HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                              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   
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2007      2008      2007      2008      2007      2008      2007      2008  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   31,383    32,141    19,770    20,474     2,711     2,854     1,421     1,422 
         Civilian labor force....................   21,602    22,024    13,672    14,009     1,684     1,822       898       897 
             Percent of population...............     68.8      68.5      69.2      68.4      62.1      63.9      63.2      63.1 
           Employed..............................   20,382    20,346    12,908    12,931     1,551     1,634       862       841 
           Unemployed............................    1,220     1,678       764     1,078       133       188        36        57 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.6       7.6       5.6       7.7       7.9      10.3       4.0       6.3 
         Not in labor force......................    9,781    10,116     6,098     6,465     1,027     1,032       523       525 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,154    16,524    10,415    10,739     1,252     1,369       712       728 
         Civilian labor force....................   13,005    13,255     8,553     8,762       865       961       511       528 
             Percent of population...............     80.5      80.2      82.1      81.6      69.1      70.2      71.7      72.6 
           Employed..............................   12,310    12,248     8,122     8,106       791       849       490       491 
           Unemployed............................      695     1,007       431       656        74       111        21        37 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.3       7.6       5.0       7.5       8.5      11.6       4.1       7.0 
         Not in labor force......................    3,149     3,270     1,862     1,978       387       409       201       200 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,649    14,971     9,420     9,701     1,119     1,215       670       684 
         Civilian labor force....................   12,403    12,629     8,134     8,332       819       901       497       506 
             Percent of population...............     84.7      84.4      86.4      85.9      73.2      74.1      74.1      74.0 
           Employed..............................   11,827    11,769     7,779     7,774       761       814       478       473 
           Unemployed............................      576       860       356       557        58        87        18        33 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.6       6.8       4.4       6.7       7.1       9.6       3.7       6.5 
         Not in labor force......................    2,246     2,342     1,285     1,370       300       314       173       178 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   15,229    15,616     9,355     9,735     1,459     1,485       709       694 
         Civilian labor force....................    8,597     8,769     5,119     5,247       819       862       387       369 
             Percent of population...............     56.5      56.2      54.7      53.9      56.1      58.0      54.6      53.2 
           Employed..............................    8,072     8,098     4,786     4,825       760       785       372       349 
           Unemployed............................      525       672       333       422        60        77        15        20 
             Unemployment rate...................      6.1       7.7       6.5       8.1       7.3       8.9       3.9       5.3 
         Not in labor force......................    6,632     6,847     4,236     4,488       640       623       322       325 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,791    14,127     8,384     8,728     1,325     1,331       671       654 
         Civilian labor force....................    8,108     8,274     4,784     4,908       770       810       380       361 
             Percent of population...............     58.8      58.6      57.1      56.2      58.1      60.9      56.6      55.2 
           Employed..............................    7,662     7,707     4,508     4,562       720       744       366       344 
           Unemployed............................      446       567       276       346        50        66        14        17 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.5       6.9       5.8       7.0       6.5       8.1       3.7       4.6 
         Not in labor force......................    5,682     5,853     3,600     3,820       555       521       291       293 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......    2,944     3,042     1,967     2,045       267       308        80        84 
         Civilian labor force....................    1,091     1,121       753       770        95       111        21        30 
             Percent of population...............     37.1      36.9      38.3      37.6      35.5      36.1      26.6      36.0 
           Employed..............................      894       870       621       595        69        76        18        23 
           Unemployed............................      197       251       132       175        25        35         4         7 
             Unemployment rate...................     18.1      22.4      17.6      22.7      26.8      31.8     (2)       (2)   
         Not in labor force......................    1,853     1,921     1,213     1,275       172       197        59        54 

       1 Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately.
       2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
       NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Updated population controls are
     introduced annually with the release of January data.