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Federal Construction Award Momentum

State-level reads of federal construction contract-award flow — momentum tier, market concentration, and contractor bench depth from USAspending over the trailing twelve months.

51States trackedNAICS-23 coverage

24Expanding+Momentum tier

31Construction NAICSAll subsectors

2026-06Last updatedRolling T12M

Coverage: 51 statesSource: USAspending (NAICS-23)Directional reads — not forecastsCompare exposure markets →

Award-momentum composition across tracked states

High 20 Elevated 4 Moderate 4 Low 23

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High

Federal construction award flow is expanding rapidly year-over-year. Pursuit and staffing pressure is building fastest here.20 markets

AlabamaHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

AlaskaHigh

TrendStable

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

ArizonaHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

CaliforniaHigh

TrendAccelerating

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

ConnecticutHigh

TrendStable

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

GeorgiaHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

KentuckyHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumemoderate volume

MinnesotaHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

NebraskaHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

New HampshireHigh

TrendEasing

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumelow volume

New JerseyHigh

TrendAccelerating

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

New MexicoHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

North CarolinaHigh

TrendStable

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

OhioHigh

TrendAccelerating

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

OklahomaHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

Rhode IslandHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumemoderate volume

TexasHigh

TrendAccelerating

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

VermontHigh

TrendStable

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumemoderate volume

WashingtonHigh

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

WyomingHigh

TrendAccelerating

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

Elevated

Award flow is expanding at an above-trend pace. Worth active monitoring for hiring and capacity planning.4 markets

IndianaElevated

TrendEasing

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

LouisianaElevated

TrendSoftening

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

MississippiElevated

TrendEasing

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

OregonElevated

TrendStable

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

Moderate

Award flow is broadly steady against the prior year. Conditions are stable but demand-cycle sensitive.4 markets

IdahoModerate

TrendAccelerating

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

IllinoisModerate

TrendStable

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

IowaModerate

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

MassachusettsModerate

TrendExpanding

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

Low

Award flow is subdued or contracting versus the prior year. Near-term federal demand pressure is limited.23 markets

ArkansasLow

TrendSoftening

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

ColoradoLow

TrendAccelerating

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

DelawareLow

TrendExpanding

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumelow volume

District of ColumbiaLow

TrendExpanding

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

FloridaLow

TrendEasing

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

HawaiiLow

TrendSoftening

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

KansasLow

TrendStable

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

MaineLow

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumemoderate volume

MarylandLow

TrendEasing

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

MichiganLow

TrendExpanding

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

MissouriLow

TrendAccelerating

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

MontanaLow

TrendExpanding

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

NevadaLow

TrendEasing

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

New YorkLow

TrendAccelerating

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumevery high award volume

North DakotaLow

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumemoderate volume

PennsylvaniaLow

TrendExpanding

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

South CarolinaLow

TrendAccelerating

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

South DakotaLow

TrendExpanding

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

TennesseeLow

TrendEasing

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumehigh volume

UtahLow

TrendEasing

Marketdominated by one or two primes

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

VirginiaLow

TrendSoftening

Marketmoderately concentrated

Benchdeep contractor bench

Volumehigh volume

West VirginiaLow

TrendAccelerating

Marketcompetitive / fragmented field

Benchmoderate bench

Volumemoderate volume

WisconsinLow

TrendAccelerating

Marketconcentrated among a few primes

Benchdeveloping bench

Volumehigh volume

Published reads report at the state level as directional bands. AlphaHire's internal intelligence layer resolves federal award activity to construction segment, agency, place of performance, and individual prime-contractor velocity and execution-risk reads. Contact the research team for segment- or company-level award intelligence.

About these reads

Each state read reflects federal construction prime-award activity from U.S. Treasury USAspending across all 31 construction NAICS subsector codes (236xxx building, 237xxx heavy & civil, 238xxx specialty trades) over the trailing twelve months. Momentum tiers, trend directions, market-concentration bands, and bench-depth bands are operational and directional — descriptive of current conditions, not forecasts. No dollar figures, award counts, or contractor counts are published; only banded reads. See the methodology page for component definitions.