The Economic Impact of the Landscaping and Lawncare Services Industry on Latinos

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE LANDSCAPING AND LAWN CARE SERVICES INDUSTRY ON U.S. LATINOS H-2B BY THE NUMBERS: 55% 500,000 80,000 JOBS AT RISK UNDER NEW H-2B REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY DOL H-2B VISA WORKERS CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INDUSTRY EMPLOYS ALMOST 1.6 MILLION WORKERS AND GENERATES 959,000 JOBS IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. LABOR IN 2011 30,000 3,600 H-2B VISAS AWARDED TO THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY IN 2011 THE INDUSTRY'S LABOR FORCE CONSISTS OF 35.2% 00 BUSINESSES USING THE H-2B PROGRAM $1,500 50% INCREASE IN LABOR COSTS FROM PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO H-2B BY THE DOL COST INCURRED BY US LATINOS THESE 3 STATES ACCOUNT FOR COMPANIES PER H-2B 55% OF ALL LATINOS WORKING WORKER, PER YEAR IN THE INDUSTRY. 13.4% TOP THREE OCCUPATIONS THAT USE H-2B TOP THREE STATES THAT USE H-2B 8,088 23,544 TX MD OF LATINOS WORKERS IN THE U.S. 3,631 LABORER, LANDSCAPE 8.6% 16% 3,370 5,000 FOREST WORKER 4,709 LA THERE ARE ALMOST TWICE AS MANY LATINO BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AMUSEMENT PARK WORKER SOURCES: U.S. HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Național Hispanic Landscape | Alliance Balsera Communications PURLIC AFFAIRS MEDIA RELATIONS R ALEXIZAGUIRREDESIGN