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Unemployed friends find strength through music

By Christine Kim, KSNV

One group is turning to a shared passion to give them strength during tough times. Pouring out of Miguel Curiel's northeast Las Vegas home are sounds from … Read More

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Younger job seekers having a hard time finding work

By Erica Zucco, KOB, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Job seekers under 25 are having a tougher and tougher time finding work. “It was about 2 years ago since I got laid off,” job seeker Samuel Delacruz … Read More

Latino unemployment is at its lowest in 4 years, according to the Department of Labor.

Latino unemployment lowest in 4 years

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The Department of Labor released employment statistics today.  Latino unemployment is at 9.6 percent, the lowest number since December 2008, according to … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio cautioned this weekend that there was work to be done still on immigration reform.

Opinion: Fiscal cliff vote showcases Rubio’s and Becerra’s future aspirations

By Stephen A. Nuňo

What do you get when 92 percent of your colleagues in the Senate or 62 percent in the House disagree with you on an important roll call vote? The answer is the … Read More

Puerto Rico's newly sworn-in Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla delivers his inaugural speech during an outdoor ceremony at the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Garcia is a 41-year-old attorney and former local senator who narrowly defeated pro-statehood Gov. Luis Fortuno was sworn in on a stage overlooking the Atlantic Ocean amid the cheers of thousands of supporters from his party, which opposes statehood. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Puerto Rico charts new course with new governor

By Danica Coto, Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A new governor took office Wednesday in Puerto Rico, marking an ideological shift in a U.S. territory struggling to revive its economy … Read More

Latinos were instrumental in this year'selection outcome. Now the focus is on what legislation can be expected in the new year.

2013 Latino political wish list

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It's a New Year, a new Congress on January 3rd, and another 4 years for President Barack Obama.  Here is a look at 5 issues which are front and center for many … Read More

(Courtesy Bob Miller, NBC News)

Audits of businesses for hiring undocumented immigrants rising

By Manuel Valdes

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached its highest number yet of companies audited for undocumented immigrants on their payrolls this … Read More

From left, Marakah Mancini and Georgia McCree join other protestors in the lobby of Cadillace Place over the Right to Work issue in Detroit, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Protests are taking place a day after Republicans converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Daniel Mears)

Opinion: The union debate in Michigan affects Latinos too

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Latinos aren’t the first group that comes to mind in a discussion about unions, especially with regards to a rust-belt state such as Michigan.  But it turns … Read More

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Facebook job board just might work

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Facebook has infiltrated the daily life of many of its 900 million users, but could the social network become the go to place for job seekers as … Read More

Job Fair Held In Midtown Manhattan

Employment outlook looking rosy Latinos, says survey

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According to a new survey, most employers in the United States will keep current staff levels or grow their workforce, with 92 percent of the 18,000 companies … Read More