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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                                                |  1996   |  1997   |  1996   |  1997   |  1996   |  1997   |  1996   |  1997
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                     TOTAL
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 19,213  | 20,321  | 11,762  | 12,443  |  2,017  |  2,139  |    991  |  1,025
  Civilian labor force..........................| 12,774  | 13,796  |  7,943  |  8,546  |  1,170  |  1,293  |    637  |    646
      Percent of population.....................|   66.5  |   67.9  |   67.5  |   68.7  |   58.0  |   60.4  |   64.3  |   63.0
    Employed....................................| 11,642  | 12,726  |  7,209  |  7,884  |  1,057  |  1,166  |    591  |    603
      Agriculture...............................|    609  |    660  |    542  |    572  |      9  |      8  |      4  |      5
      Nonagricultural industries................| 11,033  | 12,067  |  6,667  |  7,312  |  1,049  |  1,158  |    587  |    599
    Unemployed..................................|  1,132  |  1,069  |    734  |    662  |    112  |    127  |     46  |     43
      Unemployment rate.........................|    8.9  |    7.7  |    9.2  |    7.7  |    9.6  |    9.8  |    7.2  |    6.6
  Not in labor force............................|  6,439  |  6,526  |  3,819  |  3,897  |    848  |    846  |    354  |    379
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             Men, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  9,604  | 10,368  |  6,057  |  6,529  |    925  |  1,010  |    506  |    520
  Civilian labor force..........................|  7,646  |  8,309  |  4,932  |  5,316  |    640  |    723  |    378  |    387
      Percent of population.....................|   79.6  |   80.1  |   81.4  |   81.4  |   69.2  |   71.6  |   74.8  |   74.4
    Employed....................................|  7,039  |  7,728  |  4,530  |  4,941  |    585  |    654  |    354  |    364
      Agriculture...............................|    537  |    571  |    477  |    492  |      8  |      6  |      4  |      4
      Nonagricultural industries................|  6,502  |  7,157  |  4,053  |  4,450  |    577  |    648  |    350  |    360
    Unemployed..................................|    607  |    582  |    402  |    374  |     55  |     69  |     24  |     23
      Unemployment rate.........................|    7.9  |    7.0  |    8.2  |    7.0  |    8.6  |    9.6  |    6.4  |    6.0
  Not in labor force............................|  1,957  |  2,059  |  1,125  |  1,214  |    285  |    287  |    128  |    133
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             Men, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  8,611  |  9,250  |  5,421  |  5,795  |    809  |    889  |    484  |    500
  Civilian labor force..........................|  7,150  |  7,779  |  4,590  |  4,965  |    595  |    669  |    366  |    375
      Percent of population.....................|   83.0  |   84.1  |   84.7  |   85.7  |   73.6  |   75.3  |   75.6  |   74.9
    Employed....................................|  6,655  |  7,307  |  4,267  |  4,659  |    554  |    619  |    343  |    352
      Agriculture...............................|    510  |    544  |    453  |    466  |      8  |      6  |      3  |      4
      Nonagricultural industries................|  6,145  |  6,763  |  3,814  |  4,193  |    546  |    614  |    339  |    348
    Unemployed..................................|    495  |    471  |    323  |    306  |     42  |     50  |     23  |     22
      Unemployment rate.........................|    6.9  |    6.1  |    7.0  |    6.2  |    7.0  |    7.4  |    6.3  |    6.0
  Not in labor force............................|  1,461  |  1,471  |    831  |    831  |    214  |    220  |    118  |    125
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            Women, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  9,610  |  9,953  |  5,704  |  5,913  |  1,093  |  1,129  |    485  |    504
  Civilian labor force..........................|  5,128  |  5,486  |  3,011  |  3,231  |    529  |    570  |    259  |    259
      Percent of population.....................|   53.4  |   55.1  |   52.8  |   54.6  |   48.5  |   50.5  |   53.3  |   51.3
    Employed....................................|  4,602  |  4,999  |  2,680  |  2,943  |    472  |    512  |    237  |    239
      Agriculture...............................|     72  |     89  |     65  |     80  |      1  |      3  |      1  |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|  4,531  |  4,910  |  2,615  |  2,863  |    472  |    510  |    237  |    239
    Unemployed..................................|    525  |    488  |    331  |    288  |     57  |     58  |     22  |     20
      Unemployment rate.........................|   10.2  |    8.9  |   11.0  |    8.9  |   10.8  |   10.1  |    8.3  |    7.6
  Not in labor force............................|  4,482  |  4,466  |  2,693  |  2,683  |    563  |    559  |    226  |    246
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            Women, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  8,654  |  8,950  |  5,085  |  5,280  |    981  |    997  |    460  |    484
  Civilian labor force..........................|  4,779  |  5,106  |  2,775  |  2,984  |    493  |    521  |    250  |    251
      Percent of population.....................|   55.2  |   57.0  |   54.6  |   56.5  |   50.3  |   52.3  |   54.2  |   51.8
    Employed....................................|  4,341  |  4,705  |  2,506  |  2,752  |    444  |    476  |    230  |    232
      Agriculture...............................|     69  |     83  |     63  |     75  |      1  |      2  |      1  |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|  4,272  |  4,622  |  2,443  |  2,677  |    444  |    474  |    230  |    232
    Unemployed..................................|    438  |    401  |    270  |    232  |     49  |     45  |     19  |     19
      Unemployment rate.........................|    9.2  |    7.9  |    9.7  |    7.8  |   10.0  |    8.7  |    7.7  |    7.4
  Not in labor force............................|  3,875  |  3,845  |  2,310  |  2,296  |    487  |    475  |    211  |    233
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           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  1,948  |  2,121  |  1,255  |  1,368  |    228  |    254  |     47  |     40
  Civilian labor force..........................|    845  |    911  |    578  |    598  |     81  |    103  |     21  |     20
      Percent of population.....................|   43.4  |   43.0  |   46.0  |   43.7  |   35.4  |   40.4  |   46.1  |   49.7
    Employed....................................|    646  |    714  |    437  |    473  |     60  |     71  |     18  |     18
      Agriculture...............................|     29  |     33  |     27  |     31  |    -    |    -    |    -    |    -
      Nonagricultural industries................|    617  |    682  |    410  |    442  |     60  |     70  |     18  |     18
    Unemployed..................................|    199  |    197  |    141  |    125  |     21  |     32  |      3  |      2
      Unemployment rate.........................|   23.6  |   21.6  |   24.4  |   20.9  |   26.3  |   31.2  |   (2)   |   (2)
  Not in labor force............................|  1,103  |  1,210  |    678  |    770  |    147  |    151  |     25  |     20
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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.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey,