Latino Jobless Rate Dips in February
Latino Jobless Rate Dips in February
By Hispanic Business The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Hispanics dropped slightly in February to 9.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Hispanic unemployment rate was 9.7 […]
Latino Jobless Rate Edges Up to 9.7 Percent
By Hispanic Business There are 2.5 million idled workers in the Hispanic civilian labor force, out of a total Hispanic civilian workforce of 24 million. Click on picture to read […]
Latino Joblessness Rose, But Employers Added 157K Jobs
By Fox News Latino The unemployment rate for the nation’s largest minority group rose to 9.7 percent in January from 9.6 percent in December, according to a labor report. Click […]
December Jobs Report: Hispanic Unemployment Down Slightly
By Emily Deruy, ABC/Univision Click on picture top read story. [Photo from palantepov.com]
Unemployment Benefits Could Impact Latinos
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Members in Congress have insisted on establishing a balanced approach to the fiscal cliff, while urging the extension of unemployment benefits for the past few weeks to […]
November Employment Numbers are Better, But Not For Latinos
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The official Bureau of Labor Statistics summary, released this morning, paints a picture that many people are feeling good about: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 […]
Mexican American Chamber Of Commerce: ‘Mexicans Work Better’
By Maria Purísima, Pocho Ñews Service (PNS reporting from WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Labor Department are launching a campaign to promote Hispanic workers. The Mexicans Work Better campaign encourages […]
Hispanic Unemployment Rate Climbs
By Griselda Neváres, Voxxi The unemployment rate among Hispanics in May rose significantly to 11.0 percent, up from 10.3 percent in April. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that overall […]
Barajas Keeps His Day Job (Because he has to)
By Oscar Barajas Recently, I became a victim of the economy and its whims and became underemployed but with health benefits. So the quick fix was to interview for a […]
Latinos Are The First To Reach Pre-Recession Employment
Despite making up only a seventh of the entire U.S. population, Latinos took 60% of the 2.3 million jobs added in 2011. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics household survey, the […]