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)

Employment status, sex, and age

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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.

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