Workforce
Ethnicity
How the covered workforce is distributed across ethnicity groups, with a trade-level view for closer analysis.
60,763
Workers, all trades
8
Ethnicity groups represented
Hispanic
Largest ethnicity group
47,528 workers · 78.2%
97
Not specified
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Workforce distribution
Workers by ethnicity
Bars are proportional to worker counts, so small groups stay small.
Hispanic
47,528
78.2%
Caucasian
8,568
14.1%
Other
2,359
3.9%
African American
1,581
2.6%
Asian
503
0.8%
Native American / Alaskan Native
122
0.2%
Not Specified
97
0.2%
Two or More Races
5
0.0%
Caucasian and Other counts are approximate estimates because exact figures are not reported for every category; the remaining counts are reported directly.
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- Total workers
- 60,763
- Not specified
- 97
- Largest group
- Hispanic
- 47,528 workers · 78.2%
- Second-largest group
- Caucasian
- 8,568 workers · 14.1%
Composition at a glance
- Hispanic 78.2%
- Caucasian 14.1%
- All other groups 7.7%
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Trend
Workers by ethnicity and payroll year
Whole-workforce trend; the trade selection above does not change this chart.
Approximate — estimated from reported yearly trend values.
Data source: Los Angeles Housing Department, Online Certified Payroll System, as of 7/20/2026. Coverage: 438 City-funded housing projects covered by a Project Labor Agreement, of 478 LAHD-tracked projects. Local determination uses standard tier ZIP lists applied portfolio-wide.