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December 29th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Racial make-up of those who work in construction industry changed as economy alters, research reveals
- Construction industry expected to grow 1.7% in next seven years
By
Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:18 PM on 28th December 2011
The racial make-up of the working class has altered dramatically as the economy changes –new research revealed.
In New York City’s construction industry white employees are a shrinking minority while Hispanics, who make up 14 per cent of the U.S. labour force, now have a quarter of working class jobs.
Although the number of white workers has only dropped 8 per cent in a year and still make up the majority of employees experts say because the construction industry is crumbling and faces little growth this profile is sure to change.
Construction industry crumbling: The Bureau of Labour Statistics predicts just 1.7 per cent annual growth in the construction industry by 2018
White workers went from 48 per cent of the city’s construction industry in 2009 to 40 per cent in 2010, according to the Census Bureau survey.
In New York City, however, the percentage of Hispanic construction workers actually fell by 5 per cent between 2009 and 2010 to 36 per cent of the labour force, slightly less than the 8 per cent drop for whites.
Research suggests the changing make-up of the traditional working classes since October 2000 is directly linked to the economy.
Diverse: Research suggests that although white employees still make up the majority of construction workers the profile of the ‘working class worker’ is changing across the U.S. (posed by models)
The U.S. lost almost a third of its manufacturing jobs, which translates into 5.5 million redundancies.
And the Bureau of Labour Statistics predicts just 1.7 per cent annual growth in the construction industry by 2018.
‘New York City’s construction industry has been and remains a vital source of meaningful employment opportunities for recent immigrants and residents of all educational backgrounds,’ New York Building Congress President Richard Anderson told AOL Jobs.
The damage to these sectors could help explain the growing racial wealth gap in households.
The median household worth of whites fell from £85,100 ($135,000) in 2005 to £72,098 ($113,000) in 2009, Hispanics it plummeted by two-thirds, from £11,484 ( $18,000) to £3,828 ($6,000) according to the Pew Research Center.
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