Non-Hispanics have lost jobs at twice the rate of Hispanics since the recession hit in December 2007

Since the official start of the “recovery” in June 2009, Hispanics have gained 416,000 jobs while non-Hispanics have lost 675,000 positions. Since January 2001, the number of non-Hispanics holding jobs has declined by 1.9 million, or by -1.6%. Over that same period, Hispanic employment rose by 3.9 million, up a whopping 24.2%.