Black and Latino workers in the state continue to struggle with stagnant wages, according to new report published by Colorado Center on Law and Policy.

The “State of Working Colorado” shows that most Colorado workers have seen few if any gains in recent years, the center said.

“Meanwhile, black and Latino workers still face alarming disparities in income, education and poverty over their white peers. ??If these findings seem to contradict forecasts that Colorado’s economy is booming, that’s because the state’s economic gains are concentrated among the richest households,” the center stated. “Furthermore, while Colorado has added hundreds of thousands of new jobs over the past 10 years, the job growth is not keeping pace with the population growth and a larger share of these jobs pay lower wages.”

Colorado Center on Law and Policy produces the annual report, it said, to help policymakers create opportunities for Coloradans across the racial spectrum.

“While Colorado’s productivity and economic growth have improved dramatically since the Great Recession, the metrics for workers’ economic security have not improved for most workers. Communities of color in particular are being left behind,” executive director Claire Levy said. “Unfortunately, as higher wages and better jobs continue to elude most Coloradans, the cost of housing, child care and health care continues to rise – deepening many workers’ financial woes.”

Others say just the opposite is true, that first-line recipients of this year’s growth are middle-income, blue-collar workers who have endured stagnant wages for nearly two decades.

The center is backing legislation in the upcoming legislative session “to ensure that more Coloradans can seize the opportunities of our growing economy.”

Among this year’s findings: