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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                                                |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   |  1996
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                     TOTAL
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 18,629  | 19,213  | 11,609  | 11,762  |  1,896  |  2,017  |  1,019  |    991
  Civilian labor force..........................| 12,267  | 12,774  |  7,765  |  7,943  |  1,098  |  1,170  |    613  |    637
      Percent of population.....................|   65.8  |   66.5  |   66.9  |   67.5  |   57.9  |   58.0  |   60.2  |   64.3
    Employed....................................| 11,127  | 11,642  |  7,016  |  7,209  |    974  |  1,057  |    568  |    591
      Agriculture...............................|    604  |    609  |    539  |    542  |     10  |      9  |      7  |      4
      Nonagricultural industries................| 10,524  | 11,033  |  6,477  |  6,667  |    965  |  1,049  |    561  |    587
    Unemployed..................................|  1,140  |  1,132  |    750  |    734  |    123  |    112  |     45  |     46
      Unemployment rate.........................|    9.3  |    8.9  |    9.7  |    9.2  |   11.2  |    9.6  |    7.4  |    7.2
  Not in labor force............................|  6,362  |  6,439  |  3,844  |  3,819  |    798  |    848  |    406  |    354
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             Men, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  9,329  |  9,604  |  6,009  |  6,057  |    857  |    925  |    502  |    506
  Civilian labor force..........................|  7,376  |  7,646  |  4,862  |  4,932  |    605  |    640  |    350  |    378
      Percent of population.....................|   79.1  |   79.6  |   80.9  |   81.4  |   70.6  |   69.2  |   69.9  |   74.8
    Employed....................................|  6,725  |  7,039  |  4,427  |  4,530  |    535  |    585  |    324  |    354
      Agriculture...............................|    527  |    537  |    471  |    477  |      9  |      8  |      6  |      4
      Nonagricultural industries................|  6,198  |  6,502  |  3,956  |  4,053  |    527  |    577  |    317  |    350
    Unemployed..................................|    651  |    607  |    436  |    402  |     69  |     55  |     27  |     24
      Unemployment rate.........................|    8.8  |    7.9  |    9.0  |    8.2  |   11.4  |    8.6  |    7.6  |    6.4
  Not in labor force............................|  1,952  |  1,957  |  1,147  |  1,125  |    252  |    285  |    151  |    128
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             Men, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  8,375  |  8,611  |  5,371  |  5,421  |    759  |    809  |    478  |    484
  Civilian labor force..........................|  6,898  |  7,150  |  4,532  |  4,590  |    561  |    595  |    338  |    366
      Percent of population.....................|   82.4  |   83.0  |   84.4  |   84.7  |   73.9  |   73.6  |   70.6  |   75.6
    Employed....................................|  6,367  |  6,655  |  4,175  |  4,267  |    510  |    554  |    315  |    343
      Agriculture...............................|    501  |    510  |    449  |    453  |      8  |      8  |      5  |      3
      Nonagricultural industries................|  5,866  |  6,145  |  3,727  |  3,814  |    502  |    546  |    309  |    339
    Unemployed..................................|    530  |    495  |    356  |    323  |     51  |     42  |     23  |     23
      Unemployment rate.........................|    7.7  |    6.9  |    7.9  |    7.0  |    9.1  |    7.0  |    6.8  |    6.3
  Not in labor force............................|  1,477  |  1,461  |    840  |    831  |    198  |    214  |    140  |    118
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            Women, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  9,300  |  9,610  |  5,599  |  5,704  |  1,039  |  1,093  |    518  |    485
  Civilian labor force..........................|  4,891  |  5,128  |  2,903  |  3,011  |    493  |    529  |    263  |    259
      Percent of population.....................|   52.6  |   53.4  |   51.8  |   52.8  |   47.4  |   48.5  |   50.8  |   53.3
    Employed....................................|  4,403  |  4,602  |  2,589  |  2,680  |    439  |    472  |    244  |    237
      Agriculture...............................|     76  |     72  |     68  |     65  |      1  |      1  |      1  |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|  4,326  |  4,531  |  2,521  |  2,615  |    438  |    472  |    244  |    237
    Unemployed..................................|    488  |    525  |    314  |    331  |     54  |     57  |     18  |     22
      Unemployment rate.........................|   10.0  |   10.2  |   10.8  |   11.0  |   11.0  |   10.8  |    7.0  |    8.3
  Not in labor force............................|  4,409  |  4,482  |  2,697  |  2,693  |    546  |    563  |    255  |    226
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            Women, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  8,382  |  8,654  |  5,006  |  5,085  |    938  |    981  |    486  |    460
  Civilian labor force..........................|  4,520  |  4,779  |  2,660  |  2,775  |    455  |    493  |    250  |    250
      Percent of population.....................|   53.9  |   55.2  |   53.1  |   54.6  |   48.5  |   50.3  |   51.4  |   54.2
    Employed....................................|  4,116  |  4,341  |  2,404  |  2,506  |    414  |    444  |    233  |    230
      Agriculture...............................|     72  |     69  |     63  |     63  |      1  |      1  |      1  |      1
      Nonagricultural industries................|  4,044  |  4,272  |  2,340  |  2,443  |    413  |    444  |    233  |    230
    Unemployed..................................|    404  |    438  |    256  |    270  |     41  |     49  |     16  |     19
      Unemployment rate.........................|    8.9  |    9.2  |    9.6  |    9.7  |    8.9  |   10.0  |    6.5  |    7.7
  Not in labor force............................|  3,863  |  3,875  |  2,346  |  2,310  |    483  |    487  |    236  |    211
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           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|  1,872  |  1,948  |  1,232  |  1,255  |    200  |    228  |     56  |     47
  Civilian labor force..........................|    850  |    845  |    574  |    578  |     82  |     81  |     26  |     21
      Percent of population.....................|   45.4  |   43.4  |   46.6  |   46.0  |   41.1  |   35.4  |   46.8  |   46.1
    Employed....................................|    645  |    646  |    437  |    437  |     50  |     60  |     20  |     18
      Agriculture...............................|     31  |     29  |     27  |     27  |      1  |    -    |      1  |    -
      Nonagricultural industries................|    614  |    617  |    409  |    410  |     50  |     60  |     19  |     18
    Unemployed..................................|    205  |    199  |    137  |    141  |     32  |     21  |      6  |      3
      Unemployment rate.........................|   24.1  |   23.6  |   23.9  |   24.4  |   38.6  |   26.3  |   (2)   |   (2)
  Not in labor force............................|  1,022  |  1,103  |    658  |    678  |    117  |    147  |     30  |     25
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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.