Blue-collar jobs are slowly diminishing, and according to the US Department of Labor, more then 21,000 jobs have been lost in Miami thanks to the building boom.

Laborers in the region who once worked a regular 40-hour work week can now be seen lining up in the street or in parking lots just hoping to find something that will keep them under a roof. The workers journey from one place of employment to another, and hold job titles such as painter, landscaper, gardener, and carpenter.

To deal with the economic slowdown, workers fill the gaps by visiting food banks, living with families, and sometimes migrating to other states where job opportunities are more available.

While competition is fierce for jobs, those in the informal network of day laborers tend to look out for each other. Jose, who was covered in plaster dust during a break from working on a high-rise in Little Havana, says if a contractor or builder cheats a worker, word spreads quickly.

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