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)
Nov.
2014		 Oct.
2015		 Nov.
2015		 Nov.
2014		 July
2015		 Aug.
2015		 Sept.
2015		 Oct.
2015		 Nov.
2015

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 38,760 39,916 40,005 38,760 39,648 39,737 39,828 39,916 40,005

Civilian labor force

 25,753 26,223 26,304 25,655 26,158 26,077 26,069 26,193 26,227

Participation rate

 66.4 65.7 65.8 66.2 66.0 65.6 65.5 65.6 65.6

Employed

 24,076 24,643 24,654 23,963 24,374 24,343 24,403 24,533 24,547

Employment-population ratio

 62.1 61.7 61.6 61.8 61.5 61.3 61.3 61.5 61.4

Unemployed

 1,676 1,580 1,650 1,692 1,784 1,734 1,666 1,660 1,680

Unemployment rate

 6.5 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.4

Not in labor force

 13,007 13,693 13,701 13,105 13,491 13,660 13,760 13,723 13,778

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,337 14,494 14,427 14,258 14,468 14,352 14,475 14,460 14,371

Participation rate

 81.7 80.5 80.0 81.3 80.9 80.1 80.6 80.3 79.7

Employed

 13,503 13,819 13,665 13,432 13,596 13,595 13,679 13,727 13,599

Employment-population ratio

 77.0 76.8 75.7 76.5 76.1 75.9 76.2 76.3 75.4

Unemployed

 833 675 762 826 872 757 796 733 771

Unemployment rate

 5.8 4.7 5.3 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,307 10,654 10,819 10,253 10,574 10,606 10,500 10,639 10,763

Participation rate

 58.8 58.6 59.3 58.5 58.5 58.6 57.8 58.5 59.0

Employed

 9,645 9,996 10,090 9,590 9,850 9,859 9,834 9,957 10,037

Employment-population ratio

 55.0 54.9 55.3 54.7 54.5 54.4 54.2 54.7 55.0

Unemployed

 662 659 729 663 724 747 667 682 726

Unemployment rate

 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.8 7.0 6.3 6.4 6.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,109 1,074 1,058 1,144 1,116 1,118 1,094 1,094 1,094

Participation rate

 30.2 28.9 28.4 31.1 30.1 30.1 29.4 29.4 29.4

Employed

 928 828 899 942 928 889 890 848 911

Employment-population ratio

 25.2 22.3 24.1 25.6 25.0 24.0 24.0 22.8 24.5

Unemployed

 181 246 159 202 188 230 204 245 183

Unemployment rate

 16.3 22.9 15.0 17.7 16.9 20.6 18.6 22.4 16.7

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

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: December 04, 2015