The March jobs data show a number of racial disparities in the economic impact of the pandemic. Black Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans have lost their jobs at a faster clip than white Americans.
in the hotel industry, and Latino workers have heavy representation in restaurants.
"Everything just happened so quick. We're watching the news, and they talk about COVID-19, and nobody really thought much about it," he said."And then a few days after then that's when they — the city or the county — closed down dining rooms for restaurants everywhere." "Everybody in the restaurant industry is hurting, but more so, it's the people that you don't really see when you go into a restaurant," Velasquez said."It's like the back of the house workers, the immigrant community, the people of color."
The March jobs report that much of this analysis is based on only captured the start of the economic crisis created by COVID-19. The April report, which will be released May 8, will show if racial gaps have persisted.
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