Latino Jobs Report: Latinos See a Decline in Unemployment

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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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