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 2024	1st 2025	1st 2024	1st 2025	1st 2024	1st 2025	1st 2024	1st 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,465	50,977	28,338	29,171	4,168	4,350	2,278	2,432
Civilian labor force	32,411	34,137	19,089	19,753	2,377	2,560	1,552	1,574
Participation rate	66.9	67.0	67.4	67.7	57.0	58.8	68.1	64.7
Employed	30,690	32,267	18,087	18,694	2,246	2,412	1,476	1,533
Unemployed	1,721	1,870	1,003	1,060	130	147	76	41
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.8	4.9	2.6
Not in labor force	16,055	16,839	9,249	9,418	1,791	1,790	726	858

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	24,225	25,529	14,469	14,688	1,976	2,175	1,178	1,282
Civilian labor force	18,250	19,044	10,980	11,191	1,279	1,374	877	890
Participation rate	75.3	74.6	75.9	76.2	64.7	63.2	74.4	69.4
Employed	17,277	17,980	10,403	10,559	1,194	1,292	836	869
Unemployed	973	1,064	576	632	85	82	41	21
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.6	5.2	5.6	6.7	6.0	4.7	2.4
Not in labor force	5,975	6,485	3,489	3,497	697	801	301	393

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,907	23,096	12,976	13,212	1,847	2,015	1,084	1,193
Civilian labor force	17,439	18,245	10,425	10,680	1,250	1,322	840	869
Participation rate	79.6	79.0	80.3	80.8	67.7	65.6	77.5	72.9
Employed	16,566	17,310	9,913	10,131	1,173	1,248	803	848
Unemployed	874	935	512	550	77	74	37	21
Unemployment rate	5.0	5.1	4.9	5.1	6.1	5.6	4.4	2.4
Not in labor force	4,467	4,851	2,551	2,532	597	693	244	324

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	24,240	25,447	13,869	14,483	2,192	2,175	1,099	1,149
Civilian labor force	14,161	15,093	8,110	8,562	1,098	1,186	675	685
Participation rate	58.4	59.3	58.5	59.1	50.1	54.5	61.4	59.6
Employed	13,412	14,287	7,683	8,135	1,052	1,121	640	665
Unemployed	748	806	427	428	45	66	35	20
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.0	4.1	5.5	5.2	2.9
Not in labor force	10,079	10,354	5,760	5,921	1,094	989	424	465

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,007	23,120	12,439	12,977	2,001	1,987	1,038	1,094
Civilian labor force	13,459	14,344	7,649	8,035	1,045	1,144	663	667
Participation rate	61.2	62.0	61.5	61.9	52.2	57.6	63.9	61.0
Employed	12,802	13,635	7,285	7,684	1,003	1,086	632	647
Unemployed	657	708	363	351	42	58	31	20
Unemployment rate	4.9	4.9	4.7	4.4	4.0	5.1	4.7	3.0
Not in labor force	8,548	8,776	4,790	4,943	956	843	375	427

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,551	4,761	2,923	2,982	320	348	155	145
Civilian labor force	1,512	1,549	1,016	1,039	82	94	48	38
Participation rate	33.2	32.5	34.7	34.8	25.6	26.9	31.1	26.3
Employed	1,322	1,322	888	879	70	79	41	38
Unemployed	190	227	127	160	12	15	8	0
Unemployment rate	12.5	14.7	12.5	15.4	14.3	16.2	-	-
Not in labor force	3,039	3,212	1,908	1,943	238	255	107	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 04, 2025