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Latino Jobs Report: Steady Job Growth Continues
(NCLR, 2016-10-07)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in September 2016, down from 167,000 in the prior month. The national unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 5%. The Latino ...
The Effect of School and Peer Group Size on Chicanos Risk of Dropping Out of High School
(NCLR, 1980-06)
Findings indicate that the failure to complete high school is related to several aspects of labor force involvement, including unemployment as well as earning power and type of occupations for all racial/ethnic groups. The ...
Construction Leads Job Growth in November
(2015-12-04)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S employers added 211,000 jobs in November 2015, signaling continued growth. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5% in November. The Latino unemployment rate was ...
U.S. Employers Add 215,000 Jobs in March
(2016-04-01)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 215,000 jobs in March 2016, down from 245,000 in the previous month. The national unemployment rate remained nearly unchanged at 5% from 4.9% in the ...
NCLR Issue Analysis on Sunset Legislation
(NCLR, 1981-01)
"Sunset" is a concept which was originally instituted in several states as a means of increasing legislative control over state programs.
Latino Jobs Report: More Latinos Reentered the Work Force
(NCLR, 2017-02-03)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in January 2017. The national unemployment rate increased to 4.8%, and the Latino unemployment rate remained at 5.9% in January. Retail ...
Latino Jobs Report: Latinos Continue to See Improvement
(2016-03-04)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 242,000 jobs in February 2016, an increase from the moderate job growth in the previous month of 151,000 jobs. The national unemployment rate remained ...
Latino Jobs Report: U.S. Employers Added 151,000 Jobs in August
(NCLR, 2016-09-02)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in August 2016, down from 255,000 in July 2016. The national unemployment rate remained at 4.9%. The Latino unemployment rate increased ...
Employment and Training Issue No. 1
(NCLR, 1984-02)
Enclosed is an update on Employment and Training legislation for the 98th Congress, first session. The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) update includes the final performance standards and funding allocations. Finally, ...
December Marks 75th Consecutive Month of Growth
(NCLR, 2017-01-06)
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in December 2016. The national unemployment rate increased to 4.7%, and the Latino unemployment rate increased to 5.9% in December. Health ...