New York City hourly wages in blue-collar and construction occupations by race/ethnicity, 2006–2015
| Blue-collar, except construction | Construction occupations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly wage (2015 dollars) | Hourly wage (2015 dollars) | |||||
| Union | Nonunion | Union advantage* | Union | Nonunion | Union advantage* | |
| All | $21.01 | $16.19 | 29.8% | $23.95 | $16.84 | 42.2% |
| White | 25.28 | 21.09 | 19.9% | 25.85 | 19.82 | 30.4% |
| Black | 18.90 | 15.09 | 25.2% | 21.36 | 15.70 | 36.1% |
| Hispanic** | 19.47 | 14.11 | 38.0% | 24.18 | 15.84 | 52.7% |
| Other | 19.70 | 15.78 | 24.9% | n.a. | 16.24 | n.a. |
| Black/white wage gap*** | 25.2% | 28.4% | 17.4% | 20.8% | ||
| Hispanic/white wage gap*** | 23.0% | 33.1% | 6.5% | 20.1% | ||
* Union advantage is the percent by which union wages exceed that of nonunion wages
** Hispanics excluding blacks
*** Wage gap is the percent by which black or Hispanic wages are below those of whites
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2006–2015