{"id":927,"date":"2026-10-22T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/?p=927"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:33:05","slug":"desempleo-latino-4-7-salarios-inflacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/en\/latino-unemployment-falls-to-4-7-but-prices-rise-faster-than-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino unemployment falls to 4.7%, but prices rise faster than wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La tasa de desempleo de los trabajadores hispanos o latinos fue de 4.7% en septiembre de 2026, frente a 4.8% en agosto, seg\u00fan la Oficina de Estad\u00edsticas Laborales (BLS) del Departamento del Trabajo. En el mismo periodo, los precios al consumidor subieron 3.7% en 12 meses y el ingreso promedio por hora creci\u00f3 menos, por lo que el poder de compra del salario baj\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p>La BLS describe el cambio de 4.8% a 4.7% como poco significativo. La cifra es m\u00e1s baja que la de un a\u00f1o antes: en septiembre de 2025 la tasa hispana era de 5.5%, ajustada por temporada, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.t03.htm\">seg\u00fan la tabla A-3 del informe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tla-infografia\" data-tla=\"visual\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-mpoP5H-1024x821.png\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda: Desempleo latino y poder de compra, septiembre de 2026\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-mpoP5H-1024x821.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-mpoP5H-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-mpoP5H-768x616.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-mpoP5H-15x12.png 15w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-mpoP5H.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Qu\u00e9 dicen las cifras de empleo<\/h2>\n<p>El informe se public\u00f3 el 2 de octubre. La tasa de desempleo general fue de 4.2% y la econom\u00eda sum\u00f3 29,000 empleos no agr\u00edcolas, por debajo del promedio mensual de 45,000 de los 12 meses anteriores, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\">seg\u00fan la BLS<\/a>. La agencia tambi\u00e9n revis\u00f3 a la baja julio, a una p\u00e9rdida de 10,000 empleos, y agosto, a una ganancia de 133,000.<\/p>\n<p>La serie hispana ha variado poco en los \u00faltimos meses: 4.6% en julio, 4.8% en agosto y 4.7% en septiembre. Sin ajuste estacional, la tasa fue de 4.5% en septiembre y de 5.0% en agosto.<\/p>\n<h2>Los sueldos, por debajo de los precios<\/h2>\n<p>El ingreso promedio por hora de los empleados del sector privado fue de $37.81 d\u00f3lares en septiembre, frente a $36.70 un a\u00f1o antes, un aumento de 3.0% seg\u00fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.t19.htm\">la tabla B-3 de la BLS<\/a>. En esos mismos 12 meses, el \u00edndice de precios al consumidor subi\u00f3 3.7%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/cpi.nr0.htm\">seg\u00fan el informe de inflaci\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Por eso, el ingreso real por hora, que descuenta la inflaci\u00f3n, baj\u00f3 0.7% entre septiembre de 2025 y septiembre de 2026, seg\u00fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/realer.nr0.htm\">el informe de ingresos reales<\/a>. De agosto a septiembre, el ingreso por hora subi\u00f3 0.1%, mientras que los precios subieron 0.6% en el mes, ajustados por temporada.<\/p>\n<p>Estas cifras de salarios e inflaci\u00f3n son nacionales. En el informe consultado, la BLS no publica un salario por hora ni una inflaci\u00f3n espec\u00edficos para los latinos, as\u00ed que no es posible afirmar cu\u00e1nto perdi\u00f3 el poder de compra de ese grupo en particular.<\/p>\n<h2>Qu\u00e9 pesa m\u00e1s en el bolsillo<\/h2>\n<p>El informe de precios se\u00f1ala que la energ\u00eda subi\u00f3 20.4% en 12 meses y la gasolina, 34.2%. Los alimentos subieron 2.5%: 1.8% los que se compran en el supermercado y 3.5% los que se consumen fuera de casa. La vivienda subi\u00f3 3.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Los gastos de transporte, comida y vivienda son los que m\u00e1s pesan en muchos presupuestos familiares, aunque la BLS no desglosa en este informe cu\u00e1nto gastan los hogares latinos en cada rubro.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#039;s next?<\/h2>\n<p>La BLS publicar\u00e1 el informe de empleo de octubre el 6 de noviembre de 2026, a las 8:30 a.m. hora del Este. Ese informe mostrar\u00e1 si la tasa hispana se mantiene cerca de 4.7% y c\u00f3mo evoluciona el ingreso por hora.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tla-inline\" data-tla=\"visual\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"El desempleo latino baja a 4.7%, pero los precios suben m\u00e1s que los sueldos\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-927-vJlL5U.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>What does it mean to you?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Que haya menos desempleo no implica que el salario rinda igual: con la inflaci\u00f3n en 3.7% y el ingreso por hora en 3.0%, el dinero alcanza para menos que hace un a\u00f1o en promedio.<\/li>\n<li>Revisar el recibo de pago y comparar el aumento recibido con el alza de precios ayuda a saber si tu ingreso real subi\u00f3 o baj\u00f3.<\/li>\n<li>Las cifras son promedios nacionales: tu situaci\u00f3n depende de tu empleo, tu estado y tus gastos.<\/li>\n<li>Los datos oficiales est\u00e1n en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\">bls.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La tasa hispana baj\u00f3 de 4.8% a 4.7% en 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