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)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                            Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                         
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
           Employment status, sex, and age             Total (1)         Mexican origin   Puerto Rican origin     Cuban origin   
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2006      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   30,103    31,383    19,036    19,770     2,600     2,711     1,326     1,421 
         Civilian labor force....................   20,694    21,602    13,158    13,672     1,599     1,684       807       898 
             Percent of population...............     68.7      68.8      69.1      69.2      61.5      62.1      60.9      63.2 
           Employed..............................   19,613    20,382    12,477    12,908     1,484     1,551       778       862 
           Unemployed............................    1,081     1,220       681       764       115       133        29        36 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.2       5.6       5.2       5.6       7.2       7.9       3.6       4.0 
         Not in labor force......................    9,409     9,781     5,877     6,098     1,001     1,027       519       523 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   15,473    16,154    10,037    10,415     1,208     1,252       646       712 
         Civilian labor force....................   12,488    13,005     8,251     8,553       842       865       468       511 
             Percent of population...............     80.7      80.5      82.2      82.1      69.7      69.1      72.4      71.7 
           Employed..............................   11,887    12,310     7,863     8,122       782       791       452       490 
           Unemployed............................      601       695       388       431        60        74        16        21 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.8       5.3       4.7       5.0       7.2       8.5       3.3       4.1 
         Not in labor force......................    2,985     3,149     1,787     1,862       366       387       178       201 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,046    14,649     9,086     9,420     1,081     1,119       612       670 
         Civilian labor force....................   11,888    12,403     7,833     8,134       797       819       458       497 
             Percent of population...............     84.6      84.7      86.2      86.4      73.7      73.2      74.8      74.1 
           Employed..............................   11,391    11,827     7,515     7,779       749       761       445       478 
           Unemployed............................      497       576       318       356        48        58        13        18 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.2       4.6       4.1       4.4       6.1       7.1       2.9       3.7 
         Not in labor force......................    2,157     2,246     1,253     1,285       284       300       154       173 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,630    15,229     8,998     9,355     1,392     1,459       680       709 
         Civilian labor force....................    8,206     8,597     4,907     5,119       757       819       339       387 
             Percent of population...............     56.1      56.5      54.5      54.7      54.4      56.1      49.9      54.6 
           Employed..............................    7,725     8,072     4,614     4,786       702       760       326       372 
           Unemployed............................      480       525       294       333        55        60        13        15 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.9       6.1       6.0       6.5       7.2       7.3       3.9       3.9 
         Not in labor force......................    6,424     6,632     4,091     4,236       635       640       340       322 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,262    13,791     8,097     8,384     1,267     1,325       634       671 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,735     8,108     4,596     4,784       714       770       327       380 
             Percent of population...............     58.3      58.8      56.8      57.1      56.4      58.1      51.6      56.6 
           Employed..............................    7,321     7,662     4,351     4,508       666       720       315       366 
           Unemployed............................      414       446       246       276        48        50        12        14 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.3       5.5       5.3       5.8       6.8       6.5       3.7       3.7 
         Not in labor force......................    5,527     5,682     3,501     3,600       553       555       307       291 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......    2,796     2,944     1,853     1,967       252       267        79        80 
         Civilian labor force....................    1,071     1,091       729       753        88        95        21        21 
             Percent of population...............     38.3      37.1      39.3      38.3      34.9      35.5      26.7      26.6 
           Employed..............................      900       894       611       621        70        69        18        18 
           Unemployed............................      170       197       118       132        18        25         3         4 
             Unemployment rate...................     15.9      18.1      16.2      17.6      20.9      26.8     (2)       (2)   
         Not in labor force......................    1,725     1,853     1,124     1,213       164       172        58        59 

       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.