For the first time in US, people of color are majority of new hires (via axios)
Minority hires overtook white hires last year, a sign of the shifting demographics of the country's workforce. It means that minority families, who on averageMinorities in their prime working age have gained at least 4.5 million new jobs since 2016, while the same can be said for only 700,000 white workers.
The milestone is the result of more baby boomers retiring and more minority women entering the workforce, per the Post.Marianne Wanamaker, an economist and former member of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, told the Post:"We've seen a lot of gains in employment among lower-income and lower-education groups. But it is precisely those groups that are vulnerable to layoffs if economic activity slows.
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