HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

6. Employment status of the Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban-origin population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Total Hispanic origin1 Mexican origin Puerto Rican origin Cuban origin

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 24,942 25,963 15,909 16,420 2,367 2,484 1,118 1,141

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 17,328 17,943 11,218 11,542 1,454 1,546 671 635

 Percent of population .............................................. 69.5 69.1 70.5 70.3 61.4 62.2 60.0 55.6

 Employed .................................................................. 16,190 16,590 10,471 10,673 1,341 1,401 628 592

 Agriculture .............................................................. 715 779 609 685 14 15 14 4

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 15,475 15,811 9,862 9,988 1,327 1,385 614 588

 Unemployed ............................................................. 1,138 1,353 747 869 114 145 44 43

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.6 7.5 6.7 7.5 7.8 9.4 6.5 6.7

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 7,614 8,020 4,691 4,878 913 938 447 507

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 12,695 13,221 8,338 8,611 1,059 1,146 568 572

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 10,279 10,609 6,933 7,089 729 815 394 361

 Percent of population .............................................. 81.0 80.2 83.1 82.3 68.9 71.1 69.4 63.1

 Employed .................................................................. 9,668 9,845 6,522 6,588 672 738 369 337

 Agriculture .............................................................. 618 675 529 595 12 13 11 4

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 9,050 9,170 5,993 5,993 660 726 358 334

 Unemployed ............................................................. 611 764 410 501 57 77 26 23

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.9 7.2 5.9 7.1 7.8 9.4 6.5 6.5

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 2,416 2,613 1,405 1,522 330 331 174 211

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 11,386 11,928 7,436 7,742 955 1,032 536 542

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 9,595 9,977 6,436 6,645 686 767 380 352

 Percent of population .............................................. 84.3 83.6 86.6 85.8 71.9 74.4 70.8 64.9

 Employed .................................................................. 9,100 9,341 6,110 6,228 641 705 357 330

 Agriculture .............................................................. 585 642 499 564 12 12 11 4

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 8,516 8,699 5,611 5,664 629 693 347 327

 Unemployed ............................................................. 495 636 326 417 46 62 22 21

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.2 6.4 5.1 6.3 6.6 8.1 5.9 6.1

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 1,791 1,951 1,000 1,098 268 265 157 190

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 12,247 12,742 7,571 7,809 1,309 1,338 550 570

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 7,049 7,334 4,285 4,452 725 731 277 274

 Percent of population .............................................. 57.6 57.6 56.6 57.0 55.4 54.7 50.4 48.1

 Employed .................................................................. 6,522 6,744 3,949 4,085 669 662 259 255

 Agriculture .............................................................. 97 103 80 90 2 3 3 –

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 6,425 6,641 3,868 3,996 667 660 256 254

 Unemployed ............................................................. 527 590 337 367 56 68 18 19

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 7.5 8.0 7.9 8.2 7.8 9.4 6.5 7.1

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 5,198 5,408 3,285 3,356 583 607 273 296

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 11,049 11,528 6,745 7,010 1,188 1,211 525 533

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 6,557 6,863 3,932 4,137 682 679 270 259

 Percent of population .............................................. 59.3 59.5 58.3 59.0 57.4 56.1 51.4 48.5

 Employed .................................................................. 6,121 6,367 3,661 3,835 635 621 253 242

 Agriculture .............................................................. 92 101 75 87 2 3 3 –

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 6,029 6,266 3,586 3,748 634 618 250 241

 Unemployed ............................................................. 436 496 271 303 47 58 17 17

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.6 7.2 6.9 7.3 6.8 8.5 6.4 6.6

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 4,492 4,666 2,813 2,873 506 532 255 275

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 2,508 2,507 1,728 1,667 224 241 57 66

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 1,176 1,103 850 760 86 100 22 24

 Percent of population .............................................. 46.9 44.0 49.2 45.6 38.3 41.4 38.4 36.4

 Employed .................................................................. 969 882 700 610 65 74 18 20

 Agriculture .............................................................. 39 36 35 35 1 1 – –

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 930 846 665 577 64 74 17 20

 Unemployed ............................................................. 208 221 150 149 21 25 4 4

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 17.7 20.1 17.7 19.7 24.9 25.2 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 1,331 1,404 878 908 138 141 35 42

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.