SURVEY RESULTS
OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
The Carpenters/Contractors Cooperation Committee (a labor management group) conducted a survey of residential construction workers in Los Angeles with over 500 respondents. Here are the findings:




3 in 4
residential construction workers risk being evicted if they miss just one paycheck.





1 in 5
residential construction workers have been evicted.










1 in 10
residential construction workers have been homeless.
8%
of all homeless workers in LA County work in construction.










8 in 10
residential construction workers have experienced wage theft.





1 in 5
residential construction workers have been injured on the job.





4 in 5
residential construction workers do not receive benefits, forcing many to pay their own medical bills when injured on the job.

75%
of workers on residential projects were paid under $30 an hour while 66% of workers on commercial, industrial, and/or infrastructure projects were paid over $30.