Today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that U.S. employers added 161,000 jobs in October 2016. While this is lower than the 175,000 new jobs economists had predicted, it is enough to absorb new workers coming into the labor force.
The national unemployment rate fell from 5% in September to 4.9% in October. For Latinos, the unemployment rate decreased to 5.7%.
Read more in our latest Latino Jobs Report.
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Maggie and Deborah, clients of UnidosUS partner the Latin American Association, were ready for the next challenge in their career, and they found it in Latinos in Finance. Here’s their […]
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that employers added 235,000 jobs in February, a hefty gain that far exceeded economists’ prediction of 190,000 jobs. Additionally, the national unemployment rate […]
