HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

6. Employment status of the Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban-origin population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Total Hispanic origin1 Mexican origin Puerto Rican origin Cuban origin

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 21,070 21,650 13,216 13,582 2,080 2,058 1,062 1,141

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 14,317 14,665 9,096 9,267 1,249 1,269 651 714

 Percent of population .............................................. 67.9 67.7 68.8 68.2 60.0 61.6 61.3 62.6

 Employed .................................................................. 13,291 13,720 8,431 8,656 1,145 1,165 612 681

 Agriculture .............................................................. 742 734 662 666 10 7 6 6

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 12,549 12,986 7,769 7,990 1,135 1,158 606 675

 Unemployed ............................................................. 1,026 945 664 611 104 104 39 33

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 7.2 6.4 7.3 6.6 8.3 8.2 6.0 4.6

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 6,753 6,985 4,121 4,315 832 789 411 427

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 10,734 10,713 6,937 6,939 975 946 527 568

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 8,571 8,546 5,660 5,637 672 657 387 426

 Percent of population .............................................. 79.8 79.8 81.6 81.2 68.9 69.5 73.5 75.1

 Employed .................................................................. 8,018 8,067 5,291 5,312 615 607 371 408

 Agriculture .............................................................. 651 642 579 582 8654

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 7,367 7,425 4,712 4,731 607 601 366 403

 Unemployed ............................................................. 552 480 369 324 57 50 16 19

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.4 5.6 6.5 5.8 8.5 7.6 4.1 4.4

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 2,164 2,167 1,276 1,302 303 289 140 142

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 9,573 9,523 6,139 6,105 872 841 499 533

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 8,005 7,950 5,244 5,196 632 613 372 411

 Percent of population .............................................. 83.6 83.5 85.4 85.1 72.4 72.9 74.6 77.2

 Employed .................................................................. 7,570 7,576 4,959 4,948 586 574 359 396

 Agriculture .............................................................. 621 602 551 544 8654

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 6,949 6,974 4,408 4,404 578 568 354 392

 Unemployed ............................................................. 436 374 285 249 46 39 13 15

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.4 4.7 5.4 4.8 7.3 6.4 3.6 3.8

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 1,568 1,573 895 909 241 228 127 121

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 10,335 10,937 6,280 6,643 1,105 1,112 535 573

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 5,746 6,119 3,435 3,630 576 611 264 287

 Percent of population .............................................. 55.6 55.9 54.7 54.6 52.2 55.0 49.2 50.2

 Employed .................................................................. 5,273 5,653 3,140 3,344 529 557 241 273

 Agriculture .............................................................. 91 92 83 84 2112

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 5,182 5,561 3,057 3,259 528 557 240 271

 Unemployed ............................................................. 473 466 296 287 47 54 23 14

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 8.2 7.6 8.6 7.9 8.2 8.8 8.6 4.8

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 4,589 4,819 2,844 3,013 529 500 272 285

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 9,292 9,821 5,555 5,877 1,003 1,004 509 549

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 5,304 5,666 3,119 3,319 530 571 252 279

 Percent of population .............................................. 57.1 57.7 56.1 56.5 52.8 56.9 49.6 50.8

 Employed .................................................................. 4,928 5,290 2,897 3,092 493 529 231 266

 Agriculture .............................................................. 85 88 77 80 2112

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 4,843 5,202 2,820 3,012 491 528 230 263

 Unemployed ............................................................. 376 376 221 227 37 43 22 13

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 7.1 6.6 7.1 6.8 7.0 7.5 8.6 4.7

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 3,988 4,155 2,436 2,558 473 432 257 270

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 2,204 2,307 1,523 1,600 205 213 54 59

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 1,007 1,049 733 752 87 84 26 24

 Percent of population .............................................. 45.7 45.5 48.1 47.0 42.5 39.3 48.1 39.9

 Employed .................................................................. 793 854 575 617 66 62 22 20

 Agriculture .............................................................. 36 45 34 42 1 – – –

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 757 809 541 574 65 61 22 20

 Unemployed ............................................................. 214 196 158 135 21 22 4 4

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 21.3 18.6 21.5 18.0 24.1 26.3 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 1,197 1,257 790 848 118 129 28 36

1 Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other

Hispanic origin, not shown separately. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.

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