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NYC construction workers stay close to home

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While many industries have faced outsourcing in recent years, the New York City construction industry still appears to be home grown, according to a report released today by the New York Building Congress. Seventy-six percent of workers at New York City construction projects live in the five boroughs, according to the report, which is based on the U.S. Census data. Of the total 176,351 construction workers accounted for in the city, 99 percent are male, while the majority of those live in Queens or Brooklyn. Even as the report showed most construction workers earn far more than minimum wage — just 8 percent earn less than $25,000 a year — 53 percent of those employed in the industry have no health insurance. TRD

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