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
	3rd 2024	3rd 2025	3rd 2024	3rd 2025	3rd 2024	3rd 2025	3rd 2024	3rd 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	49,072	51,630	28,919	29,905	3,950	4,531	2,256	2,429
Civilian labor force	33,123	34,651	19,496	20,126	2,326	2,660	1,550	1,618
Participation rate	67.5	67.1	67.4	67.3	58.9	58.7	68.7	66.6
Employed	31,369	32,819	18,470	19,038	2,172	2,498	1,501	1,562
Unemployed	1,754	1,832	1,027	1,087	154	161	50	56
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	6.6	6.1	3.2	3.5
Not in labor force	15,950	16,979	9,423	9,780	1,624	1,871	705	811

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	24,528	25,858	14,600	15,195	1,851	2,171	1,188	1,229
Civilian labor force	18,568	19,335	11,109	11,408	1,167	1,367	888	895
Participation rate	75.7	74.8	76.1	75.1	63.1	62.9	74.7	72.8
Employed	17,676	18,390	10,552	10,830	1,096	1,294	866	855
Unemployed	892	945	557	579	71	72	21	40
Unemployment rate	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.1	6.1	5.3	2.4	4.4
Not in labor force	5,960	6,523	3,491	3,786	684	804	301	335

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,179	23,416	13,102	13,665	1,688	1,947	1,138	1,169
Civilian labor force	17,744	18,515	10,569	10,891	1,109	1,289	868	875
Participation rate	80.0	79.1	80.7	79.7	65.7	66.2	76.3	74.9
Employed	17,011	17,717	10,120	10,408	1,055	1,234	849	843
Unemployed	733	798	449	484	54	55	19	32
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.4	4.9	4.3	2.2	3.7
Not in labor force	4,435	4,901	2,533	2,774	579	658	270	294

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	24,544	25,772	14,319	14,711	2,100	2,360	1,067	1,199
Civilian labor force	14,554	15,316	8,387	8,717	1,159	1,293	663	723
Participation rate	59.3	59.4	58.6	59.3	55.2	54.8	62.1	60.3
Employed	13,693	14,428	7,917	8,209	1,077	1,204	635	707
Unemployed	862	888	470	509	82	89	28	16
Unemployment rate	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.8	7.1	6.9	4.3	2.2
Not in labor force	9,989	10,456	5,932	5,993	941	1,067	405	476

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,284	23,434	12,863	13,325	1,917	2,135	1,020	1,127
Civilian labor force	13,800	14,503	7,900	8,219	1,081	1,225	648	698
Participation rate	61.9	61.9	61.4	61.7	56.4	57.4	63.5	61.9
Employed	13,078	13,755	7,512	7,799	1,016	1,149	623	683
Unemployed	722	748	388	420	65	76	25	14
Unemployment rate	5.2	5.2	4.9	5.1	6.0	6.2	3.8	2.0
Not in labor force	8,484	8,931	4,962	5,105	836	910	372	429

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,609	4,779	2,954	2,916	345	449	98	133
Civilian labor force	1,579	1,632	1,027	1,015	136	145	34	45
Participation rate	34.3	34.2	34.8	34.8	39.4	32.3	35.2	34.0
Employed	1,280	1,347	838	832	101	115	29	36
Unemployed	299	286	190	183	35	30	5	9
Unemployment rate	18.9	17.5	18.5	18.1	25.4	20.8	-	-
Not in labor force	3,031	3,147	1,927	1,901	209	304	63	88
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: November 20, 2025