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Report Names Metro D.C. Talent Capital

A new report names the Washington, D.C. region as a talent capital of the country, attracting more than 1.1 million knowledge workers and the highest concentration of educated professionals in a major U.S. city. The Human Capital report, produced by the Greater Washington Initiative and released this month, also projects the region’s workforce to grow by 16 percent in the next seven years. The report bases its growth projections on knowledge workers, defined as professionals whose daily jobs include developing and synthesizing ideas and information. Those professionals drive the top end of the economy, said Tim Priest, executive director of the Greater Washington… Read More