Washington'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

899,817

Labor Hours Demanded

(14 trades, installation, and maintenance)

362,665

Union Labor Hours (est)

(State union% in non-residential = 40.3%)

$13

million

Total Union Earnings (est.)

(Union hours times average wage)

Washington Construction Labor Hours by Trade

Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2015-20

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7,891

Installation

3,179

Maintenance

11,070

Total hours

Largest Construction Projects

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2015-20

Just Evotec Biologics, Inc.

Redmond Grassroot Bulk Biologics Single Use CMO Plant

Redmond, WA

Location

$85,000,000

Project Value

2019-21

Years

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You may be surprised by the connection between Washington's biopharmaceutical industry and union labor. A new study finds that from 2015-2020 America’s biopharmaceutical companies invested $445 million in infrastructure in the state, supporting more than 362,000 union labor hours. View Washington's labor-industry profile here: https://bit.ly/2zM930a

Washington's pharmaceutical companies and the building trades unions have a surprising relationship - a new study finds that from 2015-2020 biopharmaceutical companies invested $445 million in infrastructure in the state, supporting more than 362,000 union labor hours. View Washington's labor-industry profile here: https://bit.ly/2zM930a