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Growth in the Hispanic Labor Force

Civilian labor force levels for persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity age 16 and older, by detailed ethnic group, 1988–2011 annual averages
Year	Other Hispanic or Latino	Cuban	Puerto Rican	Mexican American	Total Hispanic or Latino
1988	1,962,000	565,000	883,000	5,572,000	8,982,000
1989	2,132,000	562,000	889,000	5,740,000	9,323,000
1990	2,450,000	603,000	960,000	6,707,000	10,720,000
1991	2,574,000	593,000	1,041,000	6,712,000	10,920,000
1992	2,622,000	577,000	1,048,000	7,091,000	11,338,000
1993	2,652,000	604,000	1,073,000	7,281,000	11,610,000
1994	2,778,000	604,000	1,026,000	7,567,000	11,975,000
1995	2,791,000	613,000	1,098,000	7,765,000	12,267,000
1996	3,024,000	637,000	1,170,000	7,943,000	12,774,000
1997	3,311,000	646,000	1,293,000	8,546,000	13,796,000
1998	3,321,000	651,000	1,249,000	9,096,000	14,317,000
1999	3,415,000	714,000	1,269,000	9,267,000	14,665,000
2000	3,755,000	740,000	1,411,000	10,783,000	16,689,000
2001	3,985,000	671,000	1,454,000	11,218,000	17,328,000
2002	4,220,000	635,000	1,546,000	11,542,000	17,943,000
2003	4,404,000	679,000	1,649,000	12,081,000	18,813,000
2004	4,553,000	769,000	1,610,000	12,340,000	19,272,000
2005	4,779,000	755,000	1,619,000	12,671,000	19,824,000
2006	5,130,000	807,000	1,599,000	13,158,000	20,694,000
2007	5,348,000	898,000	1,684,000	13,672,000	21,602,000
2008	5,296,000	897,000	1,822,000	14,009,000	22,024,000
2009	5,415,000	877,000	1,850,000	14,210,000	22,352,000
2010	5,469,000	970,000	1,906,000	14,403,000	22,748,000
2011	5,669,000	976,000	1,893,000	14,360,000	22,898,000