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Number of Black construction by trade | Forum

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Ray ADMIN
Ray Jun 14 '19

Construction is a sector of the U.S. economy that has historically excluded black workers, including the unionized portion of the industry. Giving black workers access to full-time high paying jobs is an important part of closing the American racial wealth gap, and wage inequities. Today, black tradesmen & women represent only 7.1% of the workers in the construction industry, totaling approx. 525,000(+/-) workers. *The table below provides data on the black share of employment in the construction industry, broken down into trade categories. These numbers are based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2019 - https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm


Construction laborers - 148,250

Carpenters - 85,250

Electricians - 72,734

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters - 52,562

Painters, construction and maintenance - 34,599

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators - 25,650

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers - 13,776

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons - 13,299

Roofers - 13,266

Sheet metal workers - 11,319

Helpers, construction trades - 10,241

Construction and building inspectors - 8,316

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers - 7,544

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers - 6,250

Insulation workers - 5,220

Mining machine operators - 4,355

Structural iron and steel workers - 3,780

TOTAL - 516,411 (+/-) Black/African-American Construction Worker*


*The following numbers do not include Utility workers, Installers, Supervisors, or Cabinet makers  due to classification of their trade(s) as listed in the BLS number:

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers - 35,872

Telecommunications line installers and repairers - 27,510

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers - 26,638

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers -21,760

Electrical power-line installers and repairers - 13,700

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters -3,705

ADDITIONAL - 129,185 Black/African-American Skilled Tradesmen/Tradeswomen


THE FOLLOWING TRADES ARE NOT REPORTED IN BLS NUMBERS STATISTICALLY BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYED BY RACE :

>Manufactured building and mobile home installers

>Riggers

>Miscellaneous construction and related workers

>Fence erectors

>Elevator installers and repairers

>Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

>Signal and track switch repairers

>Pile-driver operators

>Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

>Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

>GlaziersEarth drillers, except oil and gas





The Forum post is edited by Ray Jun 14 '19
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