HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                     ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                 Total Hispanic        Mexican origin     Puerto Rican origin       Cuban origin    
                                                   origin(1)                                                                        
      Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
                                                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.