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. Monthly Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted) 18 15.8 % Black
16
12
12.4 % Latino
10
9.7 % Total
8
8.8 % White
6 4 2 0 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010
Unemployment Rate (%) (Seasonally Adjusted)
14
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).
Latinos are concentrated in hard-hit sectors.
One in five service workers is Latino (20.2%).
11.4% of service workers are unemployed.
One in five transportation and material moving workers is Latino (19.7%).
15% of transportation and material moving workers are unemployed.
One in three construction workers is Latino (29.5%).
24.6% of construction workers are unemployed.
Two in five farming, fishing, and forestry workers are Latino (39.3%).
25.9% of farming, fishing, and forestry workers are unemployed.
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