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Latinos Overrepresented in High-Unemployment Occupations
(2010-01-19)
Latino Employment Status, December 2009
The State of the Latino Workforce: March, 2010
(2010-03-24)
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.
Better Buildings, More Jobs? How President Obama’s Energy Plan Could Affect Latino Workers
(2011-02-08)
On February 3, President Obama announced a goal to make commercial buildings 20% more energy efficient by 2020. Through tax incentives, competitive grants, and regulations, the president's Better Buildings Initiative aims ...
Letter to Congress from civil rights and labor leaders
(2010-02-19)
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 ...
Capable Workers, Not Enough Work
(2010-05-12)
How is the construction industry faring as the economy begins to add jobs? This short analysis of April 2010 unemployment figures explains.
Prospects for Employment Growth
(2010-02-23)
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 ...
Latinos Well-Represented in Growth Industries, Insecure in Employment
(2011-03-07)
This analysis of Latino employment trends shows that significant job growth is occurring in industries with strong Latino representation. However, other indicators point to a lack of job security among Latino workers, which ...
Economic Progress Report, November 2009
(2009-11-12)
National data clearly demonstrate that the economic downturn is disproportionately impacting communities of color in the United States. The federal government's multiple responses to the crisis were intended to provide ...
Letter From Civil Rights Organizations to Senator Reid: Stand Up for All of America’s Workers
(2010-03-04)
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 ...
Invest in Jobs That Reach All Workers and Communities
(2010-05-04)
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. ...