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MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability relative to active project backlog.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NCQ2 2026Updated Q2 2026ModerateWIL-2026.1Workforce Planning

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ConfidenceModerateWIL-2026.1

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MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability relative to active project backlog.

QuarterlyCadence
ModerateConfidence

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MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability relative to active project backlog.

QuarterlyCadence
ModerateConfidence

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Standing Brief · Research Briefs

MV Electrician Workforce Brief — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC · Q2 2026

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability relative to active project backlog.

QuarterlyCadence
ModerateConfidence

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

Executive Presentation

Slide-style summary for board and leadership review.

Slide 1

Situation Summary

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability relative

Slide 2

Key Findings

1. The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro presents an Elevated and rising Workforce Exposure Index score of 75 for medium-voltage electricians in Q2 2026 2. Public-source context indicates sustained demand driven by data center expansion across Cabarrus and Gaston counties, grid modernization under Duke Energy's Carolinas plan, and multi-family electrification buildout in the urban core 3. IBEW Local 379 dispatching data is consistent with constrained journeyman availability

Slide 3

Implications

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