Characteristics of Hispanic construction workers in New York City, union and nonunion, 2006–2015
| Construction occupations* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Union | Nonunion | |
| Share of total | Share of total | |
| Education** | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Less than high school | 28.0% | 49.2% |
| High school | 44.8% | 36.0% |
| Some college | 17.7% | 9.4% |
| College or more | 9.5% | 5.4% |
| Age | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 18–24 | 2.6% | 14.7% |
| 25–34 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 35–44 | 35.9% | 30.5% |
| 45–54 | 15.4% | 15.5% |
| 55–64 | 10.1% | 5.4% |
| Immigrant status | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Native | 20.3% | 12.8% |
| Immigrant | 79.7% | 87.2% |
| Years since immigration | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 0–5 years | 13.3% | 15.6% |
| 6–10 | 14.9% | 25.0% |
| 11–15 | 24.6% | 28.0% |
| 16 or more | 47.1% | 31.4% |
* Construction occupations in the construction sector, excluding extraction occupations
** Highest level attained
Note: Sample includes Hispanics excluding blacks.
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2006–2015