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THE STATE OF THE LATINO WORKFORCE March, 2010

THE STATE OF THE LATINO WORKFORCE March, 2010. Source : LaToya Egwuekwe , The Decline: The Geography of a Recession , latoyaegwuekwe.wordpress.com . The recession is worse for many workers of color.

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THE STATE OF THE LATINO WORKFORCE March, 2010

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  1. THE STATE OF THE LATINO WORKFORCEMarch, 2010

  2. Source: LaToyaEgwuekwe, The Decline: The Geography of a Recession, latoyaegwuekwe.wordpress.com.

  3. The recession is worse for many workers of color. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Data Retrieval: Labor Force Statistics,” Current Population Survey, Tables A-2, A-3. Washington, DC, http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsatabs.htm (accessed March 2010).

  4. Latinos are concentrated in hard-hit sectors.

  5. One in five service workers is Latino (20.2%). 11.4% of service workers are unemployed.

  6. One in five transportation and material moving workers is Latino (19.7%). 15% of transportation and material moving workers are unemployed.

  7. One in three construction workers is Latino (29.5%). 24.6% of construction workers are unemployed.

  8. Two in five farming, fishing, and forestry workers are Latino (39.3%). 25.9% of farming, fishing, and forestry workers are unemployed.

  9. To learn more about NCLR’s work on economic recovery, visit www.nclr.org/recovery

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