Ohio's biopharmaceutical companies research and develop new treatments and cures that improve patient health while also contributing to U.S. economic health. These companies employ highly skilled union construction workers to build state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facilities to ensure infrastructure is built to exacting standards.

Construction Employment

Union Labor & Earnings, 2015-20

Pharmaceutical & Biotech

2.1

million

Labor Hours Demanded

(14 trades, installation, and maintenance)

702,648

Union Labor Hours (est.)

(State union% in non-residential = 32.8%)

$20.2

million

Total Union Earnings (est.)

(Union hours times average wage)

Ohio Construction Labor Hours by Trade

Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2015-20

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16,619

Installation

9,651

Maintenance

26,271

Total hours

Largest Construction Projects

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2015-20

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

West Chester API Bulk 3 Unit Addition

West Chester, OH

Location

$35,000,000

Project Value

2014-2015

Years

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You may be surprised by the connection between Ohio's biopharmaceutical industry and union labor. A new study finds that from 2015-2020 America’s biopharmaceutical companies invested more than $1.06 billion in infrastructure in the state, supporting 702,648 union labor hours. View Ohio's labor-industry profile here: https://bit.ly/2rsVhed

Ohio's pharmaceutical companies and the building trades unions have a surprising relationship - a new study finds that from 2015-2020 biopharmaceutical companies invested more than $1.06 billion in infrastructure in the state, supporting 702,648 union labor hours. View Ohio's labor-industry profile here: https://bit.ly/2rsVhed