Latino Employment Status, December 2009

As of February 2010, the Latino unemployment rate stood at 12.4%, nearly three percentage points higher than the total unemployment rate. Download this PowerPoint presentation to learn one reason why.

The recommendations in the joint letter include: Fast-tracking the creation of jobs in the public sector that serve community-level needs. With a focus on distressed neighborhoods, unemployed and underemployed ...

How is the construction industry faring as the economy begins to add jobs? This short analysis of April 2010 unemployment figures explains.

In response to a brewing crisis of confidence and to the painful economic realities Latino families are facing, NCLR, along with other civil rights and advocacy organizations, has worked to raise awareness of these trends ...

NCLR, the NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Center for Community Change, the United States Student Association, and PowerPAC.org sent this letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid and other ...

The disproportionate impact of the recession on Latino workers, combined with the short reach of recovery efforts, has steadily chipped away at public confidence in political leaders' ability to help workers and families. ...

In honor of Labor Day 2010, the National Council of La Raza NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, highlights the economic contributions ...

How is the construction industry faring as the economy begins to add jobs? This short analysis of April 2010 unemployment figures explains.