WORKFORCE
The Construction Equity Index has five equity goals that relate to the workforce hired by contractors and subcontractors to do the work. These goals are focused on race/ethnicity, gender, job level, and the geographic area the worker resides in.
Goal: 14% of all hours worked by Apprentices will be worked by female workers
Goal: 14% of all hours worked by Journey Workers will be worked by female workers
What does this figure say? This figure shows hours worked by all Apprentices (left column) and Journey Workers (right column). Female workers have worked 12% of all hours worked by Apprentices to date and 7% of all hours worked by Journey Workers to date.
Why is it important? An apprentice is an entry-level employee who takes part in a specialized training program to acquire trade skills. Journey Workers have higher-levels of training and experience and often help train apprentices. By fostering a broader base in the apprentice workforce, a more diverse foundation for the workforce of the future can be established. The I-205 Improvement Project has a goal for 14% of all workers in each category (Apprentices and Journeyworkers). This goal is not currently being met.
What are some of the limitations of what this figure can tell us? The figure above shows the hours worked to date. Early on the project these numbers will be highly influenced by small changes and will fluctuate significantly.
You asked me to break out the People of Color in to separately labeled groups (below).
If I leave all the labels on, they overlap and it makes it hard to read.
Another option can be to take off the labels and depend on folks hovering over each race category to see the numbers:
Amber, is this what you are proposing?
