HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

6. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex, age, and detailed ethnic group

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total 1 Mexican origin Puerto Rican origin Cuban origin

2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 25,963 27,551 16,420 17,464 2,484 2,652 1,141 1,191

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 17,943 18,813 11,542 12,081 1,546 1,649 635 679

 Percent of population .......................................... 69.1 68.3 70.3 69.2 62.2 62.2 55.6 57.0

 Employed .............................................................. 16,590 17,372 10,673 11,151 1,401 1,495 592 638

 Unemployed ......................................................... 1,353 1,441 869 930 145 154 43 41

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 9.4 9.3 6.7 6.0

 Not in labor force .................................................... 8,020 8,738 4,878 5,383 938 1,003 507 512

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 13,221 14,098 8,611 9,173 1,146 1,239 572 591

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 10,609 11,288 7,089 7,572 815 861 361 387

 Percent of population .......................................... 80.2 80.1 82.3 82.5 71.1 69.5 63.1 65.6

 Employed .............................................................. 9,845 10,479 6,588 7,029 738 784 337 361

 Unemployed ......................................................... 764 809 501 543 77 77 23 27

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 9.4 9.0 6.5 6.9

 Not in labor force .................................................... 2,613 2,810 1,522 1,601 331 378 211 203

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 11,928 12,797 7,742 8,305 1,032 1,108 542 552

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 9,977 10,756 6,645 7,198 767 815 352 378

 Percent of population .......................................... 83.6 84.1 85.8 86.7 74.4 73.6 64.9 68.5

 Employed .............................................................. 9,341 10,063 6,228 6,737 705 751 330 354

 Unemployed ......................................................... 636 693 417 461 62 64 21 25

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 8.1 7.9 6.1 6.5

 Not in labor force .................................................... 1,951 2,041 1,098 1,107 265 293 190 174

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 12,742 13,452 7,809 8,291 1,338 1,413 570 600

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 7,334 7,525 4,452 4,509 731 788 274 291

 Percent of population .......................................... 57.6 55.9 57.0 54.4 54.7 55.8 48.1 48.6

 Employed .............................................................. 6,744 6,894 4,085 4,123 662 711 255 277

 Unemployed ......................................................... 590 631 367 386 68 77 19 14

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 8.0 8.4 8.2 8.6 9.4 9.7 7.1 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................... 5,408 5,928 3,356 3,782 607 625 296 309

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 11,528 12,211 7,010 7,469 1,211 1,286 533 566

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 6,863 7,096 4,137 4,224 679 746 259 278

 Percent of population .......................................... 59.5 58.1 59.0 56.6 56.1 58.0 48.5 49.1

 Employed .............................................................. 6,367 6,541 3,835 3,890 621 678 242 265

 Unemployed ......................................................... 496 555 303 335 58 68 17 13

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 7.2 7.8 7.3 7.9 8.5 9.1 6.6 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................... 4,666 5,114 2,873 3,245 532 540 275 288

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 2,507 2,543 1,667 1,689 241 258 66 73

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 1,103 960 760 658 100 88 24 22

 Percent of population .......................................... 44.0 37.7 45.6 39.0 41.4 34.1 36.4 30.7

 Employed .............................................................. 882 768 610 525 74 66 20 19

 Unemployed ......................................................... 221 192 149 134 25 22 4 3

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 20.1 20.0 19.7 20.3 25.2 25.0 17.5 14.9

 Not in labor force .................................................... 1,404 1,583 908 1,030 141 170 42 50

1 Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately.

 NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may

be of any race. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.

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