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Hilda Solis Set to Become Queen of LA After Resignation, Eyes Powerful County Position

By Fox News Latino | 01/11/2013 - 13:29 | 0 Comments

Hilda Solis, who resigned Wednesday as the nation's first Hispanic labor secretary, plans to head back to her native California where, Los Angeles political experts say, she is set to hold one of the most powerful legislative positions in the country.

Solis, 55, is leaving the Obama administration after four years and returning to her native...

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Latino Jobless Rate Hits Four-Year Low
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Latino Jobless Rate Hits Four-Year Low

By Fox News Latino | 01/07/2013 - 15:46 | 0 Comments

The U.S. unemployment rate for Latinos fell to 9.6 percent in December, the lowest jobless rate in four years.

December was also the fourth straight month the jobless rate has fallen below 10 percent. Prior to September 2012, the Latino unemployment rate had not gone under 10 percent in 44 consecutive months.

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7 Jobs Selena Gomez Has Right Now!

By Jill Pankow | 12/01/2012 - 17:01 | 0 Comments

Have you ever had difficulty juggling just two or three things on your plate? Now try to imagine successfully balancing over SEVEN projects under the microscope of some of the world’s biggest fans and toughest critics.

If this seems dauntingly impossible, and we do, call Selena Gomez, 20, Miss Possible. This mogul is thriving with a wildly popular...

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Labor Department Report: Latinos Filled 60 Percent Of All New Jobs In 2011
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Labor Department Report: Latino Unemployment Rate Dips to 9.9 Percent

By Sugey Palomares | 10/09/2012 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

After months of unemployment rates hitting record highs, it seems like the tides aren't changing fast enough for many Latinos.

According to the latest employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for Latinos slightly decreased to 9.9 percent in September, compared to 10.2 percent in August.

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College-Educated Latinos Struggle to Find High-Earning Jobs

By Sugey Palomares | 08/29/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Latinos may be the largest minority group enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, but a new report highlights that Latino college graduates are having a hard time entering the workforce with high-earning...

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Big Surge in Number of Immigrants Who Are Small Business Owners

By Samantha Leal | 06/14/2012 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

One in six small business owners in the United States is an immigrant, according to a new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Initiative. Immigrants make up 18 percent of all small business owners in the United States. Twenty years ago, immigrants made up only...

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Jobs Report: Unemployment Hits Latinos Hard

By Sugey Palomares | 06/05/2012 - 14:54 | 0 Comments

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics has released a new jobs report, which showcases that Latino unemployment rates increased from 10.3% to 11% in April. The economic recession has also hit the African American community, which has an...

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Labor Department Report: Latinos Filled 60 Percent Of All New Jobs In 2011
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Labor Department Report: Latinos Filled 60 Percent Of All New Jobs In 2011

By Jill Pankow | 02/07/2012 - 12:41 | 0 Comments

After a long stretch of financial hardship for many Latinos, it seems the tides may finally be turning. As the nation’s economy begins to add jobs, those positions are quickly being filled, and mostly by Latinos! Sixty percent of new jobs, most of which are in the areas of hotels, food services, healthcare and manufacturing, went to the Latino population according to the...

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