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)
Oct.
2013		 Sept.
2014		 Oct.
2014		 Oct.
2013		 June
2014		 July
2014		 Aug.
2014		 Sept.
2014		 Oct.
2014

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 37,796 38,596 38,679 37,796 38,352 38,430 38,512 38,596 38,679

Civilian labor force

 24,827 25,443 25,732 24,783 25,409 25,320 25,432 25,445 25,652

Participation rate

 65.7 65.9 66.5 65.6 66.3 65.9 66.0 65.9 66.3

Employed

 22,643 23,787 24,051 22,543 23,433 23,345 23,523 23,696 23,917

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 61.6 62.2 59.6 61.1 60.7 61.1 61.4 61.8

Unemployed

 2,184 1,655 1,681 2,240 1,976 1,975 1,909 1,748 1,736

Unemployment rate

 8.8 6.5 6.5 9.0 7.8 7.8 7.5 6.9 6.8

Not in labor force

 12,968 13,154 12,947 13,013 12,943 13,110 13,080 13,152 13,026

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 13,790 14,141 14,279 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 80.8 81.0 81.6 - - - - - -

Employed

 12,715 13,469 13,550 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 74.5 77.1 77.4 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,075 673 728 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 7.8 4.8 5.1 - - - - - -

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,907 10,275 10,284 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 58.0 58.9 58.8 - - - - - -

Employed

 9,107 9,539 9,568 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 53.4 54.6 54.7 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 800 736 717 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 8.1 7.2 7.0 - - - - - -

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,130 1,026 1,169 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 30.9 28.0 31.8 - - - - - -

Employed

 821 780 933 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 22.5 21.3 25.4 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 309 247 236 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 27.4 24.0 20.2 - - - - - -

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: November 07, 2014