HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Total Hispanic origin1 Mexican origin Puerto Rican origin Cuban origin

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 20,321 21,070 12,443 13,216 2,139 2,080 1,025 1,062

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 13,796 14,317 8,546 9,096 1,293 1,249 646 651

 Percent of population .............................................. 67.9 67.9 68.7 68.8 60.4 60.0 63.0 61.3

 Employed .................................................................. 12,726 13,291 7,884 8,431 1,166 1,145 603 612

 Agriculture .............................................................. 660 742 572 662 8 10 5 6

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 12,067 12,549 7,312 7,769 1,158 1,135 599 606

 Unemployed ............................................................. 1,069 1,026 662 664 127 104 43 39

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 7.7 7.2 7.7 7.3 9.8 8.3 6.6 6.0

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 6,526 6,753 3,897 4,121 846 832 379 411

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 10,368 10,734 6,529 6,937 1,010 975 520 527

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 8,309 8,571 5,316 5,660 723 672 387 387

 Percent of population .............................................. 80.1 79.8 81.4 81.6 71.6 68.9 74.4 73.5

 Employed .................................................................. 7,728 8,018 4,941 5,291 654 615 364 371

 Agriculture .............................................................. 571 651 492 579 6845

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 7,157 7,367 4,450 4,712 648 607 360 366

 Unemployed ............................................................. 582 552 374 369 69 57 23 16

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 7.0 6.4 7.0 6.5 9.6 8.5 6.0 4.1

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 2,059 2,164 1,214 1,276 287 303 133 140

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 9,250 9,573 5,795 6,139 889 872 500 499

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 7,779 8,005 4,965 5,244 669 632 375 372

 Percent of population .............................................. 84.1 83.6 85.7 85.4 75.3 72.4 74.9 74.6

 Employed .................................................................. 7,307 7,570 4,659 4,959 619 586 352 359

 Agriculture .............................................................. 544 621 466 551 6845

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 6,763 6,949 4,193 4,408 614 578 348 354

 Unemployed ............................................................. 471 436 306 285 50 46 22 13

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.1 5.4 6.2 5.4 7.4 7.3 6.0 3.6

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 1,471 1,568 831 895 220 241 125 127

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 9,953 10,335 5,913 6,280 1,129 1,105 504 535

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 5,486 5,746 3,231 3,435 570 576 259 264

 Percent of population .............................................. 55.1 55.6 54.6 54.7 50.5 52.2 51.3 49.2

 Employed .................................................................. 4,999 5,273 2,943 3,140 512 529 239 241

 Agriculture .............................................................. 89 91 80 83 3211

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 4,910 5,182 2,863 3,057 510 528 239 240

 Unemployed ............................................................. 488 473 288 296 58 47 20 23

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 8.9 8.2 8.9 8.6 10.1 8.2 7.6 8.6

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 4,466 4,589 2,683 2,844 559 529 246 272

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 8,950 9,292 5,280 5,555 997 1,003 484 509

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 5,106 5,304 2,984 3,119 521 530 251 252

 Percent of population .............................................. 57.0 57.1 56.5 56.1 52.3 52.8 51.8 49.6

 Employed .................................................................. 4,705 4,928 2,752 2,897 476 493 232 231

 Agriculture .............................................................. 83 85 75 77 2211

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 4,622 4,843 2,677 2,820 474 491 232 230

 Unemployed ............................................................. 401 376 232 221 45 37 19 22

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 7.9 7.1 7.8 7.1 8.7 7.0 7.4 8.6

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 3,845 3,988 2,296 2,436 475 473 233 257

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................... 2,121 2,204 1,368 1,523 254 205 40 54

 Civilian labor force ...................................................... 911 1,007 598 733 103 87 20 26

 Percent of population .............................................. 43.0 45.7 43.7 48.1 40.4 42.5 49.7 48.1

 Employed .................................................................. 714 793 473 575 71 66 18 22

 Agriculture .............................................................. 33 36 31 34 – 1 – –

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 682 757 442 541 70 65 18 22

 Unemployed ............................................................. 197 214 125 158 32 21 2 4

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 21.6 21.3 20.9 21.5 31.2 24.1 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force ........................................................ 1,210 1,197 770 790 151 118 20 28

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.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite

estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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