HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 6. Employment status of the Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban-origin population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Total Hispanic | Mexican origin |Puerto Rican origin| Cuban origin | origin 1/ | | | Employment status, sex, and age | | | | ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ | | | | | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | | | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population............| 19,213 | 20,321 | 11,762 | 12,443 | 2,017 | 2,139 | 991 | 1,025 Civilian labor force..........................| 12,774 | 13,796 | 7,943 | 8,546 | 1,170 | 1,293 | 637 | 646 Percent of population.....................| 66.5 | 67.9 | 67.5 | 68.7 | 58.0 | 60.4 | 64.3 | 63.0 Employed....................................| 11,642 | 12,726 | 7,209 | 7,884 | 1,057 | 1,166 | 591 | 603 Agriculture...............................| 609 | 660 | 542 | 572 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 Nonagricultural industries................| 11,033 | 12,067 | 6,667 | 7,312 | 1,049 | 1,158 | 587 | 599 Unemployed..................................| 1,132 | 1,069 | 734 | 662 | 112 | 127 | 46 | 43 Unemployment rate.........................| 8.9 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 Not in labor force............................| 6,439 | 6,526 | 3,819 | 3,897 | 848 | 846 | 354 | 379 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 16 years and over | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population............| 9,604 | 10,368 | 6,057 | 6,529 | 925 | 1,010 | 506 | 520 Civilian labor force..........................| 7,646 | 8,309 | 4,932 | 5,316 | 640 | 723 | 378 | 387 Percent of population.....................| 79.6 | 80.1 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 69.2 | 71.6 | 74.8 | 74.4 Employed....................................| 7,039 | 7,728 | 4,530 | 4,941 | 585 | 654 | 354 | 364 Agriculture...............................| 537 | 571 | 477 | 492 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 Nonagricultural industries................| 6,502 | 7,157 | 4,053 | 4,450 | 577 | 648 | 350 | 360 Unemployed..................................| 607 | 582 | 402 | 374 | 55 | 69 | 24 | 23 Unemployment rate.........................| 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 Not in labor force............................| 1,957 | 2,059 | 1,125 | 1,214 | 285 | 287 | 128 | 133 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population............| 8,611 | 9,250 | 5,421 | 5,795 | 809 | 889 | 484 | 500 Civilian labor force..........................| 7,150 | 7,779 | 4,590 | 4,965 | 595 | 669 | 366 | 375 Percent of population.....................| 83.0 | 84.1 | 84.7 | 85.7 | 73.6 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 74.9 Employed....................................| 6,655 | 7,307 | 4,267 | 4,659 | 554 | 619 | 343 | 352 Agriculture...............................| 510 | 544 | 453 | 466 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 Nonagricultural industries................| 6,145 | 6,763 | 3,814 | 4,193 | 546 | 614 | 339 | 348 Unemployed..................................| 495 | 471 | 323 | 306 | 42 | 50 | 23 | 22 Unemployment rate.........................| 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 Not in labor force............................| 1,461 | 1,471 | 831 | 831 | 214 | 220 | 118 | 125 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 16 years and over | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population............| 9,610 | 9,953 | 5,704 | 5,913 | 1,093 | 1,129 | 485 | 504 Civilian labor force..........................| 5,128 | 5,486 | 3,011 | 3,231 | 529 | 570 | 259 | 259 Percent of population.....................| 53.4 | 55.1 | 52.8 | 54.6 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 53.3 | 51.3 Employed....................................| 4,602 | 4,999 | 2,680 | 2,943 | 472 | 512 | 237 | 239 Agriculture...............................| 72 | 89 | 65 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 Nonagricultural industries................| 4,531 | 4,910 | 2,615 | 2,863 | 472 | 510 | 237 | 239 Unemployed..................................| 525 | 488 | 331 | 288 | 57 | 58 | 22 | 20 Unemployment rate.........................| 10.2 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 Not in labor force............................| 4,482 | 4,466 | 2,693 | 2,683 | 563 | 559 | 226 | 246 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population............| 8,654 | 8,950 | 5,085 | 5,280 | 981 | 997 | 460 | 484 Civilian labor force..........................| 4,779 | 5,106 | 2,775 | 2,984 | 493 | 521 | 250 | 251 Percent of population.....................| 55.2 | 57.0 | 54.6 | 56.5 | 50.3 | 52.3 | 54.2 | 51.8 Employed....................................| 4,341 | 4,705 | 2,506 | 2,752 | 444 | 476 | 230 | 232 Agriculture...............................| 69 | 83 | 63 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 Nonagricultural industries................| 4,272 | 4,622 | 2,443 | 2,677 | 444 | 474 | 230 | 232 Unemployed..................................| 438 | 401 | 270 | 232 | 49 | 45 | 19 | 19 Unemployment rate.........................| 9.2 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 Not in labor force............................| 3,875 | 3,845 | 2,310 | 2,296 | 487 | 475 | 211 | 233 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population............| 1,948 | 2,121 | 1,255 | 1,368 | 228 | 254 | 47 | 40 Civilian labor force..........................| 845 | 911 | 578 | 598 | 81 | 103 | 21 | 20 Percent of population.....................| 43.4 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 43.7 | 35.4 | 40.4 | 46.1 | 49.7 Employed....................................| 646 | 714 | 437 | 473 | 60 | 71 | 18 | 18 Agriculture...............................| 29 | 33 | 27 | 31 | - | - | - | - Nonagricultural industries................| 617 | 682 | 410 | 442 | 60 | 70 | 18 | 18 Unemployed..................................| 199 | 197 | 141 | 125 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 2 Unemployment rate.........................| 23.6 | 21.6 | 24.4 | 20.9 | 26.3 | 31.2 | (2) | (2) Not in labor force............................| 1,103 | 1,210 | 678 | 770 | 147 | 151 | 25 | 20 | | | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic origin, not shown separately. 2/ Data not shown where base is less than 35,000. NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey,