The economic crisis facing the country has crushed employment
levels in all business sectors, but U.S. Hispanics have been
among those hit the hardest. Still, there's optimism that
Hispanics will weather the storm. The fastest-growing segment of
the U.S. population, Hispanics will likely supply valuable labor
and sustain the U.S. economy far into the 21st century.
Advancements in education are expected to produce more health
care and traditional white-collar jobs, experts say. And
although traditional construction jobs are on the wane, Hispanic
workers are expected to thrive when the new wave of green
construction building hits in the coming years. In these areas,
Hispanics are expected to dominate the work force. The dynamic
expansion of a Hispanic work force drove the growth of
manufacturing and construction sectors in the first half of the
decade. Hispanics born in the United States, as well as those
emigrating from other countries, added 6.5 million workers to
the labor force between 2000 and 2007, accoun