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Construction Labor Market Heatmap

State-level construction workforce exposure at a glance. Tier colors reflect operational exposure — the composite read of compensation pressure, labor supply constraint, demand trajectory, contractor concentration, and award activity. Click any tracked state for the full market brief.

Tracked states: 49High exposure: 0 statesElevated: 1 statesCadence: QuarterlyMethodology: v2.1
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Exposure tier summary

The map covers 49 tracked state markets as of Q2 2026. States not yet in the tracked set are shown in grey; they are not characterized as “low exposure” — they are simply outside the current coverage scope. Coverage expands as data quality meets the confidence threshold for publication.

High
Composite exposure across all five components is acute. Standard labor assumptions and timelines are unlikely to hold. Requires explicit workforce contingency planning.
Elevated
Multiple exposure components are at material risk levels. Compensation must be competitive from first offer; replacement velocity is extended. Proactive management required.
Moderate
Exposure is present but contained. Standard planning assumptions are reasonable with monitoring. Conditions can shift to Elevated under concentrated demand.
Low
No material workforce execution constraint identified. Verify that low exposure reflects supply adequacy rather than a data gap in the coverage layer.

Tracked markets

The heatmap reflects the standing Workforce Exposure Index output. For project-specific execution risk within a market, see the Execution Exposure Matrix™. For role-level compensation context, see the Compensation Intelligence Snapshot.

Reading this map

Tiers reflect the composite Workforce Exposure Index output — they are operational characterizations of labor market conditions as of the last data refresh, not forecasts. States not shown in the tracked set are not characterized as Low exposure by default; absence from the coverage layer means insufficient data confidence for publication. See Methodology for source attribution and confidence-handling detail. For the full state list and market descriptions, see State Market Briefs.