Report: Latinas exited workforce at highest rate during pandemic

Latinas left the workforce at higher rates than any other demographic during the COVID-19 pandemic, with little sign of recuperating even as the country starts to reopen.

From March 2020 to March 2021, the number of Latinas in the workforce dropped by 2.74%, meaning 336,000 fewer Latinas were in the labor force, according to a report released Wednesday by the UCLA Latino Police and Politics Initiative, a Latino-focused think tank.

That's the biggest drop in size of any demographic group, which could have major ramifications in the economy's recovery amid labor shortages.

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