Biden faces Hispanic workforce problem: Report

Published April 29, 2024 5:00am ET



More than half a million Hispanic workers are missing from the labor force, according to a new report, a shortfall that could present major problems for President Joe Biden‘s effort to win over the critical voting bloc.

Since the pandemic, millions of jobs have been added, and the unemployment rate has returned to around where it was in 2019. However, the labor force participation rate has not fully recovered.

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