Latino Workers Being Hired at Much Higher Rate Than Any Other Group

*There’s valuable information here. Put it in your back pocket for discussion, email your politicians about it, use it to make decisions: “As non-Hispanic Baby Boomers are retiring, young, U.S. born Latinos are better poised to penetrate the work force. Also, foreign-born Latinos, who represent half of Latino workers aged 25 or older, are swarming the workforce.” VL

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson, Latin Post

The U.S. labor market is swelling with Latino workers, according to a new government report, they’re being hired at a rate that’s much higher than any other group.

Sure, Latinos still have a long way to go if they want to reach employment levels frequently occupied by their white counterparts, but employment rates among the Latino population has increased by five percent over the last year (compared to 3.8 percent for African Americans and 1.4 percent for whites). As non-Hispanic Baby Boomers are retiring, young, U.S. born Latinos are better poised to penetrate the work force. Also, foreign-born Latinos, who represent half of Latino workers aged 25 or older, are swarming the workforce.

The construction industry has uniquely seen impressive Latino job growth, as the industry has seen a 20 percent increase in jobs, spanning California, Florida, Illinois and Texas. That growth translates to an increase in 321,000 jobs, and about 98 percent of those jobs (315,000) went to Latinos workers. This is excellent for Latinos employed in the construction industry because construction workers make above-average wages compared to other low-skill workers.

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