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WIL Research Library — All Publications

Workforce market research, methodology papers, and labor market analysis from the WIL Research Library.

Library at a glance
157+
Total publications
7
Publication series
7
Research focus areas
152
Construction-focused
Research Briefs — 88 publications

Labor market intelligence across 180 markets.

Methodology Paper

How WIL Measures Workforce Intelligence

A detailed explanation of the Workforce Feasibility Score™ — how six dimensions are measured, weighted, and integrated into a single composite score. Includes calibration methodology and benchmark dataset description.

Methodology Paper

The Workforce Intelligence Framework™: Design and Methodology

An overview of the Workforce Intelligence Framework™ — how WIL integrates four intelligence domains into a unified analytical model, and how the framework is applied across different decision types.

Methodology Paper

Role Scarcity Index™: Measuring Skilled Trades Scarcity Across Markets

A deep-dive into the Role Scarcity Index™ methodology — how WIL normalizes scarcity signals across 180 markets and 200+ skilled role categories to create a consistent comparative metric.

Quarterly Market Reviews & Signal Briefs — 33 publications

Quarterly and annual labor market conditions.

Market Report

Labor Market Conditions — Q1 2026

Quarterly overview of labor market conditions across WIL's 180 covered markets. Includes supply and demand trends, compensation pressure signals, hiring velocity, and sector-level risk summary.

Market Report

2025 Annual Workforce Market Review

Annual review of workforce market conditions across capital-intensive industries. Covers the full year of supply and demand dynamics, compensation trends, competitive hiring patterns, and forward-looking risk signals.

Market Report

Skilled Trades Compensation Survey — 2025

Comprehensive compensation benchmarks for 150+ skilled trade roles across 48 major labor markets. Includes median wages, pressure indices, and 12-month forecast trajectory by role and market.

Intelligence Papers & Executive Analysis — 24 publications

Deep-dive workforce analysis by sector.

Industry Analysis

The Data Center Workforce Shortage: A 2026 Assessment

An analysis of skilled trades workforce conditions across the top 20 data center markets. Covers electrical, mechanical, and critical systems labor supply, demand forecasts, compensation trends, and market-by-market risk ratings.

Industry Analysis

Infrastructure Spending and Workforce Demand: IIJA Impact Assessment

Analysis of how federal infrastructure investment is reshaping workforce demand across construction, utilities, and transportation — including market-by-market demand forecasts and wage pressure trajectory.

Industry Analysis

Energy Transition Workforce: Supply Constraints and Capital Risk

A workforce risk analysis for the energy transition — covering renewables, grid modernization, and traditional energy — with supply/demand modeling across Gulf Coast, Southwest, and Midwest markets.

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