Construction Industry Must Continue to Advance Diversity in its Ranks

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NEW YORK CITY—A recent analysis of the city’s construction employment data offered mixed results in terms of the industry’s push for a more diverse workforce. The New York Building Congress report released Wednesday notes that a total of 250,270 men and women were employed in the construction industry throughout the five boroughs in ’16, a decrease of 1% from 2015.

The Building Congress review of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey statistics showed the number of white non-Hispanic workers outpaced Hispanic workers in ’16. Those results were a reversal of trends from ’15, but adhered to the larger demographic trends since 2005. The percentage of women in the industry remained the same and showed little improvement from previous years.