Telework eligibleFederal

Labor Economist

Defense Logistics Agency · Department of Defense

Economist

Salary
$111,065–$158,322/year
Grade
13
Work location
Telework eligible · Whitehall, Ohio; Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 1, 2026
Apply by
Oct 12, 2026
Category
Economist

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Summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Position may be filled at either: Fort Belvoir, VA: $121,785 - $158,322 Whitehall, OH: $111,065 - $144,386

Duties

Serves as a labor economic advisor for the DLA Targeted Recruitment program.

Advises leadership in the formulation of labor economics and impact analyses used for planning and implementing policy and strategic targeted recruitment.

Reviews, studies, and analyzes the labor supply against agency demand to identify cause-and-effect labor trends affecting mission staffing needs.

Collects and analyzes data using mathematical models and statistical techniques to assess employment levels, unemployment trends, labor turnover, and changing labor market conditions.

Uses a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze organizational data and provide expert advice on statistical, operational, and data management issues.

Identifies labor and employment patterns and recommends procedural and policy changes to optimize management of targeted recruitment for mission positions.

Studies external influences such as business trends and government policies to determine their impact on labor availability and recruitment conditions.

Plans and participates in recruiting engagements for mission-related career fields.

Identifies highly capable applicant pools through assessment mechanisms and labor market intelligence, including factors that influence labor availability, to establish recruitment strategies that meet current and future mission needs.

Assimilates and analyzes workforce trend data from federal government sources to project future workforce trends, conduct maturation studies, and identify emerging skill requirements.

Coordinates with DoW and federal partners to gather analytical data for forecasting trends in alignment with recruitment strategies across organizations.

Compiles, manages, and orchestrates workforce data from diverse systems and applies predictive analytics tools to enhance forecasting accuracy and support data-driven recruitment strategies.

Education

Are you using your education to meet the Basic Education Requirement? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

How you will be evaluated

Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

About this listing

Defense Logistics Agency has 61 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Whitehall, Ohio and 1 other location. See all Defense Logistics Agency listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $111,065 to $158,322 a year. That covers GS-13 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 11 days, from Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. Among currently open Economist postings, the typical advertised window is about 14 days. As of Oct 6, 2026, it closes in 6 days.

Who can apply: the public (U.S. citizens). The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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