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MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026

Overview

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability relative to active project backlog.

Methodology

Institutional workforce intelligence methodology with documented confidence tier, source families, and quarterly refresh cadence.

Suggested citationAlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab. (2026). MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026 (Publication No. WIL-RB-2026.2-MV-ELECTRICIAN, Version 1.0). Research Brief.

Version 1.0 · Published 2026-04-01 · Updated Q2 2026 · Permanent ID WIL-RB-2026.2-MV-ELECTRICIAN. This record is versioned; the URL is permanent and stable for citation.

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@techreport{WILRB20262MVELECTRICIAN,
  title       = {MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026},
  author      = {AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab},
  institution = {AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab},
  type        = {Research Brief},
  number      = {WIL-RB-2026.2-MV-ELECTRICIAN},
  year        = {2026},
  note        = {Version 1.0; methodology WIL-2026.1},
  url         = {https://library.alpha-hire.com/library/p/mv-electrician-workforce-brief-charlotte-concord-gastonia-nc-q2-},
}
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