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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 age	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
	Total(1)		Mexican		Puerto Rican		Cuban
	2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	41,371	42,734	25,455	26,031	3,902	3,938	1,723	1,905
Civilian labor force	27,339	28,336	16,808	17,312	2,409	2,408	1,063	1,181
Participation rate	66.1	66.3	66.0	66.5	61.7	61.2	61.7	62.0
Employed	25,938	27,012	15,958	16,497	2,265	2,272	1,019	1,139
Employment-population ratio	62.7	63.2	62.7	63.4	58.1	57.7	59.2	59.8
Unemployed	1,401	1,323	849	815	144	136	43	41
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.7	5.1	4.7	6.0	5.7	4.1	3.5
Not in labor force	14,032	14,398	8,647	8,718	1,493	1,529	660	725

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,578	21,287	12,918	13,204	1,866	1,875	834	940
Civilian labor force	15,604	16,113	9,908	10,107	1,245	1,266	600	660
Participation rate	75.8	75.7	76.7	76.5	66.7	67.5	71.9	70.3
Employed	14,874	15,418	9,453	9,667	1,162	1,193	579	636
Employment-population ratio	72.3	72.4	73.2	73.2	62.3	63.6	69.4	67.7
Unemployed	730	695	455	439	82	73	21	24
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.3	4.6	4.3	6.6	5.8	3.4	3.6
Not in labor force	4,974	5,174	3,010	3,097	621	609	234	279

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,627	19,289	11,627	11,893	1,671	1,687	784	887
Civilian labor force	14,987	15,464	9,489	9,683	1,180	1,200	590	649
Participation rate	80.5	80.2	81.6	81.4	70.6	71.1	75.2	73.2
Employed	14,355	14,873	9,100	9,317	1,109	1,139	570	628
Employment-population ratio	77.1	77.1	78.3	78.3	66.3	67.5	72.8	70.8
Unemployed	632	591	389	366	72	61	19	21
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.8	4.1	3.8	6.1	5.1	3.3	3.3
Not in labor force	3,640	3,825	2,138	2,210	491	487	194	238

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,794	21,447	12,537	12,827	2,036	2,063	888	966
Civilian labor force	11,735	12,223	6,899	7,205	1,164	1,142	463	520
Participation rate	56.4	57.0	55.0	56.2	57.2	55.4	52.1	53.9
Employed	11,064	11,594	6,505	6,830	1,103	1,080	440	503
Employment-population ratio	53.2	54.1	51.9	53.2	54.2	52.3	49.5	52.1
Unemployed	671	628	394	376	62	63	23	17
Unemployment rate	5.7	5.1	5.7	5.2	5.3	5.5	4.9	3.3
Not in labor force	9,058	9,224	5,638	5,621	872	920	426	446

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,900	19,507	11,236	11,529	1,882	1,904	829	918
Civilian labor force	11,128	11,592	6,470	6,767	1,115	1,091	449	511
Participation rate	58.9	59.4	57.6	58.7	59.2	57.3	54.2	55.6
Employed	10,543	11,045	6,132	6,446	1,062	1,036	430	493
Employment-population ratio	55.8	56.6	54.6	55.9	56.4	54.4	51.9	53.7
Unemployed	585	547	338	320	53	54	20	17
Unemployment rate	5.3	4.7	5.2	4.7	4.8	5.0	4.4	3.4
Not in labor force	7,773	7,915	4,767	4,762	767	813	379	408

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,844	3,938	2,592	2,609	348	346	111	100
Civilian labor force	1,225	1,280	849	863	114	118	24	21
Participation rate	31.9	32.5	32.7	33.1	32.8	34.0	21.4	21.1
Employed	1,041	1,094	726	734	95	97	19	18
Employment-population ratio	27.1	27.8	28.0	28.1	27.2	28.0	17.3	18.4
Unemployed	184	186	122	129	19	21	4	3
Unemployment rate	15.0	14.5	14.4	14.9	16.9	17.5	-	-
Not in labor force	2,619	2,658	1,743	1,746	234	229	87	79
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: January 18, 2019