October 2025 APCA MARKET PENETRATION RESEARCH www.ContinuumCapital.net 2010 Trade Workforce Size by State 48 Washington Oregon Montana California Arizona Wyoming Nevada Idaho Utah Colorado New Mexico Texas Oklahoma North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Florida Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland New York Maine Delaware New Jersey Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island 1601 or more 1101 to 1600 601 to 1100 101 to 600 100 or less Mileage at 8,000, trending up to ’14 peak. Construction unemployment low at 7%. Union workforce of 15,000 – between ‘08 and ‘13 peaks of 25,000 and 20,000 respectively. Merit workforce of 15,000 – absolute low point – only trending up from this point. Total workforce 30,000, low point in era studied, split 49% union and 51% merit shop – size decrease nationwide associated with ‘08 financial crisis – most reduction in broader Midwest and South in comparison to 2010. Source: Propriety Continuum analysis of BLS raw data.
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