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Juliet Silvestre, left, a first-year plumber apprentice, and Samantha Johnson, a third-year plumber apprentice. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

The number of women in construction industry apprenticeship programs has remained mostly steady in the state, going from 3% to 5% since 2009, according to Illinois Department of Labor data. While there has been some progress in more women going into the trades, there’s more work to be done to help women stay in the trades, according to leaders in the industry.

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