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Hispanic unemployment at historic low, thanks to this

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Published February 5, 2019 6:37pm ET
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Hispanic unemployment at historic low, thanks to this
Jane Delgado, president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, works in her office in Washington, Monday, March 24, 2014. | (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Great news: Hispanic employment is booming.

According to the latest job numbers, Hispanic unemployment continues to remain at one of its lowest rates in nearly half a century. The report also showed a near-record high of 27.6 million Hispanics employed and participating in the workforce in January 2019. Just a few months ago, the Census Bureau announced that the median income for Hispanic households grew by 3.7 percent in real terms from 2016 to 2017.

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