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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
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
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2012
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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