Nearly 300,000 Fewer Jobs Created in First 8 Months of ‘25 Compared to ‘24
Today, Americans for Tax Fairness released a new analysis revealing that job growth in industries with high Latino employment—like construction, manufacturing, and health services—collapsed during the first eight months of the Trump administration compared to the same period in 2024 under President Biden. Industries with a high concentration of Latino workers created nearly 300,000 fewer jobs from January to August 2025 than during the same months in 2024—a decline of over a third (35%).
ATF today hosted a Spanish virtual press conference with Somos Votantes, UnidosUS, Climate Power En Acción, and People’s Action. Somos Votantes shared poll results showing decreased Latino support for Trump. UnidosUS highlighted Trump’s cuts to government resources affecting working families. Climate Power En Acción explained how Trump’s policies reduced clean energy jobs and increased utility costs. The analysis was published after this conference. To view the recording, use this link.
“Republican fiscal policies are hurting the whole country, but as usual, Latinos are taking a particularly hard hit,” said David Kass, ATF’s executive director. “President Trump and congressional Republicans gave large tax cuts to billionaires, cut health care and nutrition for workers and families, and instituted , incomprehensible tariffs, It’s little wonder that Latino support for the Trump administration is collapsing along with the Latino job market as family finances are disrupted and businesses pull back investments in the face of uncertainty.”
“Donald Trump’s numbers with Latinos are in a freefall. Whether you’re looking at job numbers, economic data, or our polling, the story is the same – Trump’s economic policies are outright failing Latino communities,” said Melissa Morales, Founder and President of Somos Votantes. “Trump’s standing with Latino voters has begun to collapse across every single metric we track, driven decisively by the voters he thought he owned – Latino men and young Latinos. For the third consecutive quarter, the pattern is clear: the more Latino voters experience Trump’s economic failures firsthand, the more they turn against him. Latino voters are pragmatic – they vote with their wallets, and Trump has emptied them.”
“Trump’s policies are directly hitting Latino families: in the first eight months of 2025, 85,000 jobs in the clean energy sector, key for our community, were lost or put on hold, while costs of essential services like electricity continue to rise. We need policies that protect jobs, reduce costs, and strengthen Latino families’ economies.” – Antonieta Cádiz, Deputy Executive Director of Climate Power En Acción