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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)
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 49,483 51,971 52,080 49,483 51,629 51,746 - 51,971 52,080

Civilian labor force

 33,315 35,081 34,856 33,494 34,594 34,839 - 35,025 35,014

Participation rate

 67.3 67.5 66.9 67.7 67.0 67.3 - 67.4 67.2

Employed

 31,627 33,401 33,166 31,769 32,777 32,928 - 33,262 33,286

Employment-population ratio

 63.9 64.3 63.7 64.2 63.5 63.6 - 64.0 63.9

Unemployed

 1,687 1,680 1,690 1,725 1,817 1,912 - 1,763 1,728

Unemployment rate

 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.5 - 5.0 4.9

Not in labor force

 16,169 16,891 17,224 15,989 17,034 16,907 - 16,946 17,066

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 17,815 18,658 18,643 17,915 18,521 18,586 - 18,700 18,744

Participation rate

 79.6 79.1 78.9 80.1 79.1 79.2 - 79.3 79.3

Employed

 17,056 17,871 17,812 17,179 17,639 17,731 - 17,856 17,935

Employment-population ratio

 76.2 75.8 75.3 76.8 75.3 75.5 - 75.7 75.9

Unemployed

 759 787 831 736 882 855 - 844 809

Unemployment rate

 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.8 4.6 - 4.5 4.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,001 14,967 14,806 14,029 14,525 14,685 - 14,845 14,812

Participation rate

 62.3 63.4 62.6 62.4 62.0 62.5 - 62.9 62.6

Employed

 13,280 14,325 14,158 13,286 13,814 13,875 - 14,186 14,140

Employment-population ratio

 59.1 60.7 59.9 59.1 58.9 59.1 - 60.1 59.8

Unemployed

 720 642 648 744 711 810 - 659 672

Unemployment rate

 5.1 4.3 4.4 5.3 4.9 5.5 - 4.4 4.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,499 1,456 1,407 1,549 1,549 1,569 - 1,480 1,458

Participation rate

 32.3 30.4 29.4 33.4 32.4 32.8 - 30.9 30.5

Employed

 1,291 1,205 1,196 1,305 1,324 1,322 - 1,220 1,210

Employment-population ratio

 27.9 25.2 25.0 28.2 27.7 27.7 - 25.5 25.3

Unemployed

 208 251 211 245 225 247 - 260 248

Unemployment rate

 13.9 17.2 15.0 15.8 14.5 15.8 - 17.6 17.0

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.
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Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026