Latinos May Need More Than ‘Miracle’ To Prosper In Texas
President Obama brought a message of economic recovery when he visited Austin, the first stop in his “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour.” Latinos in the U.S., however, are trailing behind the national average in unemployment. So how are they’re doing when it comes to finding work in the home of the “Texas miracle?”
The Economic Policy Institute projects Latino unemployment will be at about 8 percent by year’s end in Texas. Employment here has consistently been above the national average. But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the U.S., Latino unemployment is still around 9 percent. Doug Hall, director of the Institute’s Economic Analysis and Research Network, said even though that was a drop from last year, there’s little to celebrate.
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