the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
FRIDAY, April 1, 2016
Good morning Victor!
►Friday’s numbers
March unemployment numbers are out . . .
215,000 – The number of new jobs added to the U.S. economy in March.
5.0 – The March unemployment rate.
4.9 – The February unemployment rate.
5.6 – The Latino March unemployment rate.
5.4 – The Latino February unemployment rate.
5.5 – The Latina March unemployment rate.
4.8 – The March unemployment rate for Latino males.
15.6 – the unemployment rate for Latino males and females 16 to 19 years of age.
66.3 – The Latino labor participation rate in March, up from 66.1 in February.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
►U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorses John McCain
This was probably the most replicated story of the day. I think I read at least five different versions of the same facts in different publications. NBC News explains why it’s significant:
“. . . because of Arizona’s history of immigration crackdowns and their effect on Latinos . . . READ MORE
[Photo by Teobaldo Ramirez Barbosa, courtesy of Headlines & Global News]
