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
2nd
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TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 40,559 41,242 24,943 25,224 3,863 3,949 1,771 1,682

Civilian labor force

 26,639 27,264 16,516 16,715 2,293 2,436 1,105 1,046

Participation rate

 65.7 66.1 66.2 66.3 59.4 61.7 62.4 62.2

Employed

 25,150 25,970 15,566 15,968 2,127 2,284 1,056 999

Unemployed

 1,489 1,293 950 747 166 153 49 47

Unemployment rate

 5.6 4.7 5.8 4.5 7.2 6.3 4.4 4.5

Not in labor force

 13,920 13,978 8,427 8,509 1,570 1,513 666 636

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,199 20,515 12,501 12,804 1,829 1,850 834 805

Civilian labor force

 15,324 15,582 9,677 9,876 1,206 1,253 575 579

Participation rate

 75.9 76.0 77.4 77.1 65.9 67.8 69.0 72.0

Employed

 14,577 14,950 9,213 9,488 1,112 1,179 550 564

Unemployed

 747 632 464 388 94 74 25 16

Unemployment rate

 4.9 4.1 4.8 3.9 7.8 5.9 4.4 2.7

Not in labor force

 4,875 4,932 2,825 2,928 623 597 258 225

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,283 18,568 11,265 11,559 1,639 1,651 796 765

Civilian labor force

 14,685 14,938 9,252 9,458 1,145 1,172 566 567

Participation rate

 80.3 80.4 82.1 81.8 69.9 71.0 71.2 74.1

Employed

 14,049 14,387 8,857 9,125 1,065 1,108 542 552

Unemployed

 637 551 395 333 80 64 24 15

Unemployment rate

 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.5 7.0 5.4 4.3 2.6

Not in labor force

 3,598 3,631 2,013 2,101 494 479 229 199

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,360 20,728 12,441 12,419 2,034 2,099 937 877

Civilian labor force

 11,315 11,681 6,839 6,839 1,087 1,183 529 467

Participation rate

 55.6 56.4 55.0 55.1 53.5 56.3 56.5 53.2

Employed

 10,573 11,020 6,353 6,480 1,015 1,104 506 436

Unemployed

 742 661 486 359 73 79 24 31

Unemployment rate

 6.6 5.7 7.1 5.2 6.7 6.7 4.5 6.7

Not in labor force

 9,045 9,046 5,602 5,580 946 916 408 410

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,508 18,839 11,148 11,116 1,841 1,934 891 841

Civilian labor force

 10,742 11,058 6,411 6,391 1,042 1,130 518 456

Participation rate

 58.0 58.7 57.5 57.5 56.6 58.5 58.1 54.2

Employed

 10,104 10,493 5,995 6,086 979 1,068 496 427

Unemployed

 638 565 416 305 63 63 21 28

Unemployment rate

 5.9 5.1 6.5 4.8 6.1 5.5 4.1 6.2

Not in labor force

 7,765 7,780 4,737 4,725 799 803 374 386

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,768 3,835 2,530 2,548 383 365 84 76

Civilian labor force

 1,212 1,268 853 866 106 134 21 24

Participation rate

 32.2 33.1 33.7 34.0 27.7 36.7 24.9 32.2

Employed

 998 1,090 714 757 84 107 17 20

Unemployed

 214 178 139 109 23 26 4 4

Unemployment rate

 17.7 14.0 16.3 12.6 21.2 19.8 - -

Not in labor force

 2,556 2,568 1,677 1,682 277 231 63 51

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: July 07, 2017