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Title: Puerto ricans in the u.s. Low-wage Labor Market: IntroductIon to the Issues, trends, and PolIcIes

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: Puerto Ricans are concentrated in low-wage jobs and experience higher rates of unemployment and poverty than other Hispanic subgroups. Through a cross-sectional data analysis from the American Community Survey, 2006–2008, we examine the experience of Puerto Rican workers. Though educational attainment and language disparities play a role, structural factors such as concentration in low-wage service industries also explain the disadvantaged standing of Puerto Ricans in the labor market. This analysis highlights the importance of ethnic-specific studies and the need for research on factors that may influence Puerto Rican workers’ mobility in and out of low-wage jobs

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Authors: Visser, M, A; Meléndez, Edwin

Periodical (Full): CENTRO Journal

Issue: 23

Volume: 1

Pages: 4-19

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States