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
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2018

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 41,749 43,145 25,737 26,252 3,939 3,815 1,812 1,882

Civilian labor force

 27,412 28,760 16,876 17,649 2,384 2,330 1,141 1,174

Participation rate

 65.7 66.7 65.6 67.2 60.5 61.1 63.0 62.4

Employed

 26,117 27,529 16,091 16,877 2,250 2,216 1,086 1,122

Unemployed

 1,295 1,231 786 772 133 114 56 52

Unemployment rate

 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.4 5.6 4.9 4.9 4.4

Not in labor force

 14,337 14,385 8,861 8,604 1,556 1,485 671 708

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,762 21,492 12,970 13,285 1,974 1,841 843 911

Civilian labor force

 15,628 16,219 9,878 10,176 1,293 1,213 627 651

Participation rate

 75.3 75.5 76.2 76.6 65.5 65.9 74.3 71.4

Employed

 14,948 15,560 9,456 9,737 1,215 1,146 601 618

Unemployed

 680 659 422 439 78 67 26 33

Unemployment rate

 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.3 6.1 5.5 4.2 5.1

Not in labor force

 5,135 5,273 3,092 3,109 681 628 217 260

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,798 19,480 11,634 11,939 1,785 1,670 786 869

Civilian labor force

 15,025 15,560 9,446 9,735 1,251 1,151 613 642

Participation rate

 79.9 79.9 81.2 81.5 70.1 68.9 78.0 73.9

Employed

 14,449 15,007 9,097 9,367 1,178 1,096 590 612

Unemployed

 576 553 349 368 72 54 23 30

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 5.8 4.7 3.8 4.7

Not in labor force

 3,773 3,920 2,188 2,204 535 520 173 227

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,987 21,653 12,768 12,967 1,965 1,973 969 970

Civilian labor force

 11,785 12,540 6,999 7,473 1,090 1,116 515 523

Participation rate

 56.2 57.9 54.8 57.6 55.5 56.6 53.1 53.9

Employed

 11,169 11,969 6,635 7,140 1,035 1,070 485 504

Unemployed

 615 571 364 333 55 47 29 19

Unemployment rate

 5.2 4.6 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.7 3.5

Not in labor force

 9,202 9,113 5,769 5,494 875 857 454 447

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,080 19,699 11,447 11,673 1,821 1,829 889 908

Civilian labor force

 11,212 11,906 6,586 7,003 1,053 1,080 499 508

Participation rate

 58.8 60.4 57.5 60.0 57.8 59.1 56.1 55.9

Employed

 10,671 11,404 6,268 6,721 1,005 1,034 475 489

Unemployed

 541 502 318 282 48 46 24 19

Unemployment rate

 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.0 4.6 4.2 4.8 3.6

Not in labor force

 7,868 7,793 4,861 4,670 768 749 390 400

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,870 3,965 2,656 2,641 333 315 137 104

Civilian labor force

 1,175 1,294 844 911 80 99 30 24

Participation rate

 30.3 32.6 31.8 34.5 23.9 31.5 21.6 22.8

Employed

 997 1,118 726 789 67 85 21 21

Unemployed

 177 175 118 122 13 14 8 3

Unemployment rate

 15.1 13.5 14.0 13.4 16.2 14.0 - -

Not in labor force

 2,696 2,672 1,812 1,730 253 216 108 81

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: January 04, 2019