Because of historic discrimination and language barriers, Latino workers are more heavily represented in certain industries than in others. Those industries — which include construction, healthcare and hospitality — are also ones that have seen a dramatic slump in hiring in the early Trump administration compared to the last year of Joe Biden’s term.

That’s the finding of a recent report from my organization, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), which has been taking a closer look at the impact of tax and other fiscal policies on the nation’s Latino community.

ATF estimated in another report last May, for example, that Latino workers would on average lose around $1,500 in 2026 from the combination of Republican tax and service cuts, plus the impact of President Trump’s erratic tariffs.

Our more recent report found that nearly 300,000 net fewer jobs were created in Latino-heavy industries in the first eight months of 2025 — under Trump — than in the first eight months of 2024, under Biden. That steep falloff in hiring included 76,000 fewer new jobs created in transportation and warehousing, 100,000 fewer in private education and health services, and 115,000 fewer in construction.

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