The economy

In this report, we examine the gains achieved during President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, and highlight three priorities that the administration must take on next. This analysis […]

May 10, 2021

Biden AdministrationCoronavirusCOVID-19Economyand 6 more tags

Program Overview for Facilitators UnidosUS’s Latinos in Finance (LIF) program is a bilingual banker training program launched in 2015. The program is led by UnidosUS and implemented by UnidosUS Affiliates […]

May 7, 2021

Financejob trainingWorkforce Development

The April 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 266,000 jobs, far below expectations and a sign that the economic recovery from the pandemic will be slow. The hospitality […]

May 7, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

As part of our Latina Wealth Project, UnidosUS partnered with Edison Research to poll Hispanic women and men as well as White women and men, to understand the true financial […]

April 19, 2021

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The March 2021 jobs report shows that the labor market is improving, though overall employment across sectors remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Key sectors like leisure and hospitality, public and […]

April 2, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

This document outlines the key victories for America’s Latinos and their families that are contained in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

March 10, 2021

American Rescue Plan ActARPAEconomy and Workforce

The February 2021 jobs report shows that economic activity is ticking up in key sectors like leisure and hospitality as pandemic-related restrictions ease up in states. In February, the economy […]

March 5, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

UnidosUS submitted a comment to the Federal Reserve Board in response to their most recent proposal to update and modernized the critical Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). In the 45-year history […]

February 10, 2021

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The January jobs report continues to shed light on the slow economic recovery happening for workers – including Latinos – from the coronavirus’ joint economic and health crisis. The economy […]

February 5, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

This letter signed by UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia was sent on January 15, 2021, and calls for full Latino inclusion in the new administration’s first budget proposal.

January 19, 2021

Biden AdministrationEconomy and EmploymentEconomy and WorkforcePolicy

The December jobs report highlights the U.S. economies slow economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, the greatest single month decrease since April 2020. […]

January 8, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

In this report, UnidosUS explores the gig-economy and gig-workers, looking at Latino gig-workers to understand the obstacles they face in those roles and to better understand the role that gig-work […]

December 17, 2020

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and WorkforceGig Economy