UnidosUS supports California SB 1176 to examine equity in financial services an important step in helping low-income Latino families build wealth.
April 19, 2022
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In response to a Request for Information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding fees imposed by providers of consumer financial products or services (or junk fees), UnidosUS submitted a […]
April 11, 2022
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UnidosUS supports AB 2589 which supplements the income of low- and middle-income Californian workers backfilling the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) through a refundable tax credit.
March 25, 2022
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In this report, we examine the gains achieved during President Joe Biden’s first year in office. This analysis includes an update to our Latino Inclusion Tracker from 2021 and outlines […]
January 24, 2022
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This is our written testimony submitted to the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth on January 20, 2022.
January 20, 2022
Citizenshipeconomic recoveryEconomyImmigration
The Latinos in Finance Initiative was started in 2015 to train Latinos for employment in the financial services sector and to help employers hire linguistically and culturally competent talent.
January 3, 2022
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The November 2021 jobs report showed the economy added 210,000, falling short of expectations ahead of the holiday season. Much of the job growth was led by the professional and […]
December 3, 2021
Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce
The October 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 531,000 jobs, with a slight decrease in unemployment rate that stands at 4.6%. The Latino unemployment rate edged down to […]
November 5, 2021
Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce
The September 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 194,000 jobs—well below the 500,000 number economists forecasted. Notable job gains occurred in the hospitality and leisure industry, a trend […]
October 8, 2021
Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce
The August 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 235,000 jobs, vastly missing expectations. In addition, the hospitality and leisure industry that contributed much of the job growth in […]
September 7, 2021
Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce
In this letter to Congressional leadership, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda—a premiere coalition of the nation’s most prominent Latino organizations—urges Congress to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit, expanding access […]
August 30, 2021
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The July 2021 jobs report showed the economy added 943,000 jobs, marking the second month of strong job growth. The hospitality and leisure sector drove much of the job creation, […]
August 6, 2021
Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce