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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)
Jan.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Sept.
2011		 Oct.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,001 34,885 36,301 34,001 34,640 34,724 34,808 34,885 36,301

Civilian labor force

 22,714 23,309 23,949 22,787 23,014 23,253 23,222 23,270 24,045

Participation rate

 66.8 66.8 66.0 67.0 66.4 67.0 66.7 66.7 66.2

Employed

 19,711 20,731 21,187 20,058 20,411 20,601 20,574 20,699 21,513

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 59.4 58.4 59.0 58.9 59.3 59.1 59.3 59.3

Unemployed

 3,003 2,579 2,762 2,729 2,603 2,652 2,648 2,571 2,532

Unemployment rate

 13.2 11.1 11.5 12.0 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.0 10.5

Not in labor force

 11,287 11,575 12,352 11,213 11,626 11,471 11,586 11,615 12,256

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 12,865 13,256 13,252 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 81.8 82.0 81.2 - - - - - -

Employed

 11,196 11,868 11,832 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 71.2 73.4 72.5 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,669 1,387 1,421 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 13.0 10.5 10.7 - - - - - -

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 8,892 9,082 9,703 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 59.7 59.4 59.4 - - - - - -

Employed

 7,873 8,146 8,609 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 52.9 53.3 52.7 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 1,019 936 1,094 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 11.5 10.3 11.3 - - - - - -

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 957 972 994 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 28.3 28.3 27.2 - - - - - -

Employed

 642 716 746 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 19.0 20.9 20.4 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 315 256 248 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 32.9 26.3 24.9 - - - - - -

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: February 03, 2012