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Mobility & Opportunity
Latinos are the economic drivers of the American economy. Yet, they are overrepresented in low-wage roles that led to financial insecurity and barriers to wealth creation. UCLA LPPI is dedicated to highlighting the economic prowess of Latinos and advancing policies that take big bets on Latinos and their role in the global economy.
What You Need to Know:
$2.3
Trillion
Latinos living in the United States account for $2.3 trillion in economic activity.
40%
In Los Angeles County, over 40% of Black and Latino people reside in neighborhoods that lack basic necessities to shelter in place.
News & Press
Mobility & Opportunity
Discriminatory Policy, Not Individual Circumstance, Created Today’s Latino Wealth Gap
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Jobs & Labor
Latino Workers Power the Inland Empire’s Growth, Yet Struggle to Get Ahead
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Jobs & Labor
Latino workers drive California’s economy but face deep inequities
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Jobs & Labor
New UCLA study highlights large disparities in L.A.’s Latinx labor force
Read MoreFeatured Experts
Genevieve Carpio
Associate Professor, Department of Chicana/o & Central American Studies, UCLA
Melissa Chinchilla
Project Scientist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA
Silvia R. González
Director of Research, UCLA LPPI
Abel Valenzuela Jr.
Dean, UCLA Division of Social Sciences, Assistant Professor, Departments of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Urban Planning, and Director, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Research Library
Our research library provides access to our original research, policy reports, and other assets to expand the understanding and attention to Latino issues.
