National Hispanic Heritage Month: BLS Spotlight on Statistics

Men and Women in the Labor Force

Labor force participation rate by age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2011 annual averages
Age group	Total	Total, Hispanic or Latino	Men, total	Men, Hispanic or Latino	Women, total	Women, Hispanic or Latino
16-24 years	55.0	52.4	56.6	57.6	53.3	46.3
25-34 years	81.5	79.1	89.2	91.6	73.9	64.5
35-44 years	82.7	80.3	90.9	92.4	74.7	67.1
45-54 years	80.7	78.9	86.2	87.3	75.4	70.4
55-64 years	64.3	60.8	69.3	69.9	59.5	52.3
65 years & over	17.9	17.6	22.8	23.3	14.0	13.2