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Title: An Investigation of Employment and Wage Distribution in the Construction Industry by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: One of the largest job providers in the U.S, is the construction industry, an industry that suffers from critical problems pertaining to a labor shortage. Yet the industry also struggles with insufficient interest and inconsistent participation from underrepresented demographic groups. To address the issue of workforce income inequality and bias, the industry must better understand the current situation regarding inequality; it needs to pinpoint some basic problems. To do so, analysts must scrutinize the following aspects: 1) the current differences within the construction workforce by race/ethnicity and gender with regards to the total employment and 2) the current disparity within the construction workforce by race/ethnicity and gender with regards to wage distribution. To help address this need, this study analyzes current differences within the construction workforce by race/ethnicity and gender. The study confirms that the gaps in employment and wage distribution for minorities still exist and that over the years the trend has remained steady. Furthermore, the study also identifies. . .

Url: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/3169

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Authors: Shrestha, Binit

Institution: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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