E-12. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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E-12. 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
	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	37,145	37,876	22,992	23,486	3,283	3,412	1,701	1,787
Civilian labor force	24,523	24,898	15,204	15,397	1,959	2,060	1,130	1,126
Participation rate	66.0	65.7	66.1	65.6	59.7	60.4	66.4	63.0
Employed	22,148	22,763	13,746	14,129	1,697	1,768	1,039	1,047
Unemployed	2,375	2,135	1,457	1,268	262	292	91	79
Unemployment rate	9.7	8.6	9.6	8.2	13.4	14.2	8.0	7.0
Not in labor force	12,622	12,978	7,789	8,088	1,325	1,352	571	662

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,638	18,982	11,805	12,051	1,556	1,576	821	885
Civilian labor force	14,103	14,426	9,057	9,226	1,032	1,050	584	638
Participation rate	75.7	76.0	76.7	76.6	66.4	66.6	71.1	72.0
Employed	12,830	13,224	8,264	8,480	888	892	551	592
Unemployed	1,273	1,202	793	746	144	159	33	46
Unemployment rate	9.0	8.3	8.8	8.1	14.0	15.1	5.6	7.2
Not in labor force	4,536	4,556	2,748	2,825	523	526	237	248

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,758	17,110	10,535	10,772	1,408	1,432	771	827
Civilian labor force	13,536	13,852	8,642	8,829	994	1,006	568	622
Participation rate	80.8	81.0	82.0	82.0	70.6	70.3	73.8	75.2
Employed	12,429	12,792	7,967	8,185	872	860	536	580
Unemployed	1,107	1,060	675	645	122	146	32	42
Unemployment rate	8.2	7.6	7.8	7.3	12.3	14.5	5.7	6.8
Not in labor force	3,222	3,258	1,892	1,943	414	426	202	205

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,507	18,894	11,187	11,435	1,727	1,836	880	902
Civilian labor force	10,420	10,471	6,146	6,172	926	1,010	546	488
Participation rate	56.3	55.4	54.9	54.0	53.6	55.0	62.0	54.1
Employed	9,318	9,539	5,482	5,650	809	876	488	455
Unemployed	1,102	933	664	522	117	133	58	33
Unemployment rate	10.6	8.9	10.8	8.5	12.7	13.2	10.6	6.8
Not in labor force	8,087	8,422	5,041	5,263	801	826	334	414

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,728	17,109	10,010	10,236	1,556	1,670	834	857
Civilian labor force	9,934	9,968	5,827	5,827	877	953	532	482
Participation rate	59.4	58.3	58.2	56.9	56.4	57.1	63.8	56.3
Employed	8,967	9,158	5,254	5,378	771	842	475	449
Unemployed	968	810	573	449	105	110	57	33
Unemployment rate	9.7	8.1	9.8	7.7	12.0	11.6	10.7	6.9
Not in labor force	6,793	7,141	4,183	4,409	679	717	302	375

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,660	3,656	2,447	2,477	319	311	96	104
Civilian labor force	1,053	1,078	734	741	88	101	29	22
Participation rate	28.8	29.5	30.0	29.9	27.6	32.6	30.3	21.0
Employed	752	813	525	567	54	65	28	18
Unemployed	300	266	209	175	34	36	1	4
Unemployment rate	28.5	24.6	28.4	23.6	38.8	35.5	-	-
Not in labor force	2,607	2,578	1,713	1,736	231	210	67	82
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 60,000).

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023