HOUSEHOLD DATA 
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

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

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                                |  Total Hispanic   |  Mexican origin   |Puerto Rican origin|   Cuban origin
                                                |     origin 1/     |                   |                   |
        Employment status, sex, and age         |                   |                   |                   |
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                                                |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995
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                     TOTAL
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 18,117  | 18,629  | 11,174  | 11,609  |  1,854  |  1,896  |  1,002  |  1,019
  Civilian labor force..........................| 11,975  | 12,267  |  7,567  |  7,765  |  1,026  |  1,098  |    604  |    613
      Percent of population.....................|   66.1  |   65.8  |   67.7  |   66.9  |   55.4  |   57.9  |   60.3  |   60.2
    Employed....................................| 10,788  | 11,127  |  6,800  |  7,016  |    907  |    974  |    555  |    568
      Agriculture...............................|    560  |    604  |    502  |    539  |      3  |     10  |      4  |      7
      Nonagricultural industries................| 10,227  | 10,524  |  6,298  |  6,477  |    900  |    965  |    551  |    561
    Unemployed..................................|  1,187  |  1,140  |    766  |    750  |    119  |    123  |     49  |     45
      Unemployment rate.........................|    9.9  |    9.3  |   10.1  |    9.7  |   11.6  |   11.2  |    8.1  |    7.4
  Not in labor force............................|  6,142  |  6,362  |  3,608  |  3,844  |    828  |    798  |    398  |    406
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             Men, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  9,104  |  9,329  |  5,803  |  6,009  |    851  |    857  |    485  |    502
  Civilian labor force..........................|  7,210  |  7,376  |  4,728  |  4,862  |    575  |    605  |    341  |    350
      Percent of population.....................|   79.2  |   79.1  |   81.5  |   80.9  |   67.6  |   70.6  |   70.3  |   69.9
    Employed....................................|  6,530  |  6,725  |  4,277  |  4,427  |    512  |    535  |    314  |    324
      Agriculture...............................|    494  |    527  |    440  |    471  |      2  |      9  |      4  |      6
      Nonagricultural industries................|  6,036  |  6,198  |  3,837  |  3,956  |    506  |    527  |    310  |    317
    Unemployed..................................|    680  |    651  |    450  |    436  |     63  |     69  |     27  |     27
      Unemployment rate.........................|    9.4  |    8.8  |    9.5  |    9.0  |   11.0  |   11.4  |    7.9  |    7.6
  Not in labor force............................|  1,894  |  1,952  |  1,075  |  1,147  |    276  |    252  |    144  |    151
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             Men, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  8,178  |  8,375  |  5,196  |  5,371  |    744  |    759  |    459  |    478
  Civilian labor force..........................|  6,747  |  6,898  |  4,391  |  4,532  |    539  |    561  |    331  |    338
      Percent of population.....................|   82.5  |   82.4  |   84.5  |   84.4  |   72.4  |   73.9  |   72.2  |   70.6
    Employed....................................|  6,189  |  6,367  |  4,025  |  4,175  |    488  |    510  |    307  |    315
      Agriculture...............................|    466  |    501  |    415  |    449  |      2  |      8  |      4  |      5
      Nonagricultural industries................|  5,722  |  5,866  |  3,610  |  3,727  |    482  |    502  |    304  |    309
    Unemployed..................................|    558  |    530  |    366  |    356  |     50  |     51  |     24  |     23
      Unemployment rate.........................|    8.3  |    7.7  |    8.3  |    7.9  |    9.4  |    9.1  |    7.2  |    6.8
  Not in labor force............................|  1,431  |  1,477  |    805  |    840  |    206  |    198  |    128  |    140
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            Women, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  9,014  |  9,300  |  5,372  |  5,599  |  1,003  |  1,039  |    517  |    518
  Civilian labor force..........................|  4,765  |  4,891  |  2,839  |  2,903  |    451  |    493  |    263  |    263
      Percent of population.....................|   52.9  |   52.6  |   52.9  |   51.8  |   44.9  |   47.4  |   50.9  |   50.8
    Employed....................................|  4,258  |  4,403  |  2,523  |  2,589  |    395  |    439  |    241  |    244
      Agriculture...............................|     66  |     76  |     62  |     68  |    -    |      1  |    -    |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|  4,191  |  4,326  |  2,461  |  2,521  |    394  |    438  |    241  |    244
    Unemployed..................................|    508  |    488  |    316  |    314  |     56  |     54  |     22  |     18
      Unemployment rate.........................|   10.7  |   10.0  |   11.1  |   10.8  |   12.4  |   11.0  |    8.4  |    7.0
  Not in labor force............................|  4,248  |  4,409  |  2,533  |  2,697  |    552  |    546  |    254  |    255
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            Women, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  8,122  |  8,382  |  4,784  |  5,006  |    912  |    938  |    494  |    486
  Civilian labor force..........................|  4,421  |  4,520  |  2,607  |  2,660  |    425  |    455  |    255  |    250
      Percent of population.....................|   54.4  |   53.9  |   54.5  |   53.1  |   46.6  |   48.5  |   51.6  |   51.4
    Employed....................................|  3,989  |  4,116  |  2,344  |  2,404  |    376  |    414  |    235  |    233
      Agriculture...............................|     61  |     72  |     57  |     63  |    -    |      1  |    -    |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|  3,928  |  4,044  |  2,286  |  2,340  |    376  |    413  |    235  |    233
    Unemployed..................................|    431  |    404  |    263  |    256  |     49  |     41  |     19  |     16
      Unemployment rate.........................|    9.8  |    8.9  |   10.1  |    9.6  |   11.4  |    8.9  |    7.6  |    6.5
  Not in labor force............................|  3,701  |  3,863  |  2,177  |  2,346  |    487  |    483  |    239  |    236
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           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  1,818  |  1,872  |  1,195  |  1,232  |    198  |    200  |     49  |     56
  Civilian labor force..........................|    807  |    850  |    569  |    574  |     63  |     82  |     18  |     26
      Percent of population.....................|   44.4  |   45.4  |   47.6  |   46.6  |   31.9  |   41.1  |   36.7  |   46.8
    Employed....................................|    609  |    645  |    431  |    437  |     43  |     50  |     12  |     20
      Agriculture...............................|     32  |     31  |     29  |     27  |    -    |      1  |    -    |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|    577  |    614  |    402  |    409  |     43  |     50  |     12  |     19
    Unemployed..................................|    198  |    205  |    137  |    137  |     20  |     32  |      6  |      6
      Unemployment rate.........................|   24.5  |   24.1  |   24.1  |   23.9  |   32.0  |   38.6  |   (2)   |   (2)
  Not in labor force............................|  1,010  |  1,022  |    626  |    658  |    135  |    117  |     31  |     30
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   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.