159 15,318 15,696 15,642 15,791

Participation rate

 - 63.4 64.0 - 61.6 62.2 63.6 63.3 63.8

Employed

 - 15,064 15,219 - 14,395 14,630 15,017 15,036 15,139

Employment-population ratio

 - 61.0 61.5 - 58.5 59.4 60.9 60.9 61.2

Unemployed

 - 607 608 - 764 688 679 606 651

Unemployment rate

 - 3.9 3.8 - 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 - 1,602 1,583 - 1,560 1,423 1,507 1,642 1,593

Participation rate

 - 33.6 33.3 - 32.6 29.8 31.6 34.5 33.5

Employed

 - 1,304 1,347 - 1,247 1,284 1,227 1,343 1,362

Employment-population ratio

 - 27.4 28.3 - 26.1 26.9 25.7 28.2 28.6

Unemployed

 - 298 236 - 314 139 280 298 231

Unemployment rate

 - 18.6 14.9 - 20.1 9.8 18.6 18.2 14.5

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: People 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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
Table of Contents
Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026