Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Market

A volume in The Hispanic Population in the United StatesSeries Editor Richard R. Verdugo Visiting Scholar UAB - Centre for Demographic StudiesBarcelona SpainThe Hispanic population has emerged at the largest ethnic/racial minority in the UnitedStates and has also become a major political constituency. Consequently it isimportant to gauge the extent to which they have been integrated into various societalinstitutions. One important institution is the US labor market.The research contained in the present volume assess a number of issues about how wellHispanics are integrated into the US labor market a major factor in the group'seconomic status. The research makes important contributions to the existing body of research on the Hispanic populationand may be used by scholars and policy makers in better understanding the status of this important ethnic/racial group.