HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                  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   
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   28,109    29,133    17,900    18,523     2,547     2,654     1,264     1,259 
         Civilian labor force....................   19,272    19,824    12,340    12,671     1,610     1,619       769       755 
             Percent of population...............     68.6      68.0      68.9      68.4      63.2      61.0      60.9      60.0 
           Employed..............................   17,930    18,632    11,449    11,887     1,481     1,492       735       730 
           Unemployed............................    1,342     1,191       892       784       130       126        34        25 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.0       6.0       7.2       6.2       8.1       7.8       4.5       3.3 
         Not in labor force......................    8,837     9,310     5,559     5,851       936     1,035       495       503 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,417    14,962     9,456     9,729     1,186     1,258       649       630 
         Civilian labor force....................   11,587    11,985     7,776     7,960       824       852       450       443 
             Percent of population...............     80.4      80.1      82.2      81.8      69.5      67.7      69.4      70.3 
           Employed..............................   10,832    11,337     7,272     7,526       756       788       428       429 
           Unemployed............................      755       647       504       433        68        63        22        14 
             Unemployment rate...................      6.5       5.4       6.5       5.4       8.2       7.4       4.9       3.1 
         Not in labor force......................    2,831     2,977     1,680     1,770       362       406       199       187 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,082    13,586     8,554     8,812     1,065     1,110       605       598 
         Civilian labor force....................   11,020    11,408     7,377     7,546       780       803       435       433 
             Percent of population...............     84.2      84.0      86.2      85.6      73.3      72.3      71.8      72.5 
           Employed..............................   10,385    10,872     6,954     7,189       728       752       416       421 
           Unemployed............................      635       536       423       357        52        50        19        12 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.8       4.7       5.7       4.7       6.7       6.3       4.4       2.8 
         Not in labor force......................    2,061     2,177     1,177     1,266       285       307       170       165 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,692    14,172     8,444     8,793     1,360     1,396       616       629 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,685     7,839     4,564     4,712       786       767       319       313 
             Percent of population...............     56.1      55.3      54.1      53.6      57.8      54.9      51.9      49.8 
           Employed..............................    7,098     7,295     4,177     4,361       725       704       307       301 
           Unemployed............................      587       544       387       351        62        63        12        12 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.6       6.9       8.5       7.4       7.9       8.2       3.8       3.7 
         Not in labor force......................    6,007     6,333     3,879     4,082       574       629       296       316 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   12,420    12,858     7,589     7,935     1,239     1,256       589       594 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,257     7,377     4,272     4,410       743       717       308       302 
             Percent of population...............     58.4      57.4      56.3      55.6      60.0      57.1      52.3      50.8 
           Employed..............................    6,752     6,913     3,945     4,112       691       663       297       291 
           Unemployed............................      504       464       327       297        53        55        11        11 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.0       6.3       7.7       6.7       7.1       7.6       3.5       3.6 
         Not in labor force......................    5,163     5,481     3,317     3,525       496       539       281       293 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......    2,608     2,689     1,757     1,776       242       288        70        66 
         Civilian labor force....................      995     1,038       692       716        87        99        27        20 
             Percent of population...............     38.2      38.6      39.4      40.3      35.8      34.3      38.1      30.9 
           Employed..............................      792       847       550       586        62        77        22        18 
           Unemployed............................      203       191       142       130        25        21         4         2 
             Unemployment rate...................     20.4      18.4      20.5      18.2      28.6      21.6     (2)       (2)   
         Not in labor force......................    1,612     1,651     1,065     1,060       156       189        43        46 

       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. Beginning in January 2005, data
     reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.