Latino Jobless Rate Continues to Drop

By B.D. Campbell, HispanicBusiness.com

Latinos continue to make gains in the jobs market, with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate that dropped in March to 9.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Latino unemployment rate was 9.6 percent in February, which in turn was down slightly from 9.7 percent in January. The rate for Latinos a year ago was 10.3 percent.

Overall unemployment for the country dipped to 7.6 percent and the number of unemployed hovered at 11.7 million, the BLS reported. The number of long-term unemployed remained essentially the same at 4.6 million.

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