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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
May
2012		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013		 May
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 36,626 37,320 37,395 36,626 37,094 37,169 37,242 37,320 37,395

Civilian labor force

 24,534 24,475 24,872 24,568 24,572 24,563 24,354 24,512 24,848

Participation rate

 67.0 65.6 66.5 67.1 66.2 66.1 65.4 65.7 66.4

Employed

 21,984 22,412 22,743 21,856 22,199 22,215 22,122 22,310 22,583

Employment-population ratio

 60.0 60.1 60.8 59.7 59.8 59.8 59.4 59.8 60.4

Unemployed

 2,550 2,063 2,129 2,712 2,373 2,348 2,232 2,202 2,265

Unemployment rate

 10.4 8.4 8.6 11.0 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.0 9.1

Not in labor force

 12,092 12,845 12,523 12,058 12,522 12,606 12,888 12,808 12,547

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 13,486 13,640 13,731 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 81.8 81.1 81.4 - - - - - -

Employed

 12,195 12,602 12,737 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 74.0 74.9 75.5 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,291 1,037 995 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 9.6 7.6 7.2 - - - - - -

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,904 9,796 10,017 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 60.1 58.2 59.3 - - - - - -

Employed

 8,993 9,062 9,203 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 54.5 53.8 54.5 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 911 734 815 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 9.2 7.5 8.1 - - - - - -

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,144 1,039 1,124 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 31.3 28.5 30.8 - - - - - -

Employed

 796 748 804 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 21.8 20.5 22.0 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 348 291 320 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 30.4 28.0 28.5 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- 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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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013