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Labor force participation rate of Hispanics at 66.1 percent in 2017
September 25, 2018
Since 1968 Americans have celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15. Each year we recognize the history and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans and their contributions to society. In 2017, the labor force participation rate of Hispanics—that is, the number of people either working or looking for work as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population—was 66.1 percent. That was higher than the rate for non-Hispanics, at 62.2 percent.
Labor force participation rate of the civilian noninstitutional population by detailed Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2017 annual averages
Group
Labor force participation rate
Hispanic or Latino
66.1%
Salvadoran
72.2
Other Central American, excludes Salvadoran
70.8
South American
70.0
Mexican
66.0
Dominican
65.5
Other Hispanic or Latino, excludes Dominican
63.7
Cuban
61.7
Puerto Rican
61.7
Non-Hispanic or Latino
62.2
The groups with the highest labor force participation rates among Hispanics were Salvadorans (72.2 percent); other Central Americans, excluding Salvadorans (70.8 percent); and South Americans (70.0 percent). Puerto Ricans and Cubans (each at 61.7 percent) had the lowest labor force participation rates.
United States Department of Labor
