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Hispanics made up 44.7 percent of the labor force in New Mexico in 2019
October 13, 2020
Every year from September 15 to October 15, Americans celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the history and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans and their contributions to society. In 2019, New Mexico had the largest share of the labor force identifying as Hispanic or Latino, 44.7 percent, followed by California and Texas at 37.2 percent each.
Percentage of labor force of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, by state, 2019
State
Labor force, total
Labor force, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Percent
New Mexico
952,000
426,000
44.7%
California
19,345,000
7,205,000
37.2
Texas
14,043,000
5,221,000
37.2
Arizona
3,539,000
1,138,000
32.2
Florida
10,294,000
2,901,000
28.2
Nevada
1,556,000
425,000
27.3
Colorado
3,135,000
671,000
21.4
New Jersey
4,518,000
862,000
19.1
Illinois
6,452,000
1,146,000
17.8
New York
9,475,000
1,676,000
17.7
Connecticut
1,914,000
285,000
14.9
Rhode Island
554,000
82,000
14.8
Idaho
882,000
128,000
14.5
Utah
1,607,000
233,000
14.5
Washington
3,947,000
541,000
13.7
Kansas
1,482,000
190,000
12.8
Oregon
2,102,000
262,000
12.5
Nebraska
1,043,000
123,000
11.8
Oklahoma
1,842,000
216,000
11.7
Virginia
4,418,000
493,000
11.2
North Carolina
5,086,000
563,000
11.1
Massachusetts
3,816,000
413,000
10.8
Georgia
5,079,000
538,000
10.6
Maryland
3,300,000
332,000
10.1
District of Columbia
411,000
41,000
10.0
Wyoming
293,000
26,000
8.9
Arkansas
1,367,000
117,000
8.6
Delaware
488,000
40,000
8.2
Hawaii
661,000
54,000
8.2
Indiana
3,388,000
274,000
8.1
Iowa
1,752,000
126,000
7.2
Louisiana
2,097,000
144,000
6.9
Wisconsin
3,084,000
193,000
6.3
Tennessee
3,358,000
207,000
6.2
Pennsylvania
6,498,000
400,000
6.2
South Carolina
2,397,000
142,000
5.9
Alaska
344,000
20,000
5.8
Minnesota
3,100,000
168,000
5.4
Michigan
4,950,000
242,000
4.9
Alabama
2,263,000
105,000
4.6
Kentucky
2,062,000
91,000
4.4
Ohio
5,840,000
201,000
3.4
Mississippi
1,272,000
37,000
2.9
Among the ten states with the largest percentage of Hispanics and Latinos in the labor force in 2019, Florida had the highest representation in management, professional, and related occupations, at 29.3 percent. In Nevada, 33.7 percent of Hispanics in the labor force were employed in service occupations. 26.0 percent of the Hispanic labor force in Illinois worked in production, transportation, and material moving occupations. Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations made up 23.4 percent of the Hispanic labor force in Colorado.
Percent distribution of Hispanic or Latino population by occupation, 2019
State
Management, professional, and related
Service
Sales and office
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
Production, transportation, and material moving
Arizona
21.2%
24.8%
25.6%
14.3%
14.1%
California
21.8
24.0
22.6
15.8
15.7
Colorado
21.1
25.2
18.0
23.4
12.4
Florida
29.3
21.0
25.0
13.8
10.9
Illinois
19.8
22.1
22.5
9.6
26.0
Nevada
18.6
33.7
20.5
15.7
11.4
New Jersey
28.7
26.4
16.7
11.2
17.2
New Mexico
26.9
24.8
21.8
15.9
10.7
New York
23.9
32.6
18.1
12.2
13.2
Texas
23.8
22.3
21.1
18.7
14.3
These data are from the Current Population Survey. For more information, see The Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2019. State data are not shown when the labor force base does not meet the BLS publication standard of reliability for the area in question, as determined by the sample size. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
United States Department of Labor
