Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
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
June May June June Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 32,087 32,753 32,839 32,087 32,501 32,585 32,671 32,753 32,839
Civilian labor force....................... 22,184 22,299 22,403 22,100 22,100 22,175 22,376 22,438 22,347
Participation rate..................... 69.1 68.1 68.2 68.9 68.0 68.1 68.5 68.5 68.1
Employed................................. 20,499 19,673 19,685 20,391 19,684 19,640 19,854 19,595 19,623
Employment-population ratio............ 63.9 60.1 59.9 63.5 60.6 60.3 60.8 59.8 59.8
Unemployed............................... 1,684 2,626 2,718 1,709 2,416 2,536 2,521 2,843 2,724
Unemployment rate...................... 7.6 11.8 12.1 7.7 10.9 11.4 11.3 12.7 12.2
Not in labor force......................... 9,904 10,455 10,436 9,987 10,401 10,410 10,295 10,315 10,491
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 12,632 12,739 12,642 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 84.5 83.6 82.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 11,849 11,330 11,290 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 79.3 74.4 73.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 783 1,409 1,352 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 6.2 11.1 10.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,286 8,510 8,527 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 58.7 59.1 59.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 7,680 7,619 7,542 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 54.5 52.9 52.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 606 891 985 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 7.3 10.5 11.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 1,266 1,050 1,234 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 41.7 33.7 39.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 970 724 854 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 32.0 23.3 27.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 296 326 381 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 23.4 31.0 30.8 (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.
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