HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     6.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                            Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                         
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
           Employment status, sex, and age             Total (1)         Mexican origin   Puerto Rican origin     Cuban origin   
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   25,963    27,551    16,420    17,464     2,484     2,652     1,141     1,191 
         Civilian labor force....................   17,943    18,813    11,542    12,081     1,546     1,649       635       679 
             Percent of population...............     69.1      68.3      70.3      69.2      62.2      62.2      55.6      57.0 
           Employed..............................   16,590    17,372    10,673    11,151     1,401     1,495       592       638 
           Unemployed............................    1,353     1,441       869       930       145       154        43        41 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.5       7.7       7.5       7.7       9.4       9.3       6.7       6.0 
         Not in labor force......................    8,020     8,738     4,878     5,383       938     1,003       507       512 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,221    14,098     8,611     9,173     1,146     1,239       572       591 
         Civilian labor force....................   10,609    11,288     7,089     7,572       815       861       361       387 
             Percent of population...............     80.2      80.1      82.3      82.5      71.1      69.5      63.1      65.6 
           Employed..............................    9,845    10,479     6,588     7,029       738       784       337       361 
           Unemployed............................      764       809       501       543        77        77        23        27 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.2       7.2       7.1       7.2       9.4       9.0       6.5       6.9 
         Not in labor force......................    2,613     2,810     1,522     1,601       331       378       211       203 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   11,928    12,797     7,742     8,305     1,032     1,108       542       552 
         Civilian labor force....................    9,977    10,756     6,645     7,198       767       815       352       378 
             Percent of population...............     83.6      84.1      85.8      86.7      74.4      73.6      64.9      68.5 
           Employed..............................    9,341    10,063     6,228     6,737       705       751       330       354 
           Unemployed............................      636       693       417       461        62        64        21        25 
             Unemployment rate...................      6.4       6.4       6.3       6.4       8.1       7.9       6.1       6.5 
         Not in labor force......................    1,951     2,041     1,098     1,107       265       293       190       174 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   12,742    13,452     7,809     8,291     1,338     1,413       570       600 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,334     7,525     4,452     4,509       731       788       274       291 
             Percent of population...............     57.6      55.9      57.0      54.4      54.7      55.8      48.1      48.6 
           Employed..............................    6,744     6,894     4,085     4,123       662       711       255       277 
           Unemployed............................      590       631       367       386        68        77        19        14 
             Unemployment rate...................      8.0       8.4       8.2       8.6       9.4       9.7       7.1       4.9 
         Not in labor force......................    5,408     5,928     3,356     3,782       607       625       296       309 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   11,528    12,211     7,010     7,469     1,211     1,286       533       566 
         Civilian labor force....................    6,863     7,096     4,137     4,224       679       746       259       278 
             Percent of population...............     59.5      58.1      59.0      56.6      56.1      58.0      48.5      49.1 
           Employed..............................    6,367     6,541     3,835     3,890       621       678       242       265 
           Unemployed............................      496       555       303       335        58        68        17        13 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.2       7.8       7.3       7.9       8.5       9.1       6.6       4.7 
         Not in labor force......................    4,666     5,114     2,873     3,245       532       540       275       288 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......    2,507     2,543     1,667     1,689       241       258        66        73 
         Civilian labor force....................    1,103       960       760       658       100        88        24        22 
             Percent of population...............     44.0      37.7      45.6      39.0      41.4      34.1      36.4      30.7 
           Employed..............................      882       768       610       525        74        66        20        19 
           Unemployed............................      221       192       149       134        25        22         4         3 
             Unemployment rate...................     20.1      20.0      19.7      20.3      25.2      25.0      17.5      14.9 
         Not in labor force......................    1,404     1,583       908     1,030       141       170        42        50 

       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. Beginning in January 2003, data
     reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.