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Florida

Florida skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 70 (Elevated, rising) at Q2 2026. Florida carries the third-largest electrician pool nationally but wages run 23% below the national average. Public-source context indicates FPL/NextEra is executing the largest utility capital program in the US ($49.6B through 2029), and enforcement actions in 2025 are reported to have reduced subcontractor workforces by one-third to one-half in some trades. A living record, updated each quarter.

FloridaQ2 2026Updated Q2 2026ModerateWIL-2026.1Workforce Planning

Workforce Intelligence Lab · Sources: BLS OEWS · BLS QCEW

At a glance

Workforce ExposureModerateComposite operational read
Demand MomentumStableDirectional trend
Compensation Positionin line with national mediansVs. national median
Hiring ReadWorkable with contingenciesRole focus
ConfidenceModerateWIL-2026.1

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Florida

Florida skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 70 (Elevated, rising) at Q2 2026. Florida carries the third-largest electrician pool nationally but wages run 23% below the national average. Public-source context indicates FPL/NextEra is executing the largest utility capital program in the US ($49.6B through 2029), and enforcement actions in 2025 are reported to have reduced subcontractor workforces by one-third to one-half in some trades. A living record, updated each quarter.

QuarterlyCadence
ModerateConfidence

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Florida

Florida skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 70 (Elevated, rising) at Q2 2026. Florida carries the third-largest electrician pool nationally but wages run 23% below the national average. Public-source context indicates FPL/NextEra is executing the largest utility capital program in the US ($49.6B through 2029), and enforcement actions in 2025 are reported to have reduced subcontractor workforces by one-third to one-half in some trades. A living record, updated each quarter.

QuarterlyCadence
ModerateConfidence

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Florida

Florida skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 70 (Elevated, rising) at Q2 2026. Florida carries the third-largest electrician pool nationally but wages run 23% below the national average. Public-source context indicates FPL/NextEra is executing the largest utility capital program in the US ($49.6B through 2029), and enforcement actions in 2025 are reported to have reduced subcontractor workforces by one-third to one-half in some trades. A living record, updated each quarter.

QuarterlyCadence
ModerateConfidence

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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

Florida skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 70 (Elevated, rising) at Q2 2026. Florida carries the third-largest electrician pool nationally but wages run 23% below the national average. Public-source context indicates FPL/NextEra is executing the largest utility capital program in the US ($49.6B through 2029), and enforcement actions in 2025 are reported to have reduced subcontractor workforces by one-third to one-half in some trades. A living record, updated each

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Key Findings

1. Florida skilled-labor workforce exposure: composite WEI 70 (Elevated, rising) at Q2 2026 2. Florida carries the third-largest electrician pool nationally but wages run 23% below the national average 3. Public-source context indicates FPL/NextEra is executing the largest utility capital program in the US ($49 4. 6B through 2029), and enforcement actions in 2025 are reported to have reduced subcontractor workforces by one-third to one-half in some trades

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Implications

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