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)
Aug.
2011		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Apr.
2012		 May
2012		 June
2012		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,555 36,792 36,881 34,555 36,546 36,626 36,708 36,792 36,881

Civilian labor force

 23,045 24,627 24,395 22,938 24,253 24,567 24,588 24,497 24,352

Participation rate

 66.7 66.9 66.1 66.4 66.4 67.1 67.0 66.6 66.0

Employed

 20,484 22,092 21,943 20,353 21,755 21,867 21,885 21,966 21,865

Employment-population ratio

 59.3 60.0 59.5 58.9 59.5 59.7 59.6 59.7 59.3

Unemployed

 2,562 2,536 2,452 2,585 2,498 2,700 2,703 2,531 2,487

Unemployment rate

 11.1 10.3 10.1 11.3 10.3 11.0 11.0 10.3 10.2

Not in labor force

 11,510 12,164 12,486 11,617 12,293 12,059 12,120 12,294 12,529

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 13,118 13,426 13,430 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 82.0 81.0 80.8 - - - - - -

Employed

 11,949 12,325 12,336 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 74.7 74.4 74.2 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,169 1,102 1,094 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 8.9 8.2 8.1 - - - - - -

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 8,919 9,814 9,751 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 58.9 59.3 58.7 - - - - - -

Employed

 7,903 8,788 8,745 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 52.2 53.1 52.7 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,015 1,027 1,005 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 11.4 10.5 10.3 - - - - - -

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,009 1,386 1,214 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 29.6 37.9 33.2 - - - - - -

Employed

 631 979 861 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 18.5 26.8 23.5 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 378 407 352 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 37.4 29.4 29.0 - - - - - -

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: September 07, 2012