Economics

Report : Latinos Have Growing Confidence in Personal Finances, Nation's Direction

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:15:00 GMT

Compared with 2011, more Latinos express satisfaction with the direction of the country, report that their finances are in "excellent" or "good" shape and expect their family's finances to improve in the next 12 months, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

Report : The Demographics of the Jobs Recovery

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Hispanics and Asians are gaining jobs at a faster rate in the economic recovery than are blacks and whites, immigrants are outpacing the native born, and men are faring better than women. For the most part, the disparate trends reflect the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S. workforce. Groups whose populations are growing faster have seen bigger employment gains. For all groups, the share of the working-age population with jobs is still as low as it was at the end of the recession.

Report : Hispanics Say They Have the Worst of a Bad Economy

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:30:00 GMT

A majority of Latinos (54%) believe that the economic downturn that began in 2007 has been harder on them than on other groups in America.

Report : Childhood Poverty Among Hispanics Sets Record, Leads Nation

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:20:00 GMT

The economic downturn that began in 2007 hit one fast-growing demographic group especially hard: Latino children. More Latino children are living in poverty -- 6.1 million in 2010 -- than children of any other racial or ethnic group. This marks the first time in U.S. history that the single largest group of poor children is not white.

Report : Statistical Portraits of the Hispanic and Foreign-Born Populations in the U.S.

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:20:00 GMT

Updated data on Hispanic and foreign-born populations in the U.S. including race, nativity, location, citizenship, marital status, language proficiency,fertility, schooling, health coverage, poverty and income.

Report : After the Great Recession: Foreign Born Gain Jobs; Native Born Lose Jobs

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:30:00 GMT

In the year following the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009, foreign-born workers gained 656,000 jobs while native-born workers lost 1.2 million, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Labor data by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Fact Sheet : Demographic Profiles of U.S. Hispanics by Country of Origin, 2008

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:40:00 GMT

Browse the latest data on the detailed characteristics of the Latino and foreign-born populations in the United States.

Media Coverage : Young Latinos Seem to Face a Tougher Future

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:25:00 GMT

The Los Angeles Times reports on a new Pew Hispanic Center study that presents a portrait of Hispanics ages 16 to 25.

Media Coverage : Ties to Parents' Homeland Hold Strong

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:25:00 GMT

The Washington Post reports on the Pew Hispanic Center's new analysis of Hispanics ages 16 to 25.

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