Table 9.2  Labor Force and Employment Status of the Civilian Population 16 years and over by Sex and Hispanic Origin Type 1/: 2003
           (Numbers in thousands)

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                          Total                              Puerto                            Central          South            Other
                          Hispanic         Mexican           Rican            Cuban            American         American         Hispanic 2/
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 Labor Force Status 3/    Number  Percent  Number  Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent
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 Total                    27,184  100.0    17,563  100.0     2,593  100.0     1,175  100.0     2,166  100.0     1,600  100.0     2,087  100.0
 In Civilian labor force  18,541   68.2    12,121   69.0     1,636   63.1       642   54.6     1,649   76.1     1,155   72.2     1,338   64.1
 --Employed 4/            16,960   91.5    11,067   91.3     1,486   90.8       595   92.7     1,506   91.3     1,087   94.1     1,219   91.1
 --Unemployed 4/           1,581    8.5     1,054    8.7       150    9.2        47    7.3       143    8.7        68    5.9       119    8.9
 Not in labor force        8,643   31.8     5,442   31.0       957   36.9       533   45.4       517   23.9       444   27.8       749   35.9
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 Males                    13,903  100.0     9,183  100.0     1,201  100.0       594  100.0     1,191  100.0       813  100.0       922  100.0
 In Civilian Labor Force  11,039   79.4     7,473   81.4       848   70.6       370   62.3     1,015   85.2       686   84.3       648   70.3
 --Employed 4/            10,133   91.8     6,860   91.8       766   90.3       333   90.2       926   91.2       660   96.3       589   90.8
 --Unemployed 4/             906    8.2       613    8.2        82    9.7        36    9.8        89    8.8        26    3.7        60    9.2
 Not in labor force        2,864   20.6     1,710   18.6       353   29.4       224   37.7       176   14.8       127   15.7       274   29.7
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 Females                  13,281  100.0     8,381  100.0     1,393  100.0       581  100.0       975  100.0       787  100.0     1,165  100.0
 In Civilian Labor Force   7,502   56.5     4,648   55.5       788   56.6       272   46.8       634   65.1       469   59.7       689   59.2
 --Employed 4/             6,827   91.0     4,207   90.5       720   91.4       261   96.1       581   91.6       427   91.0       630   91.4
 --Unemployed 4/             675    9.0       441    9.5        68    8.6        11    3.9        53    8.4        42    9.0        59    8.6
 Not in labor force        5,779   43.5     3,732   44.5       604   43.4       310   53.2       341   34.9       317   40.3       476   40.8
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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/ This category includes Dominicans.
 3/ 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.
 4/ 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.