The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for April, which showed a continued decline. However, the jobless rate among Latinos rose by a hair, despite unadjusted numbers predicting a decrease.

Latinos have seen a rise in the unemployment rate, albeit a slight one from last year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of the Department of Labor, released the numbers for last month's unemployment rate, showing Latinos' rate rise to 6.9 percent in April from 6.8 in March.

The unadjusted numbers had predicted a decline, aligning with the national trend. The numbers showed March at 7 percent and April at 6.3. However, compared to April 2014, the unemployment rate among Latinos has dropped by almost one whole point.

This trend does not bode well for Latinos looking for work. Numbers since December 2014 have shown Latino unemployment increasing ever so slightly from 6.5 percent at the end of 2014 to April's numbers.

Both Latino men and women have seen spikes in their jobless rates, but women's unemployment remains higher, at 6.9 percent for this past month compared to Latino men's 6 percent.

Latino numbers continue to be well below the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced unemployment rates in the U.S. as a whole had remained stable at 5.4 percent, almost 2 percentage points below Latinos.

Nonetheless, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez pointed out in a statement last month's numbers continue to show the economy's improvement, highlighting that in April 2014 the unemployment rate stood at 6.2 percent.

"Job growth last month was particularly strong in three sectors: construction, professional and business services, and education and health services. These are sectors that have historically provided good-paying middle-class jobs," the statement said.

Despite these numbers, Perez placed an emphasis on the need to increase wages, which have not increased accordingly.

"Wage growth has been picking up, with the average hourly wage increasing by 2.2 percent over the last year. But too many working people are still earning poverty wages," Secretary Perez said. "It's long past time for Congress to act to raise the minimum wage so that every person can share in the prosperity being created."

Positive unemployment numbers did not prevent Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, from criticizing the Obama administration's job on the economy.

"While the economy continues to show some signs of improvement, too many middle-class families are struggling just to get by. Too many Americans remain out of work, and too many are working harder only to lose ground to stagnant wages and rising costs," he said in a statement.

He touted the Republican Party's budget and its work on college financial aid but failed to mention increasing wages, which Secretary Perez has called on Congress to address.