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   
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                  2008      2009      2008      2009      2008      2009      2008      2009  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                     TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......   32,141    32,891    20,474    20,923     2,854     2,962     1,422     1,442 
      Civilian labor force....................   22,024    22,352    14,009    14,210     1,822     1,850       897       877 
          Percent of population...............     68.5      68.0      68.4      67.9      63.9      62.4      63.1      60.8 
        Employed..............................   20,346    19,647    12,931    12,478     1,634     1,594       841       795 
        Unemployed............................    1,678     2,706     1,078     1,732       188       256        57        82 
          Unemployment rate...................      7.6      12.1       7.7      12.2      10.3      13.8       6.3       9.4 
      Not in labor force......................   10,116    10,539     6,465     6,713     1,032     1,113       525       565 
                                                                                                                              
             Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,524    16,897    10,739    11,008     1,369     1,421       728       725 
      Civilian labor force....................   13,255    13,310     8,762     8,807       961       970       528       503 
          Percent of population...............     80.2      78.8      81.6      80.0      70.2      68.3      72.6      69.4 
        Employed..............................   12,248    11,640     8,106     7,704       849       825       491       461 
        Unemployed............................    1,007     1,670       656     1,103       111       145        37        42 
          Unemployment rate...................      7.6      12.5       7.5      12.5      11.6      15.0       7.0       8.4 
      Not in labor force......................    3,270     3,588     1,978     2,201       409       451       200       222 
                                                                                                                              
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,971    15,305     9,701     9,934     1,215     1,254       684       687 
      Civilian labor force....................   12,629    12,730     8,332     8,411       901       918       506       487 
          Percent of population...............     84.4      83.2      85.9      84.7      74.1      73.2      74.0      70.9 
        Employed..............................   11,769    11,256     7,774     7,447       814       791       473       448 
        Unemployed............................      860     1,474       557       965        87       127        33        39 
          Unemployment rate...................      6.8      11.6       6.7      11.5       9.6      13.9       6.5       8.0 
      Not in labor force......................    2,342     2,575     1,370     1,523       314       336       178       200 
                                                                                                                              
            Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......   15,616    15,993     9,735     9,915     1,485     1,542       694       717 
      Civilian labor force....................    8,769     9,043     5,247     5,403       862       880       369       374 
          Percent of population...............     56.2      56.5      53.9      54.5      58.0      57.1      53.2      52.1 
        Employed..............................    8,098     8,007     4,825     4,774       785       769       349       334 
        Unemployed............................      672     1,036       422       629        77       110        20        40 
          Unemployment rate...................      7.7      11.5       8.1      11.6       8.9      12.5       5.3      10.7 
      Not in labor force......................    6,847     6,951     4,488     4,512       623       662       325       343 
                                                                                                                              
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,127    14,463     8,728     8,882     1,331     1,383       654       677 
      Civilian labor force....................    8,274     8,560     4,908     5,080       810       827       361       364 
          Percent of population...............     58.6      59.2      56.2      57.2      60.9      59.8      55.2      53.8 
        Employed..............................    7,707     7,649     4,562     4,535       744       730       344       327 
        Unemployed............................      567       911       346       545        66        97        17        37 
          Unemployment rate...................      6.9      10.6       7.0      10.7       8.1      11.7       4.6      10.2 
      Not in labor force......................    5,853     5,903     3,820     3,802       521       557       293       313 
                                                                                                                              
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......    3,042     3,123     2,045     2,107       308       325        84        79 
      Civilian labor force....................    1,121     1,063       770       719       111       105        30        26 
          Percent of population...............     36.9      34.0      37.6      34.1      36.1      32.4      36.0      33.6 
        Employed..............................      870       742       595       497        76        74        23        20 
        Unemployed............................      251       321       175       222        35        32         7         6 
          Unemployment rate...................     22.4      30.2      22.7      30.9      31.8      30.2     (2)       (2)   
      Not in labor force......................    1,921     2,061     1,275     1,388       197       220        54        52 

    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.