Skyrocketing unemployment rates, data show Hispanics are hardest hit economically during coronavirus pandemic
The poll found that Hispanics are almost twice as likely as Whites to lose their jobs during the pandemic. One of the reasons that people think Hispanic men were hit the hardest is because theyre really over-represented in the construction sector. The poll also showed that 18% of Hispanic women reported being furloughed or laid off. The department reported on May 8 that unemployment rates for Hispanics or Latinos rose to 18.9% in April compared to 16.7% for Blacks, 14.5% for Asians and 14.2% for Whites. (U.S. Department of Labor statistics from May 8)The data from the labor department also showed young workers have also been hit hard.