African-American and Hispanic Worker Confidence Rises
Worker confidence climbed among both African-Americans and Hispanics in July. The monthly Hudson Employment Index (SM) for African-Americans rose 2.3 points to register 90.5, while the reading for Hispanics jumped 8.3 points to 103.3. The composite Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across all races and ethnicities, gained 4.6 points to register at 105.8.