2025Issue10 BuildersOutlook 7
How Diverse Is the Construction Workforce?
NAHB
Diversifying the construction labor force remains a key priority amid persistent skilled labor shortages. According to the 2023 American Community Survey, non-Hispanic White workers still account for the majority of the construction industry at 57 %. Hispanic workers now represent nearly one-third of the labor force at 32 %, followed by non- Hispanic Black workers at 5 % and non- Hispanic Asian workers at 1.8 %. The most notable trend in construction labor force has been the steady rise of Hispanic participation. Between 2010 and 2023, the number of Hispanic workers in construction increased from 2.5 million to almost 3.8 million. Over the same period, their share of the labor force climbed from
23.6 % to 32 %, meaning that nearly one in three construction workers today is Hispanic. Hispanic workers comprise a larger share in the construction than the broader economy, making up 31.9 % of the construction labor force compared with 19.2 % across all industries. Non-Hispanic White workers account for 57.5 % of the construction labor force, about the same as their share across all industries at 58.3 %. Black and Asian workers, by contrast, remain underrepresented in construction.
See a state-by-state breakdown of Hispanic workers in construction in this Eye on Housing post from NAHB Principal Economist Na Zhao.
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