They were men who had been contractors, or they had been building houses and they had lost their jobs after the housing boom, and they were in this group because they were failing to pay their child support.
Все они были наёмными рабочими, строителями домов, и все они потеряли работу после того, как случился квартирный бум. А попали они в эту группу, так как не могли обеспечить своих детей.