Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                   June      May       June      June      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May       June  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
          HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   31,329    31,998    32,087    31,329    31,732    31,820    31,911    31,998    32,087 
    Civilian labor force.......................   21,552    22,104    22,184    21,460    21,755    21,775    21,917    22,102    22,131 
        Participation rate.....................     68.8      69.1      69.1      68.5      68.6      68.4      68.7      69.1      69.0 
      Employed.................................   20,365    20,699    20,499    20,245    20,401    20,269    20,404    20,573    20,420 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.0      64.7      63.9      64.6      64.3      63.7      63.9      64.3      63.6 
      Unemployed...............................    1,187     1,405     1,684     1,216     1,354     1,507     1,512     1,529     1,711 
        Unemployment rate......................      5.5       6.4       7.6       5.7       6.2       6.9       6.9       6.9       7.7 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,777     9,894     9,904     9,869     9,977    10,045     9,994     9,896     9,956 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   12,324    12,627    12,632      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     84.3      84.7      84.5      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................   11,854    11,893    11,849      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     81.1      79.8      79.3      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      470       734       783      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      3.8       5.8       6.2      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,060     8,346     8,286      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     58.5      59.3      58.7      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................    7,605   c 7,874     7,680      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     55.2      56.0      54.5      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      456       473       606      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      5.7       5.7       7.3      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    1,168     1,131     1,266      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     39.8      37.4      41.7      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................      906       933       970      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     30.9      30.8      32.0      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      261       198       296      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................     22.4      17.5      23.4      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
  
     1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
  seasonally adjusted columns.
     2 Data not available.
     c = corrected.
     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.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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