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U.S. housing starts fell in September as homebuilding slowed
Census and HUD estimated starts down 5.2% from August and 7.4% from a year earlier.
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Latino voters are more engaged in the 2026 midterms than four years ago
A new Pew survey finds the economy remains the leading concern as Hispanic registered voters weigh this year's congressional races.
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Producer prices surged in September, adding pressure across supply chains
The final-demand producer price index rose 1.3% in one month, the largest increase since March 2022.
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Retail sales rose in September, led by gasoline spending
Census estimated sales up 0.8% from August, but the figures are not adjusted for price changes.
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Gasoline drove more than half of September's inflation increase
BLS reported consumer prices up 3.7% over the year, with fuel costs rising sharply in September.
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Social Security’s 2027 adjustment is set at 3.6%
The October announcement sets the timing for next year’s benefits, with the average retirement increase estimated at $75 a month.
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Equis poll finds cost of living remains central for Latino voters
The October national survey reports Democratic advantages on the generic ballot and on trust around economic issues.
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Arizona poll finds Latino voters focused on costs and water
Equis's survey included 400 Latino registered voters and found affordability concerns at the top of the state's issue landscape.
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EIA winter outlook puts household heating costs back in focus
The agency's October forecast maps expected fuel use and prices for the 2026–27 heating season.
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Latino unemployment edged down in September, BLS data show
The Hispanic unemployment rate was 4.7%, while the national jobless rate held at 4.2%.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Ends. Celebrate Us, Ignore Us—You Still Can’t Afford to Underestimate Us.
The people building your future are coming for theirs. We deserve the applause, the contracts, the investment and the opportunity to thrive in the economy we help sustain.
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A Wealth Number Needs a Household Behind It
The Census Bureau’s July 2026 report describes wealth at the end of 2024. Its household categories need as much attention as its dollar figures.
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An Investment Announcement Is a Different Number
ECLAC’s 2026 report shows why Latin America’s recorded capital inflows and its announced projects cannot be folded into one growth story.
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Hunger and Food Insecurity Answer Different Questions
The UN’s 2026 estimates put two measures beside each other. Keeping them separate reveals more about access to food across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Mexico’s August Remittances Had More Transfers and Fewer Dollars
Banco de México’s monthly series separates the number of operations from the amount received. Neither is a count of families.
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Mexico’s Visitor Count Is Only Part of the Tourism Story
The September 2026 tourism release reports faster growth in arrivals than in spending. Its categories matter before anyone declares what communities gained.
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Who Gets a First Job in New York’s AI Economy?
A new report raises questions about entry-level careers. For Latino and Black workers, access to training, opportunity and the gains from technology belongs in the conversation.
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A Rental Application Should Not Be a Black Box
Revisiting federal research on tenant screening asks what housing technology owes the person being scored.
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Healthcare Equity Begins Before the Exam Room
Fair treatment is not an abstraction when insurance, language, and the ability to be understood still shape whether care is reachable at all.
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A Business Without Employees Still Belongs in the Economic Picture
The Census Bureau’s September release makes room for independent work. Reading receipts as take-home pay would miss what that work costs.
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Who Gets to Have a Life Beyond Work?
Returning to my 2017 argument for basic income, with a question that still matters: why should dignity depend on constant exhaustion?
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The Two-Year College Door in Latino Education
The latest federal report draws on 2023 data to show why two-year colleges belong at the center of the Latino education conversation.
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What 70.1 Million Counts—and What It Cannot
The Census estimate makes a population visible. Race, national origin and self-identification explain why the total cannot tell the whole story.
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PretaLab Built a Network Around the Missing Data
The Brazilian initiative connects research, training and employers while refusing to let a limited survey stand in for a national census.
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