Florida, D.C., and Arizona lead the country in terms of the percentage share that women occupy in construction industry labor markets for each state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This can be partially attributed to a 117% increase in the number of Hispanic women employed primarily on job sites over the past six years, though sustained low unemployment rates combined with a “chronic shortage of skilled labor” and an increase in job training programs have been contributing factors along with better hiring practices overall.

“It feels like this is the moment where all of the preparation that the tradeswomen movement has been making over the years is finally being met with a huge opportunity,” National Center for Women’s Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment associate director Lark Jackson told WaPo before adding that last year's Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill was an additional “game changer for women’s inclusion in the trades.”