latino economy
Latino-Owned Businesses May Be the U.S. Economy’s Best Bet
They’re called LOBs for short, but they’re working on a fastball. Latino-owned businesses are starting faster than the rest of the startup population and becoming a bigger part of the […]
The future U.S. economy rests on the decisions of Latino Millennials
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (3 minute read) Three recent reports underscore the vital role that Latino Millennials – those between the ages of 18 to 34 – will play in […]
How the U.S. economy misses out on an untapped Latino potential
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read) Fortune reports that a Zillow study released Thursday found that “In Hispanic communities, about 48% of income goes to the monthly rent […]
Poll Shows Latinos are More Cautious about Holiday Spending and the Economy
*First, it’s been a steady 80-degress-plus in South Texas, hard to get in a holiday mood. Second, the calendar says otherwise. Third, the Trump election dampened many Latinos’ plans for […]
Economy added 280,000 jobs in May, Latino unemployment at 6.7 percent
*This appears to be good news on almost all counts. [tweet_dis]There was a slight dip in the unemployment rate for Latinos, from 6.9 percent to 6.7 percent.[/tweet_dis] The overall unemployment […]
Tough economy strains a much-loved (and very costly) Latino tradition, the quinceañera
*When the money isn’t there, families will improvise. I don’t think the economy could end a cultural tradition – even if it is “over-the-top,” as the article suggests. VL By […]
Report: Economy Misses Out With Low Latino, Black STEM Employment
By Ronald Roach, Diverse Issues in Higher Education The U.S. workforce could employ as many as 140,000 additional African-American and Latino college graduates in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields […]
How More Latinos in Finance Could Boost the Economy
By Erika L. Sánchez, NBCNews Sylvia Tergas was recruited out of college to work for Macy’s, moving from up from sales to the financial division. Though she really enjoyed helping […]
Five economic issues could benefit US Latinos and the economy in 2014
By Susana G. Baumann, Voxxi Congress has come back to Washington to act upon several legislations affecting the livelihood of U.S. Latinos. From immigration reform to the reduction of SNAP […]
Latino-Owned Businesses Contribute $100 Billion Annually to California Economy
By Hispanically Speaking News Hispanic-owned businesses contribute more than 650,000 jobs and more than $100 billion annually to the California economy, which makes them fundamental to the prosperity of one of […]