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Washington DC Construction Labor Market.

Federal, institutional, and infrastructure work sustains durable leadership demand in a security-cleared, compliance-heavy market.

Washington DC, District of Columbia Drivers: Federal and government facilities, institutional and cultural, infrastructure and transit, healthcare, commercial. Updated 2026-05-19 Vintage Q2 2026

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Market Snapshot

Washington DC labor pressure.

Labor Pressure Score
77/100
Severe · ▲ 2 pts QoQ
Composite of demand, supply, compensation velocity, contractor growth, and time-to-fill. Directional, calibrated weekly.
Avg. Time-to-Fill (leadership) 67 days ▲ 2 days YoY Internal High confidence
Compensation Acceleration +5.6% YoY ▲ 0.8 pts Estimated Directional confidence
Active Major Projects 9 ▲ 1 QoQ Internal High confidence
Open roles vs. qualified pool
Leadership · ratio 2.0:1
Open leadership reqs 200
Qualified, reachable candidates 100
Estimated open leadership reqs vs. qualified, reachable candidates across federal, institutional, and infrastructure work.
Hiring velocity
Avg. time-to-fill · 6-period trend (days)
Momentum: Building — Federal and institutional backlog sustains durable demand for cleared, compliance-fluent leadership.
Top hiring contractors
Anonymized cohorts
Federal / government GCsCleared PM + QC manager hiring ▲
Institutional GCsSteady PM + preconstruction demand —
Infrastructure / transit contractorsProject controls + super demand ▲
Contractor growth & award signals
Headcount · awards · migration
Contractor headcount growth ▲ +5% YoY
Project award activity ▲ High
In-migration of talent ▲ Moderate
Award activity curated from public filings; growth + migration are AlphaHire estimates.
Role scarcity heatmap
0–100 hiring difficulty by role
Federal PM
80
Cleared Superintendent
79
QC Manager
76
Preconstruction
74
Project Controls
75
Feeds the AlphaHire Labor Scarcity Index. Construction volume: Elevated — Steady federal, institutional, and infrastructure spend.
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