According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. labor pool is rapidly diversifying.  By 2016, 70 percent of the work force will be women and/or black, Latino or Asian.  By 2043, Caucasians will be less than 50 percent of all Americans.

According to Selig Center for Economic Growth, from 1990 to 2013, Latino purchasing power is projected to grow by 560 percent, while  purchasing power of Caucasians during the same period is only projected to grow by 211 percent. 

According to Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2009, the unemployment rate of people with a disabilty was 16.9 percent, compared with 9.3 percent for people with no ADA-defined disability.  

According to Selig Center for Economic Growth, from 1990 through 2008, the American Indian population grew by 45 percent, outpacing the projected gains of 22 percent for the total U.S. population and 16 percent for the white population.