The State of the Latino Worker in the US

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012

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The State of the Latino Worker in the US Address by Sec. Of Labor Hilda L. Solis

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Hilda L. SolisU.S. Secretary of Labor

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Latinos in the Economic RecoveryA Labor Day Webinar

Hilda L. Solis U.S. Secretary of Labor

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29 Straight Months of Private Sector Job Growth Creates Over 4.5 million Jobs

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Industries During the Recovery

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Strength in this Economic Recovery

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Unemployment Rate for Latinos has dropped significantly since the end of the recession

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Latino Unemployment Rate has Declined More During this Recovery than Prior Recoveries

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Latinas Making Significant Gains

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Young Latinos Going Back to Work

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• $8 billion to foster partnerships between Community Colleges and employers.

• Provides entrepreneurship training for five-million small business owners over three years.

• Supports community college-based training programs that:o Meet employer needs in high growth/high demand

sectorso Support on-the-job training and registered

apprenticeships.

Community College to Career Fund

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• $1 billion made available and another $1 billion by 2014.

• Provides community colleges with funds to deliver education and training programs that match skill with employer needs.

• Four Hispanic-Serving Institutions received grant funding over the last year

Trade Adjustment Assistance and Community College Career Training Initiative

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Workforce Investment Act

In each target category, more than half of program participants who went to work or on to pursue more education were Latino (April 2010-March 2011)

• 76,000 Latino Adults

• 53,000 Dislocated Latino Workers

• 19,700 Latino Youth

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Training Latino Youth

•Academic and occupational skills training in high-growth industries to youth ages 16-24.•Over 4,300 participants are Latino.

•Youth can earn high school diploma or GED, career technical training and industry-recognized credentials. •More than half of the young people who came out of Job Corps in 2010 were Latino.

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Find Your Local American Job Center

jobcenter.usa.gov

MySkillsMyFuture.org

MyNextMove.gov

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Honoring Our Veterans

MyNextMove.org/vets

dol.gov/vets/goldcard

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Protecting Latino Workers

• Nearly 500 Spanish-speaking investigators. • More than 31,000 wage investigations nationwide.

• Largest amount of wages in DOL history collected last year.

$224 million in back wages

Helped over 275,000 workers

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HEAT Campaign

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Hilda L. SolisU.S. Secretary of Labor

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