E-12. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

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E-12. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
	Total(1)		Mexican		Puerto Rican		Cuban
	1st 2025	1st 2026	1st 2025	1st 2026	1st 2025	1st 2026	1st 2025	1st 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,977	52,612	29,171	29,514	4,350	4,987	2,432	2,473
Civilian labor force	34,137	35,439	19,753	19,894	2,560	3,195	1,574	1,578
Participation rate	67.0	67.4	67.7	67.4	58.8	64.1	64.7	63.8
Employed	32,267	33,529	18,694	18,782	2,412	2,995	1,533	1,538
Unemployed	1,870	1,910	1,060	1,112	147	201	41	41
Unemployment rate	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.8	6.3	2.6	2.6
Not in labor force	16,839	17,173	9,418	9,620	1,790	1,792	858	895

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	25,529	25,812	14,688	14,681	2,175	2,346	1,282	1,230
Civilian labor force	19,044	19,112	11,191	10,988	1,374	1,555	890	889
Participation rate	74.6	74.0	76.2	74.8	63.2	66.3	69.4	72.3
Employed	17,980	18,104	10,559	10,345	1,292	1,453	869	880
Unemployed	1,064	1,008	632	643	82	102	21	9
Unemployment rate	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.9	6.0	6.6	2.4	1.0
Not in labor force	6,485	6,700	3,497	3,693	801	791	393	341

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,096	23,362	13,212	13,188	2,015	2,154	1,193	1,198
Civilian labor force	18,245	18,403	10,680	10,518	1,322	1,523	869	878
Participation rate	79.0	78.8	80.8	79.8	65.6	70.7	72.9	73.3
Employed	17,310	17,519	10,131	9,966	1,248	1,431	848	869
Unemployed	935	884	550	552	74	92	21	9
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.8	5.1	5.3	5.6	6.1	2.4	1.0
Not in labor force	4,851	4,959	2,532	2,670	693	631	324	320

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	25,447	26,800	14,483	14,833	2,175	2,641	1,149	1,243
Civilian labor force	15,093	16,327	8,562	8,906	1,186	1,640	685	689
Participation rate	59.3	60.9	59.1	60.0	54.5	62.1	59.6	55.5
Employed	14,287	15,425	8,135	8,437	1,121	1,542	665	658
Unemployed	806	902	428	469	66	98	20	32
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.5	5.0	5.3	5.5	6.0	2.9	4.6
Not in labor force	10,354	10,473	5,921	5,926	989	1,001	465	554

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,120	24,450	12,977	13,410	1,987	2,435	1,094	1,182
Civilian labor force	14,344	15,556	8,035	8,440	1,144	1,540	667	678
Participation rate	62.0	63.6	61.9	62.9	57.6	63.3	61.0	57.4
Employed	13,635	14,758	7,684	8,035	1,086	1,456	647	648
Unemployed	708	799	351	405	58	84	20	30
Unemployment rate	4.9	5.1	4.4	4.8	5.1	5.5	3.0	4.5
Not in labor force	8,776	8,893	4,943	4,970	843	895	427	504

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,761	4,800	2,982	2,916	348	398	145	94
Civilian labor force	1,549	1,480	1,039	936	94	132	38	22
Participation rate	32.5	30.8	34.8	32.1	26.9	33.1	26.3	23.9
Employed	1,322	1,253	879	782	79	108	38	21
Unemployed	227	227	160	154	15	24	0	2
Unemployment rate	14.7	15.4	15.4	16.5	16.2	18.1	-	-
Not in labor force	3,212	3,320	1,943	1,980	255	266	107	72
Footnotes (1) Includes people of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately.
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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 60,000). Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026