HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


4.  Employment status of the Hispanic-origin population by age and sex

(Numbers in thousands)

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        Age and sex         | Civilian |         |          |                Employed                 |    Unemployed     |
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                            | tutional |         | Percent  |         |          |         |          |         |         |   in
                            |population|  Total  |    of    |         | Percent  |         | Nonagri- |         | Percent |  labor
                            |          |         |population|  Total  |    of    |  Agri-  | cultural | Number  |   of    |  force
                            |          |         |          |         |population| culture |industries|         |  labor  |
                            |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |  force  |
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           TOTAL
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16 years and over...........|  20,321  |  13,796 |    67.9  |  12,726 |    62.6  |     660 |  12,067  |   1,069 |     7.7 |   6,526
  16 to 19 years............|   2,121  |     911 |    43.0  |     714 |    33.7  |      33 |     682  |     197 |    21.6 |   1,210
    16 to 17 years..........|   1,088  |     315 |    28.9  |     228 |    20.9  |       7 |     221  |      87 |    27.7 |     773
    18 to 19 years..........|   1,033  |     596 |    57.7  |     487 |    47.1  |      25 |     461  |     110 |    18.4 |     437
  20 to 24 years............|   2,623  |   2,004 |    76.4  |   1,798 |    68.6  |     105 |   1,694  |     206 |    10.3 |     618
  25 years and over.........|  15,577  |  10,880 |    69.8  |  10,214 |    65.6  |     523 |   9,691  |     666 |     6.1 |   4,697
    25 to 54 years..........|  12,439  |   9,844 |    79.1  |   9,246 |    74.3  |     474 |   8,772  |     598 |     6.1 |   2,595
      25 to 34 years........|   5,405  |   4,298 |    79.5  |   4,029 |    74.5  |     220 |   3,809  |     269 |     6.3 |   1,107
      35 to 44 years........|   4,453  |   3,601 |    80.9  |   3,371 |    75.7  |     158 |   3,213  |     229 |     6.4 |     852
      45 to 54 years........|   2,581  |   1,945 |    75.4  |   1,846 |    71.5  |      96 |   1,749  |      99 |     5.1 |     636
    55 years and over.......|   3,138  |   1,036 |    33.0  |     968 |    30.8  |      48 |     919  |      68 |     6.6 |   2,102
      55 to 64 years........|   1,580  |     850 |    53.8  |     794 |    50.3  |      41 |     754  |      56 |     6.5 |     730
      65 years and over.....|   1,558  |     186 |    11.9  |     173 |    11.1  |       8 |     166  |      13 |     6.8 |   1,372
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            Men
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16 years and over...........|  10,368  |   8,309 |    80.1  |   7,728 |    74.5  |     571 |   7,157  |     582 |     7.0 |   2,059
  16 to 19 years............|   1,119  |     531 |    47.4  |     420 |    37.6  |      27 |     393  |     110 |    20.8 |     588
    16 to 17 years..........|     585  |     177 |    30.2  |     130 |    22.2  |       6 |     123  |      47 |    26.5 |     408
    18 to 19 years..........|     534  |     354 |    66.3  |     290 |    54.4  |      21 |     270  |      63 |    17.9 |     180
  20 to 24 years............|   1,439  |   1,267 |    88.1  |   1,142 |    79.4  |      96 |   1,046  |     125 |     9.8 |     172
  25 years and over.........|   7,811  |   6,512 |    83.4  |   6,165 |    78.9  |     448 |   5,717  |     346 |     5.3 |   1,299
    25 to 54 years..........|   6,413  |   5,887 |    91.8  |   5,584 |    87.1  |     404 |   5,180  |     304 |     5.2 |     525
      25 to 34 years........|   2,872  |   2,684 |    93.5  |   2,547 |    88.7  |     189 |   2,358  |     137 |     5.1 |     188
      35 to 44 years........|   2,275  |   2,091 |    91.9  |   1,978 |    87.0  |     130 |   1,849  |     113 |     5.4 |     184
      45 to 54 years........|   1,266  |   1,112 |    87.8  |   1,059 |    83.6  |      86 |     973  |      54 |     4.8 |     154
    55 years and over.......|   1,398  |     624 |    44.6  |     581 |    41.6  |      43 |     538  |      43 |     6.9 |     774
      55 to 64 years........|     747  |     511 |    68.4  |     477 |    63.8  |      37 |     440  |      35 |     6.8 |     236
      65 years and over.....|     651  |     113 |    17.3  |     105 |    16.1  |       7 |      98  |       8 |     7.2 |     538
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           Women
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16 years and over...........|   9,953  |   5,486 |    55.1  |   4,999 |    50.2  |      89 |   4,910  |     488 |     8.9 |   4,466
  16 to 19 years............|   1,003  |     381 |    38.0  |     294 |    29.3  |       6 |     289  |      87 |    22.7 |     622
    16 to 17 years..........|     503  |     138 |    27.5  |      98 |    19.5  |       1 |      97  |      40 |    29.2 |     365
    18 to 19 years..........|     500  |     242 |    48.5  |     196 |    39.3  |       5 |     191  |      46 |    19.1 |     257
  20 to 24 years............|   1,184  |     737 |    62.3  |     656 |    55.4  |       8 |     648  |      81 |    11.0 |     447
  25 years and over.........|   7,766  |   4,368 |    56.2  |   4,049 |    52.1  |      75 |   3,974  |     320 |     7.3 |   3,398
    25 to 54 years..........|   6,027  |   3,957 |    65.7  |   3,663 |    60.8  |      70 |   3,592  |     294 |     7.4 |   2,069
      25 to 34 years........|   2,533  |   1,614 |    63.7  |   1,482 |    58.5  |      31 |   1,451  |     132 |     8.2 |     919
      35 to 44 years........|   2,178  |   1,510 |    69.3  |   1,393 |    64.0  |      29 |   1,365  |     117 |     7.7 |     668
      45 to 54 years........|   1,315  |     833 |    63.3  |     787 |    59.9  |      11 |     776  |      46 |     5.5 |     482
    55 years and over.......|   1,740  |     411 |    23.6  |     386 |    22.2  |       5 |     381  |      25 |     6.1 |   1,329
      55 to 64 years........|     833  |     338 |    40.6  |     318 |    38.1  |       4 |     314  |      21 |     6.1 |     494
      65 years and over.....|     907  |      73 |     8.1  |      69 |     7.6  |       1 |      68  |       4 |     6.0 |     834
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   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.