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

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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QUARTERLY AVERAGES
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 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	43,819	44,586	26,563	27,414	3,916	3,914	1,862	2,071
Civilian labor force	29,565	29,069	17,923	17,987	2,424	2,369	1,170	1,241
Participation rate	67.5	65.2	67.5	65.6	61.9	60.5	62.8	59.9
Employed	27,969	26,498	16,907	16,437	2,299	2,159	1,123	1,138
Unemployed	1,595	2,571	1,016	1,551	125	210	47	103
Unemployment rate	5.4	8.8	5.7	8.6	5.2	8.9	4.0	8.3
Not in labor force	14,255	15,517	8,640	9,427	1,492	1,545	692	830

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,802	22,181	13,409	13,894	1,887	1,880	963	1,052
Civilian labor force	16,632	16,611	10,333	10,575	1,262	1,238	691	750
Participation rate	76.3	74.9	77.1	76.1	66.9	65.8	71.8	71.3
Employed	15,785	15,131	9,772	9,639	1,179	1,102	667	687
Unemployed	847	1,480	561	936	83	136	24	63
Unemployment rate	5.1	8.9	5.4	8.8	6.6	11.0	3.5	8.4
Not in labor force	5,170	5,570	3,076	3,319	626	642	271	302

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,780	20,143	12,050	12,548	1,756	1,715	902	1,015
Civilian labor force	15,972	15,907	9,875	10,110	1,229	1,171	686	739
Participation rate	80.8	79.0	81.9	80.6	70.0	68.2	76.1	72.8
Employed	15,220	14,551	9,380	9,248	1,148	1,054	664	679
Unemployed	752	1,356	495	862	81	117	23	60
Unemployment rate	4.7	8.5	5.0	8.5	6.6	10.0	3.3	8.1
Not in labor force	3,808	4,236	2,175	2,438	528	545	216	276

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,017	22,406	13,154	13,520	2,029	2,034	900	1,019
Civilian labor force	12,933	12,458	7,590	7,412	1,162	1,131	479	491
Participation rate	58.7	55.6	57.7	54.8	57.3	55.6	53.2	48.2
Employed	12,185	11,367	7,135	6,798	1,120	1,058	455	451
Unemployed	748	1,091	455	615	42	74	23	40
Unemployment rate	5.8	8.8	6.0	8.3	3.6	6.5	4.9	8.2
Not in labor force	9,084	9,947	5,564	6,108	867	903	421	528

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,040	20,414	11,858	12,175	1,888	1,894	863	964
Civilian labor force	12,297	11,832	7,163	6,991	1,130	1,077	475	481
Participation rate	61.4	58.0	60.4	57.4	59.8	56.9	55.0	49.9
Employed	11,646	10,838	6,772	6,439	1,089	1,011	452	445
Unemployed	651	994	391	552	41	66	23	36
Unemployment rate	5.3	8.4	5.5	7.9	3.6	6.1	4.9	7.6
Not in labor force	7,743	8,582	4,695	5,184	758	817	388	483

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,999	4,029	2,655	2,691	272	305	97	92
Civilian labor force	1,295	1,330	885	886	66	122	8	21
Participation rate	32.4	33.0	33.3	32.9	24.2	39.9	8.8	22.3
Employed	1,103	1,110	756	749	62	95	7	14
Unemployed	192	221	130	137	4	27	1	7
Unemployment rate	14.8	16.6	14.6	15.4	5.6	22.1	-	-
Not in labor force	2,704	2,699	1,769	1,805	206	183	88	72
Footnotes (1) Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately.
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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 60,000).

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2021