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

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.

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