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Economy/Business
» The unemployment rate for Latinos/as as of December 1999 was 5.9%. For non-Latino whites it was approximately 3.5%.
CPS Annual Democratic Survey, A Joint Project Between The Bureau of Labor Statistics and The Bureau of the Census, 1998
» In 1998, of the more than 7.2 million Latino primary families 200,000 had a total income of less than $2,500.
CPS Annual Democratic Survey, A Joint Project Between The Bureau of Labor Statistics and The Bureau of the Census, 1998
» In 1998, there were more than 1.7 million Latina householders without a husband. Of those, 123,000 had incomes less than $2,500, and 28,000 had incomes between $67,500 to $74,999.
CPS Annual Democratic Survey, A Joint Project Between The Bureau of Labor Statistics and The Bureau of the Census, 1998
» Among the total population, the proportion of persons who live below the poverty level is approximately 13%. Among Latinos/as it is approximately 26%.
CPS Annual Democratic Survey, A Joint Project Between The Bureau of Labor Statistics and The Bureau of the Census, 1998
| Occupation by Latino Origin |
| Occupation |
| |
Managerial and Professional |
Technical, Sales and Admin. Support |
Service |
Precision Production, Craft and Repair |
Operators, Fabricators and Laborers |
Farming, Forestry and Fishing |
| Total % |
29.40% |
29.80% |
13.60% |
10.80% |
14% |
2.50% |
| Not- Latino |
30.90% |
30.40% |
12.90% |
10.50% |
13.10% |
2.10% |
| Latino |
14.70% |
24% |
20.20% |
12.80% |
22.70% |
5.60% |
| Mexican |
12.10% |
22% |
19.20% |
14.40% |
24.60% |
7.80% |
| Puerto Rican |
18.40% |
29.90% |
22.50% |
10.10% |
18.50% |
0.60% |
| Cuban |
24.90% |
30.90% |
18% |
9% |
15.40% |
1.60% |
| Central & South American |
16.60% |
23.40% |
24% |
10% |
22.80% |
3% |
| Other Hispanic |
20.60% |
30.80% |
18.60% |
10.90% |
17% |
2.10% |
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