 GET NATIONAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Your Email Address Submit Privacy Notice Advertisement Latinas hardest hit by job loss as economy recovers Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 0:00 PM EDT Jun 00, 0000 By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press Teresa Marez spent 00 years building a strong clientele base as a hair stylist in San Antonio. When her son, who is autistic, had to switch to virtual learning because of the pandemic, she quit her job to help him.It's been 00 months, and the clients are all gone.Marez is one of many Latinas who have been out of work since last year. Latinas have left the workforce at rates higher than any other demographic and have had some of the highest unemployment rates throughout the pandemic, according to a report by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, a Latino-focused think tank, provided to The Associated Press before its release on Wednesday.That could spell trouble not just for a post-pandemic economic recovery but for the long-term stability of the country as baby boomers continue to retire and women in general are feeling compelled to leave work. And women like Marez, who has used much of her savings, are missing out on years of economic gains.Before the pandemic, Latinas were projected to increase their numbers in the workforce by nearly 00% from 0000 to 0000  -  a higher rate than any other group, the report found. It's unclear if or how that projection will now change.