1 Identifying Pertinent Indicators for Assessing and Fostering Diversity, 1 Equity, and Inclusion of the Construction Workforce 2 Ali A. Karakhan* 1 , John A. Gambatese 2 , Denise R. Simmons 3 , and Ahmed J. Al-Bayati 4 3 Abstract 4 Structural prejudices and unconscious biases within the construction industry have negatively 5 impacted the construction workforce. Workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion is a major concern 6 in the construction industry. The goal of the present study is to enable assessing workforce 7 diversity, equity, and inclusion in the construction industry by identifying and determining the 8 level of influence of applicable indicators revealing diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 9 workforce level. A two-round survey and a panel of 16 experts were utilized to achieve the research 10 goal. After collecting and analyzing the responses, 10 indicators are found to be influential in terms 11 of achieving a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment and were therefore considered 12 measures of workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion. These indicators are (1) ethnic and racial 13 diversity at the company level, (2) gender diversity and inclusion at the workforce level, (3) 14 corporate policy statement on diversity and inclusion, (4) gender/ethnic diversity in leadership/ 15 management positions, (5) knowledge and skill diversity, (6) equitable pay/compensation at 16 industry level, (7) equality, social justice, and non-discrimination policy statement, (8) pay 17 structure transparency, (9) equitable pay/compensation at the company level, and (10) merit-based 18 * 1 [Corresponding author] Instructor, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330. E-mail address: karakhaa@oregonstate.edu 2 Professor, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330. E-mail address: john.gambatese@oregonstate.edu 3 Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. E-mail address: denise.r.simmons@essie.ufl.edu 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075. E-mail address: aalbayati@ltu.edu