Hiring Availability
--
Minimum supply ratio across required occupations.
Total Labor Cost
--
Annual payroll at the selected wage percentile.
Graduates / 100
--
Completions normalized by the target headcount.
Tax Incentive Score
--
State-level incentive strength for this market.
Client Preference
--
Raw client preference score for this state.
Disaster Risk
--
County risk score averaged across the labor shed.
Engineering Jobs
--
Total engineering jobs within the labor shed.
Military Jobs
--
Total military occupations within the labor shed.
Airport Access
--
Proximity to major airports weighted by passenger volume. Higher = closer to busy airports.
Highway Access
--
Distance to nearest interstate highway. Higher = closer to an interstate.
Energy Cost
--
Industrial electricity rate (cents/kWh). Lower cost = higher index.
Quality of Life
--
QoL Index based on your ingredient weights.
Index Composition
Hiring Availability Index
--
Graduate Pipeline Index
--
Client Preference Index
--
Engineering Talent Index
--
Formulas: index=norm(0-100); payroll=inv(log1p(payroll)); completions=log1p(completions/headcount);
engineering=log1p(engineering jobs); military=log1p(military jobs); risk=inv(risk score); preference=linear;
airport=log1p(enplanement-weighted inverse distance); interstate=linear(1 - dist/200mi); energy=inv(log1p(industrial cents/kWh)).