AlphaHireComparison Tool
Compare markets side by side
Benchmark composite signals, pillar scores, and key indicators across tracked markets. Showing 5 of 5 markets.
Live · Quarterly
Baseline
Austin
Commercial Construction
76
Go
Watch
- Median base
- $78,400
- Open roles
- 4,820
- YoY demand
- +11.3%
- Time-to-fill
- 34 days
- Supply / demand
- 6.6×
Supply82
Wage64
Demand88
Retention71
Skills74
Baseline
Phoenix
Data Center Construction
70
Go
Watch
- Median base
- $84,200
- Open roles
- 7,310
- YoY demand
- +4.6%
- Time-to-fill
- 19 days
- Supply / demand
- 6.6×
Supply79
Wage74
Demand63
Retention68
Skills58
Baseline
Columbus
EV & Battery Manufacturing
61
Conditional
Elevated
- Median base
- $74,600
- Open roles
- 3,960
- YoY demand
- +7.8%
- Time-to-fill
- 47 days
- Supply / demand
- 4.6×
Supply58
Wage61
Demand67
Retention55
Skills63
Baseline
N. Virginia
Data Center Construction
52
Conditional
Severe
- Median base
- $96,800
- Open roles
- 2,140
- YoY demand
- +14.2%
- Time-to-fill
- 58 days
- Supply / demand
- 4.5×
Supply47
Wage39
Demand72
Retention44
Skills68
Baseline
Houston
Energy & Industrial
44
Hold
Critical
- Median base
- $81,900
- Open roles
- 6,180
- YoY demand
- +3.1%
- Time-to-fill
- 41 days
- Supply / demand
- 2.1×
Supply41
Wage52
Demand49
Retention33
Skills46
Full comparison matrix
★ marks the sector leader on each row| Metric | Austin | Phoenix | Columbus | N. Virginia | Houston |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite | 76 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Status | Go | Go | Conditional | Conditional | Hold |
| Risk | Watch | Watch | Elevated | Severe | Critical |
| Median base | $78,400 | $84,200 | $74,600 | $96,800 | $81,900 |
| Open roles | 4,820 | 7,310 | 3,960 | 2,140 | 6,180 |
| YoY demand | +11.3% | +4.6% | +7.8% | +14.2% | +3.1% |
| Time-to-fill | 34 days | 19 days | 47 days | 58 days | 41 days |
| Supply / demand | 6.6× | 6.6× | 4.6× | 4.5× | 2.1× |