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
	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,765	51,298	28,299	29,581	4,164	4,534	2,359	2,567
Civilian labor force	32,893	34,433	19,132	19,874	2,573	2,777	1,489	1,678
Participation rate	67.5	67.1	67.6	67.2	61.8	61.2	63.1	65.4
Employed	31,362	32,784	18,265	18,890	2,432	2,626	1,435	1,630
Unemployed	1,532	1,649	867	984	140	151	54	48
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.8	4.5	5.0	5.5	5.4	3.6	2.9
Not in labor force	15,871	16,865	9,167	9,707	1,592	1,757	870	889

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	24,375	25,691	14,336	14,987	1,991	2,271	1,163	1,285
Civilian labor force	18,524	19,253	10,998	11,333	1,345	1,501	777	929
Participation rate	76.0	74.9	76.7	75.6	67.6	66.1	66.8	72.3
Employed	17,675	18,350	10,498	10,791	1,265	1,422	757	901
Unemployed	849	903	500	542	81	79	20	28
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.8	6.0	5.2	2.6	3.0
Not in labor force	5,851	6,438	3,338	3,654	646	770	387	356

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,039	23,252	12,829	13,433	1,864	2,123	1,076	1,189
Civilian labor force	17,649	18,453	10,400	10,800	1,297	1,458	764	902
Participation rate	80.1	79.4	81.1	80.4	69.6	68.7	70.9	75.9
Employed	16,929	17,673	9,983	10,340	1,231	1,388	745	884
Unemployed	720	779	417	461	67	70	19	19
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.3	5.1	4.8	2.4	2.1
Not in labor force	4,391	4,799	2,430	2,633	567	665	313	287

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	24,390	25,607	13,963	14,595	2,174	2,264	1,195	1,282
Civilian labor force	14,370	15,180	8,134	8,541	1,228	1,277	712	749
Participation rate	58.9	59.3	58.3	58.5	56.5	56.4	59.6	58.4
Employed	13,687	14,434	7,767	8,099	1,168	1,204	678	729
Unemployed	683	746	367	442	60	72	34	20
Unemployment rate	4.8	4.9	4.5	5.2	4.9	5.7	4.8	2.6
Not in labor force	10,020	10,427	5,829	6,053	946	987	483	533

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,142	23,272	12,547	13,123	1,993	2,094	1,126	1,223
Civilian labor force	13,590	14,422	7,625	8,079	1,165	1,223	677	724
Participation rate	61.4	62.0	60.8	61.6	58.5	58.4	60.1	59.2
Employed	13,019	13,770	7,328	7,707	1,110	1,157	647	704
Unemployed	571	652	297	372	55	66	30	20
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.5	3.9	4.6	4.7	5.4	4.5	2.7
Not in labor force	8,552	8,850	4,922	5,043	828	871	449	499

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,584	4,773	2,922	3,025	307	317	156	156
Civilian labor force	1,655	1,558	1,107	994	110	96	48	52
Participation rate	36.1	32.6	37.9	32.9	35.9	30.3	31.0	33.3
Employed	1,414	1,340	954	843	92	81	43	42
Unemployed	241	218	153	151	18	15	5	9
Unemployment rate	14.5	14.0	13.8	15.2	16.7	15.3	-	-
Not in labor force	2,929	3,215	1,815	2,031	197	221	108	104
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).

Last Modified Date: July 03, 2025