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

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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
	2nd 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023	2nd 2022	2nd 2023
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	46,040	47,380	27,871	27,983	4,071	4,220	2,331	2,442
Civilian labor force	30,539	31,727	18,620	18,760	2,337	2,567	1,452	1,554
Participation rate	66.3	67.0	66.8	67.0	57.4	60.8	62.3	63.6
Employed	29,301	30,463	17,834	18,023	2,205	2,464	1,404	1,508
Unemployed	1,238	1,264	786	737	132	103	47	46
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.0	4.2	3.9	5.7	4.0	3.3	3.0
Not in labor force	15,502	15,653	9,251	9,223	1,734	1,654	880	888

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,019	23,760	14,167	14,286	1,910	2,042	1,177	1,227
Civilian labor force	17,449	17,874	10,938	10,866	1,212	1,340	817	853
Participation rate	75.8	75.2	77.2	76.1	63.5	65.6	69.4	69.5
Employed	16,817	17,177	10,539	10,443	1,137	1,295	786	829
Unemployed	632	697	398	423	76	46	30	24
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.9	3.6	3.9	6.3	3.4	3.7	2.8
Not in labor force	5,570	5,885	3,229	3,420	697	702	361	374

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,862	21,531	12,740	12,819	1,728	1,885	1,090	1,150
Civilian labor force	16,689	17,098	10,408	10,344	1,145	1,300	783	834
Participation rate	80.0	79.4	81.7	80.7	66.3	69.0	71.9	72.5
Employed	16,146	16,492	10,058	9,983	1,091	1,258	758	809
Unemployed	543	606	350	361	54	43	25	24
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.5	4.7	3.3	3.2	2.9
Not in labor force	4,173	4,433	2,332	2,475	583	584	307	317

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	23,021	23,621	13,704	13,697	2,161	2,179	1,154	1,215
Civilian labor force	13,090	13,853	7,682	7,894	1,125	1,226	635	701
Participation rate	56.9	58.6	56.1	57.6	52.1	56.3	55.0	57.7
Employed	12,483	13,286	7,294	7,580	1,069	1,169	618	679
Unemployed	606	567	388	315	56	57	17	22
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.1	5.0	4.0	5.0	4.7	2.7	3.1
Not in labor force	9,932	9,768	6,022	5,803	1,036	952	519	514

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,926	21,475	12,274	12,338	1,950	1,984	1,126	1,138
Civilian labor force	12,407	13,127	7,205	7,433	1,069	1,157	624	674
Participation rate	59.3	61.1	58.7	60.2	54.8	58.3	55.4	59.2
Employed	11,884	12,636	6,875	7,163	1,016	1,111	611	652
Unemployed	523	491	330	270	53	46	13	22
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.7	4.6	3.6	4.9	4.0	2.1	3.3
Not in labor force	8,518	8,347	5,069	4,905	881	827	502	464

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,253	4,374	2,856	2,825	393	352	115	154
Civilian labor force	1,442	1,502	1,007	983	123	109	44	47
Participation rate	33.9	34.3	35.3	34.8	31.4	31.1	38.5	30.4
Employed	1,271	1,336	901	877	98	95	35	47
Unemployed	172	166	106	106	25	15	9	0
Unemployment rate	11.9	11.1	10.6	10.8	20.2	13.4	-	-
Not in labor force	2,811	2,872	1,849	1,842	269	242	71	107
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 30, 2025