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National Workforce Exposure Brief

Composite operational exposure across U.S. construction labor markets — state tiering across four exposure bands.

Q2 2026Updated Q2 2026DirectionalWIL-2026.1Workforce Planning

Workforce Intelligence Lab · Sources: BLS OEWS · BLS QCEW

At a glance

ConfidenceDirectionalWIL-2026.1

Executive Brief

Decision-ready summary for leadership review — directional bands only, no raw data exports.

WIL · Workforce Exposure

National Workforce Exposure

A directional, operational read of where U.S. construction labor markets are most constrained — integrating compensation pressure, contractor concentration, demand acceleration, and federal-award activity.

1Elevated+High + elevated tiers
38ModerateDominant band
49Tracked statesQuarterly coverage
2026-06Updatedv2

Full Report

Complete structured analysis with charts, rankings, and methodology confidence.

Headline read

At the current snapshot, the most operationally exposed construction labor market in the United States is TX. Coastal and large-state markets in the elevated band reflect persistent compensation premiums and broad construction-establishment density.

Tier distribution

Operational exposure across tracked state markets
High 0 Elevated 1 Moderate 38 Low 10

Elevated (1)

Moderate (38)

Low (10)

Interactive Visualizations

Charts, indicators, and comparative views — institutional evidence without raw record access.

Exposure map

State-level operational exposure at a glance. Tier color reflects the composite Workforce Exposure read — not raw scores or proprietary weights.

HighElevatedModerateLowNot tracked

Elevated

Moderate

Low

AK
MEModerateWAModerateMTModerateNDModerateMNModerateWIModerateMIModerateVTLowNHModerateORModerateIDModerateWYLowSDLowIAModerateILModerateINModerateOHModeratePAModerateNYModerateMALowCAModerateNVModerateUTModerateCOModerateNEModerateMOLowKYLowWVModerateVAModerateMDModerateNJModerateCTModerateAZModerateNMModerateKSModerateARLowTNModerateNCModerateSCModerateDELowRILowOKModerateLAModerateMSModerateALModerateGAModerateDCLowTXElevatedFLModerate
HI

Methodology Summary

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

Institutional workforce intelligence methodology with documented confidence tier, source-family transparency, and quarterly refresh cadence. Public library packages exclude proprietary model details and raw-data exports.

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

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Executive Presentation

Slide-style summary for board and leadership review.

Slide 1

Situation Summary

Composite operational exposure across U.S. construction labor markets — state tiering across four exposure bands.

Slide 2

Key Findings

1. Composite operational exposure across U 2. construction labor markets 3. state tiering across four exposure bands

Slide 3

Implications

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