10 industries that overlook Latinx talent

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Hispanic and Latinx employees make up nearly 20% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but they’re often invisible in certain industries and professions.  

Jobs in STEM and media employ the least amount of Hispanic and Latinx workers, according to Credito en USA, a Spanish language personal finance insights platform. The company analyzed the 2021 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in order to identify the most underrepresented job titles for Hispanic and Latinx talent.  

Total number of employed in 2021: 94,000
Percentage of workers that are Latinx workers: 2.4%

Total number of employed in 2021: 79,000
Percentage of workers that are Latinx workers: 3.1%

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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