The Latino Worker Project Media Toolkit

Latino Worker Project supporters, participants, and partners: The Latino Worker Project is the definitive resource for those seeking to more effectively attract and engage the fastest growing segment of the U.S. workforce – the Latino worker. Show you support the Latino Worker Project by using our Media Toolkit.


Items included:

  1. Sample participant press release
  2. Social copy & graphics
  3. Talking points and quotes
  4. Resources

Sample Participant Press Release

The press release provided is intended to help companies involved in our research get the word out about our mission and their involvement: 

Download the Sample Press Release


Sample Social Media Messages

  • We are proud to feature the successes of our Latino workers, such as _____, through our involvement with the #LatinoWorkerProject. @HRPolicy

  • Successful future talent strategies will depend heavily on the ability to attract and engage the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. workforce – the Latino worker. That's why we are a proud supporter of HR Policy Association's #LatinoWorkerProject. Learn more: LatinoWorkerProject.org

  • As the fastest growing ethnic minority in the U.S., Latinos will make up over 75% of net new workers between 2020 and 2030. Learn more about HR Policy Association's #LatinoWorkerProject at LatinoWorkerProject.org

  • The face of America is changing! HR Policy Association's #LatinoWorkerProject is the definitive resource for those seeking to more effectively attract and engage the fastest growing segment of the U.S. workforce – the Latino worker. Learn more: LatinoWorkerProject.org

  • Practical tools to help develop talent strategies based on value propositions of the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. workforce – the Latino worker. Learn more about HR Policy Association's #LatinoWorkerProject at LatinoWorkerProject.org

Talking Points and Quotes

  • America will experience a “minority-majority” crossover within the next 20 years, as non-Hispanic Whites will comprise less than 50% of the US population, according to the US Census Bureau. This transformation is being driven by the growth in the Latino population.
  • Today, 19% (approximately 63 million) of the US population is Latino, a seven-fold increase since 1970. By 2060, 29% of Americans are projected to be Latino.
  • Educational attainment among Latinos showed rapid improvement from 2010 to 2019, with Latinos completing bachelors’ degrees at a rate nearly three times greater than non-Latinos during the decade. As a result, the number of college educated Latinos increased by 73% compared to an increase of 26.5% for non-Latinos.
  • Women have driven most of the gains in educational attainment among Latinos. Over a quarter of Latinas have a college degree, compared to one fifth of Latinos. 

Resources

"The Latino Education Gap – Implications for Employers," by Mike Madrid and Shelly Carlin