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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                                                                                                 
                                                   Aug.      July      Aug.      Aug.      Apr.      May       June      July      Aug.  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
          HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   31,520    32,179    32,273    31,520    31,911    31,998    32,087    32,179    32,273 
    Civilian labor force.......................   21,832    22,193    22,262    21,781    21,917    22,102    22,131    22,071    22,226 
        Participation rate.....................     69.3      69.0      69.0      69.1      68.7      69.1      69.0      68.6      68.9 
      Employed.................................   20,647    20,505    20,485    20,578    20,404    20,573    20,420    20,435    20,452 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.5      63.7      63.5      65.3      63.9      64.3      63.6      63.5      63.4 
      Unemployed...............................    1,185     1,688     1,777     1,204     1,512     1,529     1,711     1,636     1,774 
        Unemployment rate......................      5.4       7.6       8.0       5.5       6.9       6.9       7.7       7.4       8.0 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,688     9,986    10,011     9,738     9,994     9,896     9,956    10,108    10,048 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   12,442    12,661    12,697     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     84.6      84.5      84.5     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................   11,959    11,937    11,824     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     81.3      79.6      78.7     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      483       725       873     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      3.9       5.7       6.9     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,291     8,268     8,399     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     59.9      58.5      59.2     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................    7,779     7,650     7,761     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     56.2      54.1      54.7     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      512       618       638     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      6.2       7.5       7.6     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    1,099     1,264     1,166     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     37.1      41.5      38.1     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................      910       919       901     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     30.8      30.2      29.5     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      189       345       265     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................     17.2      27.3      22.8     (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.