WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Although the recently revived U.S. labor market is drawing more Hispanics into the workforce, the hiring surge has not translated into higher wages.
The weekly earnings for Hispanics and most other workers remain stagnant, a study by the Pew Hispanic Center of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California found.
The median weekly wage for Hispanics has declined in all but one of the past eight quarters. As a result, median wages for Latinos have also lost ground in comparison with the national median wage, the study found.
Besides stagnant wages, unemployment remains a problem for Hispanics.
"The unemployment rate for native-born Hispanics, particularly for the fast-growing second generation, remains high and shows no indication of dropping," said Roberto Suro, director of the Pew Hispanic Center.
