The unemployment rate for Hispanic and Latino Americans in June fell to 4.6 percent, their lowest recorded level since 1973. A hot job market has helped pull them off the unemployment rolls and into work. The category comprises people who identify ethnically as Hispanic or Latino and can include all races.
At the same time, the jobless rates for black and Asian Americans rose after reaching record lows in May. The rate for white Americans was flat.
The average length of unemployment fell to 21.2 weeks last month, the shortest span since March 2009. READ MORE AT WTOP
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