Latino Immigrant Employment During the Great Recession: A Comparison Of the United States and Spain
The Great Recession profoundly impacted labor markets in the United States and Spain, the two most important destinations for Latin American immigrants. Unemployment rates doubled within two years and increased at an even greater rate for Latino immigrants. Using national labor force surveys (Encues...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repository: | Memoria Institucional CISAN, Repositorio Institucional, UNAM |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ru.micisan.unam.mx:123456789/19760 |
| Online Access: | https://ru.micisan.unam.mx/handle/123456789/19760 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | CIENCIAS SOCIALES Political science 5 immigrants latinos employment economic crisis Spain United States inmigrantes empleo crisis económica España Estados Unidos Ciencia política |
| Summary: | The Great Recession profoundly impacted labor markets in the United States and Spain, the two most important destinations for Latin American immigrants. Unemployment rates doubled within two years and increased at an even greater rate for Latino immigrants. Using national labor force surveys (Encuesta de Población Activa for Spain and Current Population Survey for the U.S.), this article compares employment trends of natives, immigrants in general, and Latino immigrants in both countries by sectors. We conclude that despite the differences in the Spanish and U.S. economies and the historical distinctions between immigration flows from Latin America to both countries, the crisis s effects on employment have similar features and show the greater vulnerability of immigrants in general and Latino immigrants in particular. |
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