Latino Jobs Report October Sees Return of Strong Job Growth

Fact Sheet

The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S employers added 271,000 jobs in October 2015. This represents the highest number of new jobs added to the U.S. labor market this year since a peak in February. The unemployment rate declined from 5.1% to 5.0% in October. The Latino unemployment rate also declined slightly, continuing to inch downward to 6.3% from 6.4% in the previous month.

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