DC has the highest unemployment rate in the country. No surprise, given that approximately 40,000 federal workers have been displaced due to federal downsizing. Then there are the numbers the headlines keep leaving off. The Talent Capital platform — the region's connected workforce hub — has more than 65,000 open jobs on it right now. Healthcare: 15,814 openings. Engineering and cybersecurity: 6,646. Since both things are true, it raises an uncomfortable question for talent acquisition leader...

DC Has the Highest Unemployment Rate in the Country AND 65,000 Open Jobs

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