Table 9.2  Labor Force and Employment Status of the Civilian Population 16 years and over by Sex and Hispanic Origin Type 1/: 2004
           (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                    27,783  100.0    17,767  100.0     2,597  100.0     1,274  100.0     2,342  100.0     1,634  100.0     2,170  100.0
 In Civilian labor force  18,863   67.9    12,246   68.9     1,597   61.5       730   57.3     1,703   72.7     1,155   70.7     1,432   66.0
 --Employed 4/            17,420   92.4    11,227   91.7     1,466   91.8       701   96.0     1,606   94.3     1,101   95.3     1,319   92.1
 --Unemployed 4/           1,443    7.6     1,019    8.3       131    8.2        29    4.0        97    5.7        55    4.7       113    7.9
 Not in labor force        8,921   32.1     5,521   31.1     1,000   38.5       544   42.7       639   27.3       478   29.3       738   34.0
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 Males                    14,240  100.0     9,358  100.0     1,233  100.0       661  100.0     1,230  100.0       801  100.0       956  100.0
 In Civilian Labor Force  11,337   79.6     7,670   82.0       836   67.8       436   66.0     1,040   84.5       659   82.3       696   72.8
 --Employed 4/            10,489   92.5     7,075   92.3       767   91.7       413   94.7       980   94.3       621   94.1       633   91.0
 --Unemployed 4/             848    7.5       594    7.7        70    8.3        23    5.3        59    5.7        39    5.9        62    9.0
 Not in labor force        2,903   20.4     1,689   18.0       397   32.2       225   34.0       191   15.5       142   17.7       260   27.2
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 Females                  13,543  100.0     8,408  100.0     1,364  100.0       613  100.0     1,112  100.0       833  100.0     1,214  100.0
 In Civilian Labor Force   7,526   55.6     4,576   54.4       761   55.8       293   47.9       663   59.7       496   59.6       736   60.6
 --Employed 4/             6,931   92.1     4,151   90.7       700   92.0       288   98.0       626   94.4       480   96.8       686   93.2
 --Unemployed 4/             595    7.9       425    9.3        61    8.0         6    2.0        37    5.6        16    3.2        50    6.8
 Not in labor force        6,018   44.4     3,832   45.6       603   44.2       319   52.1       448   40.3       337   40.4       478   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/ This category includes Dominicans.
 3/ Civilian Labor Force data for 2004 in this table differ slightly from data for 2004 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, 2004, Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistics Branch,
            Population Division.