Infrastructure workers in operations have higher rates of poverty than those in construction

% workers in or near poverty

Share of full-time workers in or near poverty

Source: 2018-2019 American Community Survey data for California accessed through IPUMS. NOTES: Figure shows share of full-time, full-year workers age 25-64 living below 150% of regional poverty threshold from the California Poverty Measure. Infrastructure workers are identified based on 92 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) occupations proposed by Kane and Puentes (Brookings, 2014). Other occupations are based on 2-digit SOC codes.
FROM: PPIC Blog, April 2022. Get the data Embed