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
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 32,465 33,110 33,202 32,465 32,839 32,926 33,017 33,110 33,202
Civilian labor force....................... 22,190 22,413 22,481 22,187 22,347 22,526 22,341 22,469 22,497
Participation rate..................... 68.4 67.7 67.7 68.3 68.1 68.4 67.7 67.9 67.8
Employed................................. 20,327 19,680 19,688 20,232 19,623 19,745 19,433 19,625 19,555
Employment-population ratio............ 62.6 59.4 59.3 62.3 59.8 60.0 58.9 59.3 58.9
Unemployed............................... 1,863 2,733 2,792 1,955 2,724 2,781 2,908 2,844 2,942
Unemployment rate...................... 8.4 12.2 12.4 8.8 12.2 12.3 13.0 12.7 13.1
Not in labor force......................... 10,275 10,697 10,721 10,278 10,491 10,400 10,675 10,641 10,705
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 12,787 12,809 12,863 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 84.6 83.1 83.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 11,838 11,297 11,333 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 78.3 73.3 73.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 949 1,512 1,531 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 7.4 11.8 11.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,332 8,571 8,628 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 58.4 58.9 59.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 7,721 7,655 7,718 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 54.1 52.6 52.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 611 916 909 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 7.3 10.7 10.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 1,071 1,033 990 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 34.8 32.9 31.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 768 729 637 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 24.9 23.2 20.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 303 305 353 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 28.3 29.5 35.6 (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.
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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Last Modified Date: November 06, 2009
