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HR0161LRB104 12570 ECR 23091 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Despite increases over the last several years, 

3women still make up only 4.4% of apprentices in the 

4construction trades in the United States; and

5 WHEREAS, Based on national apprenticeship data from 2023, 

6Hispanic women make up 0.9% of apprentices in the construction 

7industry, Black women make up 0.5%, Asian women make up 0.1%, 

8and American Indian and Alaskan Native women make up 0.1%; and

9 WHEREAS, Rising costs of higher education and the 

10resulting student loan debt, 64% of which is held by women, 

11make apprenticeships a vital career pathway to economic 

12stability as apprentices earn while they learn; and

13 WHEREAS, Median annual wages for construction workers in 

14the Illinois building trades was $66,670 as of 2023; and

15 WHEREAS, The advancement and well-being of Illinois 

16depends upon its ability to expand opportunities in its 

17workforce that are inclusive of individuals who have been 

18historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected 

19by persistent poverty and inequality in their chosen fields; 

20and

HR0161- 2 -LRB104 12570 ECR 23091 r

1 WHEREAS, Union registered apprenticeship programs enable 

2employers to develop and train their future workforce while 

3offering apprentices affordable paths to financial security 

4for themselves and their families; and

5 WHEREAS, President Donald Trump has issued Executive 

6Orders against initiatives that aim to reverse hard won 

7progress to diversify the workforce and will further entrench 

8systemic occupational segregation, robbing women of economic 

9security; and

10 WHEREAS, President Trump has impeded the ability of the 

11U.S. Department of Labor, th