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Unemployment for Latinos & African Americans to Remain Very High through 2012 Very high levels of unemployment are expected to remain high through the 4th quarter of 2012, a new EPI report finds. In “No relief in 2012 from high unemployment for African Americans and Latinos ”, EPI Director of the Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy ...

Gallup: November unemployment rate rose for Latinos, fell for blacks : A day before the official government jobs report is available, Gallup released on Thursday a report showing the unemployment rate jumped for Latinos and dropped for African Americans in the month of November. The Gallup report shows the unemployment ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Unemployment Rate Falls to Two-Year Low, But Not for Latinos : AP Unemployment among Latinos remained the same between October and November, while for the general US population it fell to a two-year low, according to the Labor Department. The Latino jobless rate held at 11.4 percent in November, the same it was in ...

U.S. Job Market Worse Than Thought Especially for Latinos | Fox ... : The official unemployment rate for Latinos is 11.6 percent but when the underemployed and socalleddiscouraged workers are factored in the unemployment rate ... Español | Português | Las américas

Latino Unemployment Dips Slightly Below 10% to Lowest Rate in 4 Years : Friday's jobs report did show a slight dip in unemployment for Latinos , who have had higher than average unemployment during the recession and recovery. While much was made of the news that the September unemployment rate for the nation had dipped ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Unemployment rates are projected to remain high for whites, Latinos ... : The unemployment forecast for 2013 is stagnation: For whites, Latinos , and African Americans, year-end 2013 unemployment projections show essentially no ...

The Country's Premiere Latino Organizations Launch Latinos for Democracy ... : "Whether it's political empowerment, educational attainment, unemployment , health care coverage or environmental quality, Latinos are facing challenges on every front. But every election cycle is an opportunity for Latinos to make their voices heard ...

It's time for Latinos in Valley to exercise political muscle : Twenty-three percent of Latino eligible voters in Ohio have not completed high school. That is not going to get it done. The unemployment rate among Latinos in Ohio is 16 percent, whereas the overall state unemployment rate was 7.5 percent as of March ... Português | Español | Las américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Why older Latinos matter in election : The recession has hit Latinos very hard, with unemployment and the foreclosure crisis causing hardships that complicate voting efforts. On top of that, Republicans are rewriting state laws to make it more difficult for Latinos to vote and for ...

Latino Unemployment Drops in December : Following a national trend, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among Latinos dropped in December, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate for Latinos dropped from 11.4 percent in November to 11 ...

Violence In Schools, Nothing Out Of The Ordinary For Latinos And Blacks : They involve investing more in public education at all levels, addressing chronic unemployment , eradicating domestic violence and facilitating community involvement. I remember the day after the Virginia Tech massacre; dozens of schools in Southern ... Português | Español | Las américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Half of All U.S. Latinos Live In The Country's Most Polluted Cities : As a group, Latino voters in key voting states overwhelmingly reject this notion. With unemployment rates for Latinos hovering well above the national average, jobs and the economy are understandably a high priority. However, Latinos are not willing to ... Español | Português | Las américas

Survey: Latinos confident about personal finances, nation's direction : One major reason for Latinos ' raising confidence in the economy is the decline in Hispanic joblessness. In this year's third quarter, the unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent among Latinos , from 11.2 percent in 2011′s third quarter. Categories ...

Latinos Remain More Optimistic Than the General Population, Poll Says Latinos are more optimistic even though they have been deeply distressed by the flagging economy: About 10 percent are unemployed (the numbers go up for Latinos 18-29, whose unemployment rate is at 13.7 percent) they have had the largest increase in ...

Latinos: Romney Can't Win Unless Your Vote is Suppressed or You Stay Home : In July, this argument took the form of an ad stressing that the national unemployment rate was 10.3% for Latinos , compared to 8.3% for all Americans. And now it's taken the form of a 30-second spot featuring refrains such as, “Obama has no idea what ...

Latino unemployment rate drops to 6.9 percent in September, lowest since May 2008  - The unemployment rate for Latinos fell from 7.5 percent in August. ... For example, there were 7.1 million people working part-time jobs last month ...

Latino Unemployment Rates Hit Record Low, But This Might Not Necessarily Be ... : The U.S. employment report released Friday shows the Latino unemployment rate in April dropped to 9.0 percent, down from 9.2 in March. The latest unemployment rate for Latinos is the lowest it has been since November 2008, when it reached 8.6 percent, ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

In dismal jobs report, unemployment rate of minority workers rises : Black unemployment now stands at 13.6%, up from 13% the month before; for Latinos , the unemployment rate rose to 11% from 10.3% in April. Employers added just 69000 jobs last month, less than half of what analysts were predicting. Português | Español | Las américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Employment for Latinos Comes Back to Life  - vulnerable communities -- people of color. Since February 2014, the Latino unemployment rate has fallen by 1.5 percentage points to 6.6 percent.

No Winners: The Unemployment Numbers : The unemployment remained at a very high 8.2%. It is the 41st straight month of US unemployment at over 8%. For African-Americans and Latinos, the numbers are even worse. African-American unemployment is 14.4%. Latino unemployment is 11%. Ouch!