latina focus
Latinas’ Purchasing Power
Labor Force
In 2007:
square6 Number of Latinas in the labor
force: 8,597,000
square6 Percentage of labor force: 5.6%
Percentage of Latinas who participat-
ed in the labor force: 56.5%
square6 Number of Latinas employed in
management, professional, and related
occupations: 1,864,000 (3.6% of all
people employed in management, pro-
fessional, and related occupations)
2
In 1996:
square6 Number of Latinas in the labor
force: 5,128,000
square6 Percentage of labor force: 3.8%
Projections for 2016:
square6 Number of Latinas in the labor
force: 11,087,000
square6 Percentage of labor force: 6.8%
Increase of Latinas in the labor force
between 1996 and 2016: 116.2%
square6 In 2007, women of color held
3.0% of board seats in the Fortune
500.
Educational Achievement
square6 Bachelor’s degrees in 2005-
2006: 65,774 (4.4% of all people get-
ting BA’s) compared to 41,814 Latino
men (2.8%). Income Buying Power
square6 In 2006, 14.4% of Latinas who square6 Latinos/Latinas’ buying power
square6 Master’s degrees in 2005-2006: worked full-time earned more than will increase from $212 billion in
20,801 (3.5% of all people getting $50,000, and 4.6% had incomes of 1990 to $1.2 trillion in 2011, an
MA’s) compared to 11,637 Latino more than $75,000. increase of 457%, which is higher
men (2.0%). than the growth rate for any other race
square6 In 2006, 41.2% of Latino mar- or ethnicity. Latinos/Latinas’ projected
square6 Doctoral degrees in 2005-2006: ried-couple families who worked had share of the consumer market in 2010
1,056 (1.9% of all people getting incomes of $50,000 or more, and is 9.5%. HNM
PhDs) compared to 826 Latino men 21.1% had incomes of $75,000 or
Note: Latinas and/or Hispanics may be of any race.
(1.5%). more.
Source: Catalyst.org
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