Unemployment rates drop for Latinos

Unemployment rates drop for Latinos

NewsTaco April 10, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read)    The Bureau of Labor statistics released its March unemployment numbers and the overall jobs situation isn’t looking good. Wall Street Economists had predicted […]

How the U.S. economy misses out on an untapped Latino potential

NewsTaco March 30, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read)    Fortune reports that a Zillow study released Thursday found that “In Hispanic communities, about 48% of income goes to the monthly rent […]

Why Hispanic homebuyers are key to the housing market’s recovery

NewsTaco October 18, 2016

*More proof that Latinos are key to the future of the nation’s economy. What’s needed? More jobs and “reformed housing policy.” VL By Hallie Busta, Construction Dive (2.5 minute read) […]

Jobs Report: Latino Unemployment Rate Falls in July

NewsTaco August 8, 2016

*Latino unemployment dropped from 5.8 to 5.4 percent. VL By Brian Latimer, NBC News July surpassed expectations for job growth in the U.S., and although the national unemployment rate stayed […]

Hispanic Consumers Lead U.S. Market in Grocery Shopping Enjoyment and Engagement

NewsTaco June 28, 2016

*Check it out, Latinos  are the happiest grocery shoppers, and there’s a study to prove it. We load the car with family and friends to go shopping, sample the products […]

Banks’ Embrace of Jumbo Mortgages Means Fewer Loans for Blacks, Hispanics

NewsTaco June 2, 2016

*This is the kind of story that tends to fly under the radar. Banks now have a preference for “jumbo” mortgages, those for more than $417,000. They are less of a […]

The Latino daily – Your Wednesday morning brief

NewsTaco May 18, 2016

Yesterday, Atlanta Braves manager Freddi Gonzalez was fired by the Braves front office. He was the only Latino MLB manager, so now there are no Latino managers in major league […]

Latino Survival In (a Regressing) American Society: Three Components To Increasing Latinos’ Collective Influence

NewsTaco May 4, 2016

*I often remark about how the stories and issues that affect the Latino community today are in many ways the same issues of the past, repackaged and popping-up anew. Case […]

Latinos will outspend millennials by 2020

NewsTaco May 3, 2016

*Millennials? ppfftt . . . Check it out. VL By Tonya Garcia, Market Watch [tweet_dis]Hispanic growth in income and population across all ages will drive increases in consumer spending that […]

the Latino daily – Your Thursday morning brief

NewsTaco April 28, 2016

THURSDAY, April 28, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! Here’s your morning news to get your day started. ►Thursday’s numbers 11.5 – The percentage of less likelihood that U.S. Latino workers will […]