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Tennessee

Overview

Tennessee skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 77 (High, rising) at Q2 2026, crossing from Elevated into the High tier in Q1 2026. Public-source context indicates a 1,400-worker IBEW call triggered IBEW International intervention, TVA has 3,770 MW under construction (its largest capital program in history), and xAI Colossus 2 is absorbing Memphis-area capacity following BlueOval City wind-down. A living record, updated each quarter.

Methodology

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

State workforce context — Tennessee

A live public-signal read for Tennessee from the Lab's standing trackers — banded and directional, refreshed independently of this brief.

Workforce exposure
Moderate
Exposure movement
stable
Wage position
in line with national medians
Federal-award momentum
Elevated · softening

Source: Workforce Exposure Index and federal-award momentum — public_reports (banded). Directional, banded read — not a forecast. Methodology v2 · last updated 2026-05-26. See Live metrics for the full charts.

Suggested citationAlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab. (2026). Tennessee (Publication No. WIL-RB-2026.2-TENNESSEE, Version 1.0). Research Brief.

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

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  title       = {Tennessee},
  author      = {AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab},
  institution = {AlphaHire Workforce Intelligence Lab},
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  number      = {WIL-RB-2026.2-TENNESSEE},
  year        = {2026},
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  url         = {https://library.alpha-hire.com/library/p/tennessee},
}
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