SURVEY SAYS...

We polled the regions largest private companies

on their challenges, hiring forecasts and revenue 3% 13%
expectations. Heres what they said: Unknown Revenue

14% 11% down so

far
3%: Consolidations,
40%
24%
No hiring plans

51% 83%
more looking for work Other at this time
3%: Changing Flat, little to no
customer priorities change from 2016
GROWING
2%: Boost in
marketing/social media 5% BUSINESS/ YES, A FEW
PEOPLE
GROWTH
IN 2017
Increased ECONOMY
2%: Increase in cyber REVENUE
threats/awareness regulations/costs
2%: Political discord
1%: Worse traffic
1%: More international 5%
business Slowing business
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST IS YOUR COMPANY HIRING WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO
6% CHALLENGE IN 2016-2017? IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS? SEE IN REVENUE FOR 2017?
Increased
government
Out of 86 responses
35% Out of 151 responses Out of 149 responses

contracting activity 14% Yes, a great deal

Reduced talent
pool/hard to
7% find qualified
staff
Uncertainty in
budgets/goals

12% 12%
Increased/ Increased
tougher dependence on
competition integration of
technology

SOURCE: Private companies, Washington Business Journal research

HOW GREATER WASHINGTON RANKS WITH THE 15 LARGEST METRO AREAS OUR PRIVATE COMPANIES, OVER TIME
Future growth would be welcome. The D.C. region, long cushioned by the federal government, has seen its standing fall as federal spending shrinks and job growth slows. In an effort to track the broader journey for the regions largest private companies in the last five years, we found
the total employee counts and revenue for the top 100 for each years List. While the employment has been more
Pre-recession rank Current rank unpredictable based on who made the List, total revenue is rebounding from 2014 and 2015.

Percent NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TOTAL REVENUE In billions

Percent of owners
Per capita Top 5 of renters paying Percent Percent
Employed personal Top 5 global Net Net paying 30%+ of Annual commuting households Average
237,359 87.9
Job Gross resident Median income U.S. cities cities domestic foreign Regional Regional 30%+ of income on hours of 60+ with 1.51+ workers 87.4
growth regional growth household growth (currently (currently migration migration cost of rental income on owner vehicle minutes to occupants per
(3-year avg.) product (3-year avg.) income (3-year avg.) unrakned) unrakned) rate rate living costs rent costs delay job per room household

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
220,841 $85.4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3 3 3
210,362
4 4 4 4

5 5 5

82.0 82.0
6 6 6

7 7 7
187,544
8 8 8

9 9 9 9

10 10 10 10
172,455
11 11 11

12 12 12

13 13

14 14 14 14

15 15 15 15

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
SOURCE: Stephen S. Fuller Institute at George Mason University SOURCE: Private companies, Washington Business Journal research