HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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
3rd
2017		 3rd
2018		 3rd
2017		 3rd
2018		 3rd
2017		 3rd
2018		 3rd
2017		 3rd
2018

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 41,492 42,863 25,857 26,068 3,787 4,078 1,684 2,001

Civilian labor force

 27,537 28,412 17,120 17,307 2,316 2,443 1,065 1,240

Participation rate

 66.4 66.3 66.2 66.4 61.1 59.9 63.2 62.0

Employed

 26,132 27,127 16,269 16,522 2,182 2,293 1,032 1,212

Unemployed

 1,405 1,285 851 786 134 149 33 28

Unemployment rate

 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.8 6.1 3.1 2.3

Not in labor force

 13,955 14,451 8,738 8,761 1,472 1,635 619 760

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,637 21,351 13,186 13,228 1,786 1,924 841 987

Civilian labor force

 15,769 16,149 10,201 10,144 1,176 1,281 611 683

Participation rate

 76.4 75.6 77.4 76.7 65.8 66.6 72.6 69.2

Employed

 15,046 15,535 9,765 9,762 1,085 1,220 591 666

Unemployed

 723 613 436 382 91 61 20 17

Unemployment rate

 4.6 3.8 4.3 3.8 7.7 4.8 3.3 2.5

Not in labor force

 4,868 5,203 2,985 3,084 611 643 230 304

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,681 19,349 11,885 11,935 1,577 1,748 786 926

Civilian labor force

 15,103 15,473 9,748 9,696 1,112 1,204 600 678

Participation rate

 80.8 80.0 82.0 81.2 70.5 68.9 76.3 73.3

Employed

 14,496 14,976 9,392 9,403 1,034 1,152 580 662

Unemployed

 607 497 357 293 79 52 20 16

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.2 3.7 3.0 7.1 4.3 3.3 2.4

Not in labor force

 3,579 3,876 2,136 2,239 465 544 186 247

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,855 21,512 12,671 12,840 2,001 2,154 842 1,013

Civilian labor force

 11,768 12,264 6,919 7,163 1,140 1,162 454 557

Participation rate

 56.4 57.0 54.6 55.8 57.0 53.9 53.9 55.0

Employed

 11,086 11,592 6,504 6,759 1,097 1,074 441 546

Unemployed

 682 671 415 403 43 88 13 11

Unemployment rate

 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.6 3.8 7.6 2.8 2.0

Not in labor force

 9,087 9,248 5,753 5,677 861 992 389 456

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,957 19,567 11,374 11,499 1,862 2,003 787 963

Civilian labor force

 11,133 11,608 6,481 6,704 1,100 1,109 442 545

Participation rate

 58.7 59.3 57.0 58.3 59.1 55.3 56.2 56.6

Employed

 10,532 11,039 6,120 6,366 1,061 1,035 429 534

Unemployed

 601 570 361 338 39 74 13 11

Unemployment rate

 5.4 4.9 5.6 5.0 3.6 6.6 2.9 2.0

Not in labor force

 7,824 7,959 4,893 4,795 762 895 345 418

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,853 3,947 2,599 2,633 349 327 111 112

Civilian labor force

 1,301 1,331 890 907 104 130 23 17

Participation rate

 33.8 33.7 34.3 34.4 29.7 39.8 20.4 15.0

Employed

 1,104 1,113 758 752 87 106 23 16

Unemployed

 197 218 133 154 16 24 0 1

Unemployment rate

 15.2 16.4 14.9 17.0 15.7 18.2 - -

Not in labor force

 2,552 2,615 1,709 1,727 245 196 88 95

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: October 05, 2018