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

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,640 36,881 36,969 34,640 36,626 36,708 36,792 36,881 36,969

Civilian labor force

 23,058 24,395 24,465 23,014 24,567 24,588 24,497 24,352 24,477

Participation rate

 66.6 66.1 66.2 66.4 67.1 67.0 66.6 66.0 66.2

Employed

 20,569 21,943 22,164 20,411 21,867 21,885 21,966 21,865 22,050

Employment-population ratio

 59.4 59.5 60.0 58.9 59.7 59.6 59.7 59.3 59.6

Unemployed

 2,488 2,452 2,301 2,603 2,700 2,703 2,531 2,487 2,427

Unemployment rate

 10.8 10.1 9.4 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.3 10.2 9.9

Not in labor force

 11,582 12,486 12,504 11,626 12,059 12,120 12,294 12,529 12,492

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 13,112 13,430 13,462 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 81.7 80.8 80.8 - - - - - -

Employed

 11,887 12,336 12,445 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 74.1 74.2 74.7 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,225 1,094 1,017 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 9.3 8.1 7.6 - - - - - -

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,000 9,751 9,879 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 59.3 58.7 59.3 - - - - - -

Employed

 7,993 8,745 8,907 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 52.7 52.7 53.5 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,007 1,005 972 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 11.2 10.3 9.8 - - - - - -

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 946 1,214 1,124 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 27.7 33.2 30.7 - - - - - -

Employed

 689 861 811 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 20.2 23.5 22.2 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 257 352 312 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 27.1 29.0 27.8 - - - - - -

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: October 05, 2012