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
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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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Closing Remarks
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