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LABORER

Total Donated

$11,579,166

Contributions

276,402

Unique Donors

5,912

Donors who entered LABORER as occupation account for $11,579,166 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 276,402 contributions from 5,912 donor records. Laborer here is a high-volume occupation string with a small per-line mean. In compact millions the occupation total is $11.6 million.

Key figures

  • LABORER occupation itemizations sum to $11,579,166 from 276,402 contributions and 5,912 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $42 per contribution and about $1,958 per donor record.
  • The word is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified union roster.
  • Headline dollars arrive through high line count, not a large per-gift mean.

Hundreds of thousands of lines, a $42 mean

$11,579,166, 276,402 itemizations, and 5,912 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $42. Mean dollars per donor record are about $1,958. Repeat giving is about 47 itemizations per donor record.

276,402 lines from 5,912 records is a high-volume, high-repeat stack: many schedules, a low per-line mean. Headline dollars near $11.6 million arrive through volume rather than large average gifts.

The packet has no union-local field, no trade specialty, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain small.

LABORER is not a union-membership census

The FEC record does not verify that the donor holds a union card or works construction. The word can appear on PAC itemizations, campaign staff lists, and self-typed individual schedules. Best-efforts rules do not force a trade taxonomy.

This page cites only $11,579,166, 276,402 contributions, and 5,912 donors. BUILDER, CONTRACTOR, and GENERAL CONTRACTOR remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

Full analysis: What laborer-occupation donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have laborer-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The LABORER occupation string is attached to $11,579,166 across 276,402 contributions and 5,912 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of union laborers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Why is the laborer contribution count so large?
276,402 itemizations from 5,912 donor records produce a mean of about $42 per line. The packet does not name PAC versus individual mix. This page covers LABORER: $11,579,166, 276,402 contributions, and 5,912 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
What is the average laborer contribution?
Dividing $11,579,166 by 276,402 itemizations yields about $42 per contribution. Dividing by 5,912 donors yields about $1,958 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 47 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing laborer prove union membership?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify local, trade, or employer. Quote 276,402 contributions and 5,912 donor records with the $11,579,166 total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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