Research Economist – Labor Pricing & Forecasting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and assess forecasts related to wages, labor expenses, and workforce supply and demand.

• Examine how alterations in project timelines impact hiring requirements across varying market conditions.

• Analyze labor mobility, occupational shortages, competition for hiring, overtime, and compensation pressures.

• Construct scenarios that illustrate how different hiring dates and staffing strategies influence project costs.

• Integrate public economic data with client staffing, payroll, and project information.

• Set forecast benchmarks, establish ranges of uncertainty, and develop methods for assessing accuracy.

• Provide research methodologies, technical narratives, and insights for proposals and client deliverables.

⛳️ Requirements

• A PhD is preferred in economics, applied economics, econometrics, or a related quantitative discipline; relevant applied research experience will also be considered.

• Background in labor economics, wage analysis, price forecasting, or workforce modeling.

• Proven capability to design and evaluate econometric or statistical models.

• Proficiency in R, Python, Stata, SAS, or other similar analytical tools.

• Experience handling employment, compensation, industry, or regional economic datasets.

• Ability to effectively translate research findings into clear recommendations for executives, program leaders, and project teams.

• Relevant experience in construction, infrastructure, utilities, energy, or skilled-trade labor markets is particularly beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Assignments are tailored on an individual basis, with compensation and time commitments established prior to the commencement of work.

• Opportunities may encompass proposal development and the execution of awarded projects.

• Applicants have the option to be considered for future AlphaGov proposals and consulting opportunities.