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Colorado

Colorado skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 76 (High, rising) at Q2 2026. IBEW Local 68 ratified a new 3-year agreement effective June 1, 2026 at $70.09/hr total package, escalating to $77.64/hr by 2028 — a real-time signal of compensation pressure. Xcel Energy is fielding 5.8 GW of data center load requests against approximately 6.2 GW of total generating capacity. 88% of AGC Colorado members report labor shortages. A living record, updated each quarter.

ColoradoQ2 2026Updated Q2 2026ModerateWIL-2026.1Workforce Planning

Workforce Intelligence Lab · Sources: BLS OEWS · BLS QCEW

At a glance

Workforce ExposureModerateComposite operational read
Demand MomentumEasingDirectional trend
Compensation Positionmodestly above national mediansVs. national median
Hiring ReadWorkable with contingenciesRole focus
ConfidenceModerateWIL-2026.1

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Colorado

Colorado skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 76 (High, rising) at Q2 2026. IBEW Local 68 ratified a new 3-year agreement effective June 1, 2026 at $70.09/hr total package, escalating to $77.64/hr by 2028 — a real-time signal of compensation pressure. Xcel Energy is fielding 5.8 GW of data center load requests against approximately 6.2 GW of total generating capacity. 88% of AGC Colorado members report labor shortages. A living record, updated each quarter.

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Colorado

Colorado skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 76 (High, rising) at Q2 2026. IBEW Local 68 ratified a new 3-year agreement effective June 1, 2026 at $70.09/hr total package, escalating to $77.64/hr by 2028 — a real-time signal of compensation pressure. Xcel Energy is fielding 5.8 GW of data center load requests against approximately 6.2 GW of total generating capacity. 88% of AGC Colorado members report labor shortages. A living record, updated each quarter.

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Colorado

Colorado skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 76 (High, rising) at Q2 2026. IBEW Local 68 ratified a new 3-year agreement effective June 1, 2026 at $70.09/hr total package, escalating to $77.64/hr by 2028 — a real-time signal of compensation pressure. Xcel Energy is fielding 5.8 GW of data center load requests against approximately 6.2 GW of total generating capacity. 88% of AGC Colorado members report labor shortages. A living record, updated each quarter.

QuarterlyCadence
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Methodology Summary

Source families, framework version, and confidence framing — not proprietary formulas or scoring weights.

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

Version
WIL-2026.1
Source families
BLS OEWS · BLS QCEW
Update cadence
Quarterly
Confidence
Moderate

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Executive Presentation

Slide-style summary for board and leadership review.

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Situation Summary

Colorado skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 76 (High, rising) at Q2 2026. IBEW Local 68 ratified a new 3-year agreement effective June 1, 2026 at $70.09/hr total package, escalating to $77.64/hr by 2028 — a real-time signal of compensation pressure. Xcel Energy is fielding 5.8 GW of data center load requests against approximately 6.2 GW of total generating capacity. 88% of AGC Colorado members report labor shortages. A living record, updated each quarter.

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Key Findings

1. Colorado skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 76 (High, rising) at Q2 2026 2. IBEW Local 68 ratified a new 3-year agreement effective June 1, 2026 at $70 3. 09/hr total package, escalating to $77 4. a real-time signal of compensation pressure

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Implications

Directional workforce intelligence for institutional planning — banded operational reads without exposing raw-data exports or proprietary model details.