Donate
PPIC Logo Independent, objective, nonpartisan research
California Economic Policy, Report · July 2007

Day Labor in the Golden State

Arturo Gonzalez

Situated on busy street corners and in front of home improvement stores, day labor markets are highly visible. Yet little is known about day laborers themselves-their demographic characteristics, economic outcomes, or working conditions. Using data from the National Day Labor Survey, this report examines the day labor population and looks at the ways local governments are responding to the presence of day labor markets in their communities.


Topics

Economy Jobs and Employment Population