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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