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  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                   July      June      July      July      Mar.      Apr.      May       June      July  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
          HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   31,423    32,087    32,179    31,423    31,820    31,911    31,998    32,087    32,179 
    Civilian labor force.......................   21,752    22,184    22,193    21,613    21,775    21,917    22,102    22,131    22,071 
        Participation rate.....................     69.2      69.1      69.0      68.8      68.4      68.7      69.1      69.0      68.6 
      Employed.................................   20,454    20,499    20,505    20,345    20,269    20,404    20,573    20,420    20,435 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.1      63.9      63.7      64.7      63.7      63.9      64.3      63.6      63.5 
      Unemployed...............................    1,298     1,684     1,688     1,269     1,507     1,512     1,529     1,711     1,636 
        Unemployment rate......................      6.0       7.6       7.6       5.9       6.9       6.9       6.9       7.7       7.4 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,670     9,904     9,986     9,809    10,045     9,994     9,896     9,956    10,108 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   12,419    12,632    12,661     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     84.7      84.5      84.5     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................   11,931    11,849    11,937     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     81.3      79.3      79.6     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      488       783       725     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      3.9       6.2       5.7     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,170     8,286     8,268     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     59.2      58.7      58.5     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................    7,598     7,680     7,650     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     55.0      54.5      54.1     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      572       606       618     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      7.0       7.3       7.5     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    1,163     1,266     1,264     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     39.5      41.7      41.5     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................      926       970       919     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     31.4      32.0      30.2     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      238       296       345     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................     20.4      23.4      27.3     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
  seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    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.