US Latino unemployment rate: 1.9

The US Latino unemployment rate has declined based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' August report, but the number of people employed and not in the labor force depicts a different picture. According to the August report, 7.5 per cent of Latinos are unemployed, or 1.9 million people. In comparison to July's report, 7.8 per cent of Latinos were unemployed. According to the National Council of La Raza, ‘unemployed’ refers to individuals who are available to work, have made an effort to find a job or are expected for a call back from a layoff but are not working. Among Latinos over the age of 16, 23.5 million are working or temporarily absent from their jobs. The total sum of Latinos unemployed and employed, or part in the civilian labor force, is 25.4 million. However, 13.1 million Latinos are categorized as ‘neither employed nor unemployed,’ latinpost.com