Tag: retirement

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As the U.S. Department of Labor video above makes clear, the population of Latino workers is exploding. By 2024, nearly 33 million Latinos will be working in this country – they will have doubled their labor force share to 20 percent, from just 10 percent in 1995. Despite their expanding presence in the labor market,…

Guy in front of chalkboard with equations

This blog is for a part-time Macy’s saleswoman and immigrant whom I met in a hospital waiting room – she’d never heard of Social Security. It is also for a 22-year-old contingent worker I know who lacks steady employment and isn’t regularly accruing credit toward the Social Security pension he will probably need when …