Great infographics shared by the U.S. Census comparing 1940 to 2010. More graphics via the link, but I wanted to highlight the two below. First, most populated states then and now correlate with the growth of Latinos in California, Texas, Florida, the Northeast, and to some extent, Illinois. Secondly, Latinos were not even on the…
Great piece via the Atlantic on how NOT going to college actually costs (society) more than going. Despite increasing tuition costs, some studies show that the cost of those not going to college is a drag on the overall economy and growth of the country. There have been a lot of arguments these days regarding…
I’m the first to advocate that employee resource groups (ERGs) or affinity groups can benefit organizations. It’s a fundamental part of any organization’s diversity and inclusion strategy. Like many company ERGs, they’re managed within the umbrella of existing business functions, as they should be, in order for them to have a significant organizational impact. But…
According to this report by Pew Hispanic Research, Latinos and Asians experienced a faster rate of growth in jobs than other demographic groups; however, the devil is in the details: The differences in jobs growth across groups largely reflect the differences in population growth. From 2007 to 2011, the Hispanic working-age (16 and older) population…
Idaho has the 15th highest proportion of Latinos in the nation. Today, roughly 11% of Idahoans are Latino, compared to 5% in 1990. It’s great to see leadership initiatives like the one below happening all around the country – yes, even in Idaho! Organizations must begin realize that Latino talent can be found beyond traditional…
Excelencia in Education once again continues to provide invaluable data on the status of Latinos in higher education with their latest report, Finding Your Workforce: The Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos, 2009-10. I had the pleasure of meeting Sarita Brown (photo) from Excelencia in Education last year at the LATISM ’11 Conference in Chicago and…
This a good piece over at ERE regarding consumer and employment branding and how often both aren’t in sync with each other. From a Latino talent perspective, organizations often think (particularly consumer goods companies) the popularity of their brands with Latinos will consequentially attract them. While this is true in some respects, it could have…
The Latino workforce will grow, significantly, over the next eight years. While the growth of the labor force is slowing in general, the Latino workforce, according to PEW Research Center Demographic Trends, is growing. Check out my video on this same topic here. Latino talent is expected to comprise 18.6% by 2020. Currently, Latinos comprise…
The L.A Times shares of snapshot of the Latino workforce to date. Many positive trends overall but still a lot of work to do: At the start of the recession in late 2007, the Hispanic unemployment rate was 6.3% nationwide and 6.4% in California, where more than 14 million of the nation’s 50.5 million Latinos…
I was browsing through the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program website today (BMPP) exploring their State of Metropolitan America data maps – lots of great information about demographic and social trends impacting the country. Here are two maps I generated comparing Hispanic and non-Hispanic White Median Hourly Wages (click maps to enlarge): Startling. In regards to…
