This paper evaluates the status of Hispanic women in the United States work force. First, demographic information on age patterns, fertility rates, and educational attainment is reviewed. Then, labor market status is assessed in relation to Hispanic women's labor force participation, employment patterns, and poverty. Next, the Federal response to these problems is evaluated and policy implications are discussed. The status of Hispanic women in the labor force is characterized by low educational attainment, occupational segregation in the least skilled jobs, low wages, and high levels of unemployment and poverty. This segregation results from the educational attainment of Hispanic women, which is the lowest of all population groups. In contrast to the training programs offered by the terminated Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, the current Job Training Partnership Act offers limited hope for improving the long-term market status of Hispanic women. The elimination of the occupational segregation of Hispanic women is dependent on Federal policies which support their training and on initiatives, such as pay equity and affirmative action, which would counter the pervasiveness of sex-based wage discrimination. Tables and bar graphs are included. (KH)