A Center for American Progress Report takes a closer look at the large wealth disparity between Latinx and white households. Despite similar employment rates, the median wealth of Latinx workers is only 14.6 percent of the median wealth of white households. The report attributes the gap to a number of factors including Latinx communities’ relationship with the labor market – an overrepresentation in sectors with low-pay and fewer benefits – as well as other systemic obstacles to building wealth.
Access the full report: When a Job is Not Enough: The Latinx-White Wealth Gap (Center for American Progress, December 2018)