WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE LAB·
Construction labor shortage, by state.
Which states have the worst construction labor shortages?
Raw job-post volume favors big states. AlphaHire's Workforce Intelligence Lab normalizes open construction roles against each state's population — surfacing where the hiring burden is heaviest relative to the workforce available to fill it. National index: 47/100. Highest pressure: Virginia.
| # | State | Index | Posts / 100k | Job posts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 100 | 8.9 | 776 | Critical |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 98 | 8.4 | 57 | Critical |
| 3 | Wyoming | 96 | 7.7 | 45 | Critical |
| 4 | Idaho | 94 | 7.4 | 146 | Critical |
| 5 | South Carolina | 92 | 6.2 | 334 | Critical |
| 6 | Vermont | 90 | 5.7 | 37 | Critical |
| 7 | Colorado | 88 | 5.4 | 319 | Critical |
| 8 | Utah | 86 | 5.2 | 179 | Critical |
| 9 | Nevada | 84 | 5.2 | 165 | Severe |
| 10 | North Carolina | 82 | 5.1 | 555 | Severe |
| 11 | Arizona | 80 | 5.1 | 378 | Severe |
| 12 | Alabama | 78 | 4.7 | 240 | Severe |
| 13 | Louisiana | 76 | 4.7 | 213 | Severe |
| 14 | Tennessee | 74 | 4.7 | 332 | Elevated |
| 15 | New Hampshire | 72 | 4.6 | 65 | Elevated |
| 16 | Texas | 70 | 4.5 | 1,372 | Elevated |
| 17 | Nebraska | 68 | 4.5 | 88 | Elevated |
| 18 | Maryland | 66 | 4.1 | 256 | Elevated |
| 19 | Ohio | 64 | 4.1 | 487 | Elevated |
| 20 | Maine | 62 | 4.1 | 57 | Elevated |
| 21 | Georgia | 60 | 4.1 | 450 | Elevated |
| 22 | Florida | 58 | 4.1 | 920 | Tightening |
| 23 | Washington | 56 | 4.0 | 309 | Tightening |
| 24 | Alaska | 54 | 4.0 | 29 | Tightening |
| 25 | Delaware | 52 | 3.6 | 37 | Tightening |
| 26 | Iowa | 50 | 3.5 | 114 | Tightening |
| 27 | Massachusetts | 48 | 3.4 | 240 | Tightening |
| 28 | Kansas | 46 | 3.4 | 99 | Tightening |
| 29 | Mississippi | 44 | 3.4 | 99 | Manageable |
| 30 | Missouri | 42 | 3.3 | 206 | Manageable |
| 31 | New Mexico | 40 | 3.3 | 70 | Manageable |
| 32 | Rhode Island | 38 | 3.1 | 34 | Manageable |
| 33 | Indiana | 36 | 3.1 | 211 | Manageable |
| 34 | West Virginia | 34 | 2.9 | 52 | Manageable |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 32 | 2.8 | 167 | Manageable |
| 36 | Oregon | 30 | 2.8 | 117 | Manageable |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | 28 | 2.7 | 352 | Manageable |
| 38 | California | 26 | 2.7 | 1,036 | Manageable |
| 39 | Kentucky | 24 | 2.6 | 120 | Manageable |
| 40 | Michigan | 22 | 2.6 | 263 | Manageable |
| 41 | Montana | 20 | 2.6 | 29 | Manageable |
| 42 | North Dakota | 18 | 2.4 | 19 | Manageable |
| 43 | Connecticut | 16 | 2.4 | 87 | Manageable |
| 44 | Illinois | 14 | 2.4 | 302 | Manageable |
| 45 | Arkansas | 12 | 2.4 | 72 | Manageable |
| 46 | New York | 10 | 2.4 | 459 | Manageable |
| 47 | New Jersey | 8 | 2.3 | 216 | Manageable |
| 48 | Minnesota | 6 | 2.1 | 122 | Manageable |
| 49 | Hawaii | 4 | 2.0 | 29 | Manageable |
| 50 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1.9 | 77 | Manageable |
| 51 | South Dakota | 0 | 1.5 | 14 | Manageable |
All 50 states + D.C. published. Index = construction job posts per 100,000 residents, percentile-ranked 0–100 from a 3,743,416-row job-posting dataset. See the Open Role Pressure Tracker for the interactive national map.