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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
6. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and ageHispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total(1)MexicanPuerto RicanCuban
20152016201520162015201620152016

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

39,61740,69724,71124,9603,6793,8351,7601,819

Civilian labor force

26,12626,79716,39216,4582,2202,3051,0791,149

Participation rate

65.965.866.365.960.460.161.363.2

Employed

24,40025,24915,34215,5022,0222,1461,0101,088

Employment-population ratio

61.662.062.162.155.056.057.459.8

Unemployed

1,7261,5481,0509551981596961

Unemployment rate

6.65.86.45.88.96.96.45.3

Not in labor force

13,49113,9008,3198,5031,4591,530681670

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,74520,26612,47612,5941,7561,833883882

Civilian labor force

15,05415,3969,6759,7181,1721,196610632

Participation rate

76.276.077.577.266.765.369.171.6

Employed

14,11114,5639,0999,1991,0621,114566597

Employment-population ratio

71.571.972.973.060.560.864.167.7

Unemployed

943833576519110824435

Unemployment rate

6.35.46.05.39.46.97.35.5

Not in labor force

4,6914,8702,8012,876584636273250

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,86018,34611,23811,3561,5851,652824834

Civilian labor force

14,44414,7759,2569,3091,1241,142596625

Participation rate

80.980.582.482.070.969.272.374.9

Employed

13,62414,0558,7618,8631,0251,072553592

Employment-population ratio

76.376.678.078.064.664.967.071.0

Unemployed

82072049544699704333

Unemployment rate

5.74.95.34.88.86.27.25.2

Not in labor force

3,4163,5711,9822,047461509229210

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,87220,43012,23412,3661,9232,002876936

Civilian labor force

11,07211,4016,7166,7401,0481,108468517

Participation rate

55.755.854.954.554.555.453.555.2

Employed

10,28910,6866,2436,3049611,032444491

Employment-population ratio

51.852.351.051.050.051.550.652.4

Unemployed

78371547443688772526

Unemployment rate

7.16.37.16.58.46.95.35.1

Not in labor force

8,8009,0295,5185,626874894408419

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,05218,57310,98911,0891,7631,830815884

Civilian labor force

10,53910,8446,3476,3451,0021,056453508

Participation rate

58.458.457.857.256.857.755.657.5

Employed

9,85310,2175,9425,969922987431484

Employment-population ratio

54.655.054.153.852.353.952.954.7

Unemployed

68662740437679692224

Unemployment rate

6.55.86.45.97.96.54.94.8

Not in labor force

7,5137,7294,6434,743762774362376

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,7053,7772,4832,516330353120101

Civilian labor force

1,1441,178789804951073016

Participation rate

30.931.231.831.928.730.224.916.3

Employed

92297763867075872612

Employment-population ratio

24.925.925.726.622.824.621.712.3

Unemployed

221201151133202044

Unemployment rate

19.317.119.116.620.718.6--

Not in labor force

2,5622,5991,6951,7132362469084

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 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017