Unemployment Rate 2015: Latino Jobless Rate Slightly Increased in April

*While the employment rate, in general, continues to bring good news, that’s not the case for Latino employment. It’s a small increase, from 6.8 percent to 6.9 percent, but it continues a disturbing trend. Since December of 2014 the Latino unemployment rate has increased .4 percent. VL

By Rodrigo Ugarte, Latin Post

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for April, which showed a continued decline. However, the jobless rate among Latinos rose by a hair, despite unadjusted numbers predicting a decrease.

Latinos have seen a rise in the unemployment rate, albeit a slight one from last year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of the Department of Labor, released the numbers for last month’s unemployment rate, showing Latinos’ rate rise to 6.9 percent in April from 6.8 in March.

This trend does not bode well for Latinos looking for work. Numbers since December 2014 have shown Latino unemployment increasing ever so slightly from 6.5 percent at the end of 2014 to April’s numbers.

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