Labor Market Forecasting
Leading indicators — permits, awards, and pipeline signals that precede labor demand.
Federal Construction Award Momentum
State-level federal construction contract-award momentum from USAspending — a leading demand signal.
Read reportWhere AI Data-Center Construction Is Concentrating
49 verified projects · ~6.8 GW · ~$31.3B — a front-loaded leading indicator of electrical and mechanical labor demand.
Read reportPower Build-Out as a Labor Leading Indicator
~288.6 GW planned generation across 2,261 projects — multi-year leading indicator for electrical and civil labor.
Read reportBuilding Permits as a Labor Leading Indicator
~336K residential units in Q1 2026 — Census permit authorizations as a leading indicator of labor demand.
Read reportInfrastructure Investment → Workforce
~43K classified federal awards · ~$41.6B obligated — reading federal investment as a labor leading indicator.
Read reportContractor Workforce-Pressure Concentration
Banded composite pressure across ~4,200 federal-award-linked contractors — award-driven demand clusters.
Read reportAll Intelligence Reports
Complete thematic intelligence library — sector disruptions, demand concentrations, and leading indicators.
Read reportInfrastructure Watch — July 2026
Monthly WIL signal digest — federal award movers, hiring velocity shifts, WEI tier changes, and the signal of the month for construction workforce planning.
Read reportDataset Registry
Research data catalog — job postings, federal awards, compensation, licensing, and market composites.
Read reportSignal Monitors
Live monitoring programs — data center pipeline, grid constraints, hiring competition, and labor supply.
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