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 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024	1st 2023	1st 2024
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	47,103	48,465	27,673	28,338	4,333	4,168	2,187	2,278
Civilian labor force	31,396	32,411	18,486	19,089	2,535	2,377	1,426	1,552
Participation rate	66.7	66.9	66.8	67.4	58.5	57.0	65.2	68.1
Employed	29,696	30,690	17,462	18,087	2,371	2,246	1,375	1,476
Unemployed	1,700	1,721	1,023	1,003	164	130	51	76
Unemployment rate	5.4	5.3	5.5	5.3	6.5	5.5	3.6	4.9
Not in labor force	15,706	16,055	9,187	9,249	1,798	1,791	761	726

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,622	24,225	14,183	14,469	2,047	1,976	1,130	1,178
Civilian labor force	17,698	18,250	10,740	10,980	1,292	1,279	797	877
Participation rate	74.9	75.3	75.7	75.9	63.1	64.7	70.5	74.4
Employed	16,683	17,277	10,095	10,403	1,208	1,194	766	836
Unemployed	1,014	973	645	576	84	85	31	41
Unemployment rate	5.7	5.3	6.0	5.2	6.5	6.7	3.8	4.7
Not in labor force	5,924	5,975	3,443	3,489	755	697	333	301

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,412	21,907	12,740	12,976	1,848	1,847	1,072	1,084
Civilian labor force	16,940	17,439	10,198	10,425	1,247	1,250	782	840
Participation rate	79.1	79.6	80.0	80.3	67.5	67.7	73.0	77.5
Employed	16,016	16,566	9,616	9,913	1,168	1,173	755	803
Unemployed	924	874	582	512	79	77	28	37
Unemployment rate	5.5	5.0	5.7	4.9	6.3	6.1	3.5	4.4
Not in labor force	4,472	4,467	2,542	2,551	601	597	289	244

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,481	24,240	13,490	13,869	2,286	2,192	1,057	1,099
Civilian labor force	13,699	14,161	7,746	8,110	1,243	1,098	630	675
Participation rate	58.3	58.4	57.4	58.5	54.4	50.1	59.6	61.4
Employed	13,013	13,412	7,368	7,683	1,164	1,052	609	640
Unemployed	686	748	378	427	80	45	21	35
Unemployment rate	5.0	5.3	4.9	5.3	6.4	4.1	3.3	5.2
Not in labor force	9,782	10,079	5,744	5,760	1,043	1,094	427	424

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,351	22,007	12,153	12,439	2,049	2,001	1,013	1,038
Civilian labor force	13,069	13,459	7,361	7,649	1,186	1,045	616	663
Participation rate	61.2	61.2	60.6	61.5	57.9	52.2	60.8	63.9
Employed	12,439	12,802	7,017	7,285	1,108	1,003	595	632
Unemployed	630	657	344	363	78	42	21	31
Unemployment rate	4.8	4.9	4.7	4.7	6.6	4.0	3.4	4.7
Not in labor force	8,282	8,548	4,791	4,790	863	956	397	375

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,340	4,551	2,780	2,923	436	320	102	155
Civilian labor force	1,387	1,512	926	1,016	102	82	28	48
Participation rate	32.0	33.2	33.3	34.7	23.5	25.6	27.2	31.1
Employed	1,241	1,322	829	888	95	70	25	41
Unemployed	147	190	97	127	7	12	3	8
Unemployment rate	10.6	12.5	10.5	12.5	6.8	14.3	-	-
Not in labor force	2,953	3,039	1,854	1,908	334	238	74	107
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 05, 2024