Table 9.1  Labor Force and Employment Status of the Civilian Population 16 years and over by Sex and Hispanic Origin and Race 1/: 2003
              (Numbers in thousands)

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                                                                           Non-Hispanic,        Non-Hispanic,
                                   Total                Hispanic           White Alone          all other
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    Labor Force Status 2/          Number   Percent     Number  Percent    Number   Percent     Number  Percent
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    Total                          220,285  100.0       27,184  100.0      155,428  100.0       37,672  100.0
    In Civilian labor force        145,616   66.1       18,541   68.2      102,906   66.2       24,169   64.2
    --Employed 3/                  136,277   93.6       16,960   91.5       97,568   94.8       21,749   90.0
    --Unemployed 3/                  9,340    6.4        1,581    8.5        5,339    5.2        2,420   10.0
    Not in labor force              74,668   33.9        8,643   31.8       52,522   33.8       13,503   35.8
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    Males                          105,973  100.0       13,903  100.0       74,917  100.0       17,152  100.0
    In Civilian Labor Force         77,375   73.0       11,039   79.4       54,609   72.9       11,727   68.4
    --Employed 3/                   72,011   93.1       10,133   91.8       51,427   94.2       10,451   89.1
    --Unemployed 3/                  5,364    6.9          906    8.2        3,182    5.8        1,276   10.9
    Not in labor force              28,597   27.0        2,864   20.6       20,308   27.1        5,425   31.6
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    Females                        114,312  100.0       13,281  100.0       80,511  100.0       20,520  100.0
    In Civilian Labor Force         68,241   59.7        7,502   56.5       48,297   60.0       12,442   60.6
    --Employed 3/                   64,266   94.2        6,827   91.0       46,141   95.5       11,298   90.8
    --Unemployed 3/                  3,975    5.8          675    9.0        2,156    4.5        1,144    9.2
    Not in labor force              46,071   40.3        5,779   43.5       32,214   40.0        8,078   39.4
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    1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.
    2/ Civilian Labor Force data for 2003 in this table differ slightly from data for 2003 published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) due to
       the use by BLS of a composite estimation procedure that reduces sampling error, especially in estimates of month-to-month change.
       In addition, the data in this table differ from annual-average data and from seasonally adjusted data published by BLS.
    3/ Percent based on persons in the civilian labor force.     



       SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistics Branch,
               Population Division.