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Partner with the lab on construction workforce intelligence.

The best workforce intelligence is built with the field, not just about it. AlphaHire works with construction firms, infrastructure owners, institutions, and data partners on the questions public data can't answer alone — building datasets, running commissioned market studies, and turning field intelligence into decision-grade research.

435M+
Workforce intelligence signals
U.S. & global professional records
19.5M+
Permit records
Tracked nationwide
244K+
Licensed contractors monitored
License-freshness signals
8
Research initiatives
Active investigation areas

Partners contribute to — and draw on — a data foundation spanning 435M+ workforce intelligence signals, 19.5M+ permit records, 244K+ monitored licensed contractors, and 50 states tracked in data.

Why Partnerships Exist

Data alone is not intelligence.

The lab turns public labor data and AlphaHire search activity into construction workforce intelligence — but the highest-value reads depend on inputs the public record never holds: proprietary data, decision context, and field-level ground truth. Partnerships supply those inputs.

Coverage

Data we don't otherwise see

Operational and proprietary datasets that extend what the lab can measure beyond the public record — permits, license rolls, project pipelines, and compensation inputs.

Relevance

Questions worth answering

Real decisions — market entry, program staffing, compensation strategy — that scope research to something actionable rather than abstract.

Validation

Ground truth from the field

What operators see on active programs, which tells us whether the data is reading the market correctly before anything is published.

Partnership Tracks

Three ways to work with the lab.

Each track ties to a defined research output. Partnerships are scoped, confidential by default, and built on the same methodology — WEI™, CVF™, and PERM™ — that governs the lab's published work.

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Data Partnerships

Datasets

Contribute or license data — permit activity, license rolls, project pipelines, compensation inputs, or operational signals — that extends the lab’s coverage of construction labor markets. Partners receive structured intelligence built on top of the combined data, not just the raw feed back.

Typical partnersData providers, public agencies, industry associations, technology platforms, and firms sitting on operational data that the public record does not capture.

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Market Studies

Commissioned research

Commission or co-author a focused study on a specific workforce question — a region, a trade, a project class, or a compensation dynamic. Studies are scoped to a decision, built on the lab’s frameworks, and delivered as standalone research the partner can act on and cite internally.

Typical partnersOwners and developers, general contractors, EPC firms, infrastructure programs, investors, and workforce-planning leaders weighing a specific commitment.

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Field Intelligence

Ground truth

Construction operators contribute structured field observations — what is actually happening in active programs — in exchange for early access to the lab’s reads, frameworks, and regional findings. The exchange is what makes the public data interpretable.

Typical partnersRegional operators, VPs of Operations, project executives, and workforce or talent leaders with active P&L visibility into the markets the lab monitors.

What Partners Get

Decision-grade research, built on the lab's standard.

The same discipline behind the lab's published work — scoped deliverables, stated confidence, and framework rigor — applied to your data, your market, and your decision.

Output

Standalone deliverables

Structured findings scoped to your decision — not raw data dumps. Each engagement produces research you can act on and cite internally.

Method

Framework rigor

Work is built on the lab's measurement frameworks — WEI™ exposure scoring, CVF™ compensation velocity, and PERM™ project execution risk — with confidence levels stated plainly.

Terms

Confidential by default

Partner data and findings are non-public unless explicitly agreed otherwise. Participation does not imply endorsement, and contributed data is never resold.

How Partnerships Work

Scoped, structured, and tied to a decision.

Every partnership starts from the decision and ends in research you can act on — combining your inputs with the lab's data foundation and frameworks.

01

Define the question

We start from the decision — the dataset, the market, or the workforce question — and agree on what a useful answer looks like before any work begins.

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Combine the inputs

The lab combines partner data and field intelligence with public labor data and AlphaHire activity, then applies its frameworks to produce a read.

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Hand off the research

You receive standalone findings with stated confidence levels. Ongoing partnerships add a recurring cadence and early access to relevant lab reads.

Who It's For

Built for partners with a real question.

Partnerships are selective and scoped to a specific outcome. The fit is strongest where an organization holds data, field visibility, or a decision that the public record alone cannot resolve.

  • Organizations with data, field visibility, or decisions that public labor statistics alone cannot resolve
  • Construction firms and infrastructure owners weighing market entry, program staffing, or compensation strategy
  • Public agencies, associations, and platforms holding data that would strengthen construction workforce coverage
  • Institutional and academic partners pursuing applied research with operational outcomes
  • Partners who want decision-grade research — not a vendor relationship or a marketing co-brand
Inquire

Discuss a research partnership.

Inquiries are reviewed on a rolling basis. Tell us which track fits — Data Partnership, Market Study, or Field Intelligence — and the question, dataset, or market you want to work on.

Or copy the address: research@alpha-hire.com

Include in your note
  • Name
  • Organization or firm
  • Role
  • Partnership interest (Data Partnership, Market Study, or Field Intelligence)
  • The question, dataset, or market you want to work on
  • Timeline or decision the work supports
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