The Hispanic Population in the United States: March 2004

Table 9.1 Labor Force and Employment Status of the Civilian Population 16 years and over by Sex and Hispanic Origin and Race 1/: 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Labor Force Status 2/	Total
	Total		Hispanic		Non-Hispanic, White alone		Non-Hispanic, all Other
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	222,509	100.0	27,783	100.0	156,214	100.0	38,512	100.0
In Civilian labor force	146,062	65.6	18,863	67.9	102,606	65.7	24,593	63.9
--Employed 3/	137,152	93.9	17,420	92.4	97,387	94.9	22,344	90.9
--Unemployed 3/	8,910	6.1	1,443	7.6	5,218	5.1	2,249	9.1
Not in labor force	76,448	34.4	8,921	32.1	53,608	34.3	13,919	36.1
Males	107,241	100.0	14,240	100.0	75,357	100.0	17,644	100.0
In Civilian labor force	77,860	72.6	11,337	79.6	54,578	72.4	11,944	67.7
--Employed 3/	72,739	93.4	10,489	92.5	51,482	94.3	10,768	90.2
--Unemployed 3/	5,121	6.6	848	7.5	3,097	5.7	1,176	9.8
Not in labor force	29,381	27.4	2,903	20.4	20,779	27.6	5,699	32.3
Females	115,269	100.0	13,543	100.0	80,857	100.0	20,868	100.0
In Civilian Labor Force	68,202	59.2	7,526	55.6	48,027	59.4	12,649	60.6
--Employed 3/	64,413	94.4	6,931	92.1	45,906	95.6	11,577	91.5
--Unemployed 3/	3,789	5.6	595	7.9	2,122	4.4	1,072	8.5
Not in labor force	47,067	40.8	6,018	44.4	32,830	40.6	8,219	39.4

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 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.
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.