Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  27,808  28,243  28,338  27,808  27,968  28,059  28,150  28,243  28,338
    Civilian labor force............................  18,831  19,500  19,420  18,877  19,313  19,304  19,450  19,482  19,446
        Participation rate..........................    67.7    69.0    68.5    67.9    69.1    68.8    69.1    69.0    68.6
      Employed......................................  17,513  18,185  18,143  17,456  17,958  18,019  18,118  18,144  18,073
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    64.4    64.0    62.8    64.2    64.2    64.4    64.2    63.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,317   1,314   1,276   1,421   1,355   1,285   1,332   1,338   1,372
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.0     6.7     6.6     7.5     7.0     6.7     6.8     6.9     7.1
    Not in labor force..............................   8,977   8,743   8,918   8,931   8,654   8,755   8,700   8,761   8,892
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,853  11,107  11,091   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.0    84.5    84.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................  10,262  10,501  10,550   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    79.4    79.9    79.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     591     605     541   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.4     5.5     4.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,108   7,343   7,343   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    57.7    58.9    58.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,520   6,834   6,787   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    52.9    54.8    54.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     588     509     556   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.3     6.9     7.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     870   1,050     986   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    34.0    40.1    37.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     732     850     806   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    28.6    32.5    30.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     138     200     179   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.9    19.1    18.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2004, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.