Jan 16 2026
A 2025 year-end report documenting deteriorating jobs, economic security, and mental health for Spanish-speaking domestic workers, amplified by immigration enforcement fears.
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Tens of thousands of disabled South Carolinians are stuck on waitlists for vital home and community-based services, with too few care workers and not enough funding to meet the need. This joint report by New Disabled South and NDWA exposes how South Carolina’s broken system leaves people without the care they deserve—and calls for urgent policy change and investment in care.
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From July to September 2025, domestic workers reported worsening economic and labor conditions across multiple metrics. In September alone, participants experienced levels of economic insecurity on par with the worst ever reported, as well as the highest levels of underemployment in years.
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This report summarizes 2,889 responses to seven biweekly surveys conducted among Spanish-speaking domestic workers in the second quarter of 2025 (April-June). It explores key concerns related to basic needs, employment situation, job quality, psychological well-being, and worker voice.
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NDWA collects survey data from Spanish-speaking domestic workers through La Alianza, a Facebook Messenger chatbot with about 177,000 subscribers, using biweekly multiple-choice surveys embedded in news messages, allowing the organization to track employment and economic trends
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This report shares findings from 974 responses to two well-being surveys among Spanish-speaking domestic workers in early 2025. It highlights concerning rates of poor psychological well-being and the unique stressors affecting this workforce.
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This report summarizes 2,970 responses to six biweekly surveys among Spanish-speaking domestic workers in the first quarter of 2025. It explores key concerns related to covering basic needs, employment situation, job quality and working conditions.
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This report summarizes 2,970 responses to six biweekly surveys among Spanish-speaking domestic workers in the first quarter of 2025. It explores key concerns related to covering basic needs, employment situation, job quality and working conditions.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation Report showed that, after revisions, there was an increase in nonfarm payroll jobs in December 2024. The general unemployment rate ticked down, while the rate for women also decreased. NDWA’s December data shows that the joblessness rate for domestic worker respondents remained at 18%. It remains higher compared to the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation Report shows employment growth in line with expectations. At the same time, the general unemployment rate ticked up. NDWA’s November data shows that joblessness increased slightly among surveyed domestic workers. Joblessness has remained between 17% and 18% since August. While this is still within the lower end of joblessness rates we have seen since the pandemic began, it remains twice the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.
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