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   
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                   TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   27,551    28,109    17,464    17,900     2,652     2,547     1,191     1,264 
    Civilian labor force....................   18,813    19,272    12,081    12,340     1,649     1,610       679       769 
        Percent of population...............     68.3      68.6      69.2      68.9      62.2      63.2      57.0      60.9 
      Employed..............................   17,372    17,930    11,151    11,449     1,495     1,481       638       735 
      Unemployed............................    1,441     1,342       930       892       154       130        41        34 
        Unemployment rate...................      7.7       7.0       7.7       7.2       9.3       8.1       6.0       4.5 
    Not in labor force......................    8,738     8,837     5,382     5,559     1,003       936       512       495 
                                                                                                                            
           Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,098    14,417     9,173     9,456     1,239     1,186       591       649 
    Civilian labor force....................   11,288    11,587     7,572     7,776       861       824       387       450 
        Percent of population...............     80.1      80.4      82.5      82.2      69.5      69.5      65.6      69.4 
      Employed..............................   10,479    10,832     7,029     7,272       784       756       361       428 
      Unemployed............................      809       755       543       504        77        68        27        22 
        Unemployment rate...................      7.2       6.5       7.2       6.5       9.0       8.2       6.9       4.9 
    Not in labor force......................    2,810     2,831     1,601     1,680       378       362       203       199 
                                                                                                                            
           Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   12,797    13,082     8,305     8,554     1,108     1,065       552       605 
    Civilian labor force....................   10,756    11,020     7,198     7,377       815       780       378       435 
        Percent of population...............     84.1      84.2      86.7      86.2      73.6      73.3      68.5      71.8 
      Employed..............................   10,063    10,385     6,737     6,954       751       728       354       416 
      Unemployed............................      693       635       461       423        64        52        25        19 
        Unemployment rate...................      6.4       5.8       6.4       5.7       7.9       6.7       6.5       4.4 
    Not in labor force......................    2,041     2,061     1,107     1,177       293       285       174       170 
                                                                                                                            
          Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,452    13,692     8,291     8,444     1,413     1,360       600       616 
    Civilian labor force....................    7,525     7,685     4,509     4,564       788       786       291       319 
        Percent of population...............     55.9      56.1      54.4      54.1      55.8      57.8      48.6      51.9 
      Employed..............................    6,894     7,098     4,123     4,177       711       725       277       307 
      Unemployed............................      631       587       386       387        77        62        14        12 
        Unemployment rate...................      8.4       7.6       8.6       8.5       9.7       7.9       4.9       3.8 
    Not in labor force......................    5,928     6,007     3,782     3,879       625       574       309       296 
                                                                                                                            
          Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   12,211    12,420     7,469     7,589     1,286     1,239       566       589 
    Civilian labor force....................    7,096     7,257     4,224     4,272       746       743       278       308 
        Percent of population...............     58.1      58.4      56.6      56.3      58.0      60.0      49.1      52.3 
      Employed..............................    6,541     6,752     3,890     3,945       678       691       265       297 
      Unemployed............................      555       504       335       327        68        53        13        11 
        Unemployment rate...................      7.8       7.0       7.9       7.7       9.1       7.1       4.7       3.5 
    Not in labor force......................    5,114     5,163     3,245     3,317       540       496       288       281 
                                                                                                                            
         Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......    2,543     2,608     1,689     1,757       258       242        73        70 
    Civilian labor force....................      960       995       658       692        88        87        22        27 
        Percent of population...............     37.7      38.2      39.0      39.4      34.1      35.8      30.7      38.1 
      Employed..............................      768       792       525       550        66        62        19        22 
      Unemployed............................      192       203       134       142        22        25         3         4 
        Unemployment rate...................     20.0      20.4      20.3      20.5      25.0      28.6     (2)       (2)   
    Not in labor force......................    1,583     1,612     1,030     1,065       170       156        50        43 

  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. Beginning in January 2004, data
reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.