About Hire Local DC
The Hire Local DC Coalition consists of employers and employer organizations working together to ensure that DC residents obtain DC’s “good” jobs.
By “good” jobs, we mean a job on a career pathway to a salary that can support a family in the high-cost Washington, DC area (about $65,000 a year) and offer conditions for stability and growth.
Why is Hire Local DC needed?
Good jobs are plentiful in the Washington area, but DC residents are not securing nearly enough of them.
Many employers and organizations are working hard to fix this problem, but their efforts are not coordinated and they face barriers and challenges along the way.
We believe that by tackling these challenges as a Coalition, we can support more DC residents in securing good jobs to create a more equitable workforce.
What We Do
Modeled after MetroNow, Hire Local DC provides a single place for employers to coordinate their efforts and strengthen the local talent pipeline.
We offer a single point of access for the government to reach the employer and non-profit communities. We help employers share resources, create alignment across their individual initiatives, and work together toward common goals.
Through events, a regular newsletter, our website, and engagement with individual employers, we pursue three primary activities:
Run an ongoing campaign to encourage businesses to hire local DC residents
Help employers hire local DC residents
Enable collaboration among employers, providers, and government to strengthen the local talent pipeline for DC employers