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Trump's D.C. Economy Plans for Life Beyond Millennials
Beyond the boom of younger workers flooding in, Washington is grappling with longer-term economic challenges
Washington Plans for Life Beyond Millennials
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The Washington, D.C. economy is preparing for the day when younger workers break up with it.
The fading of a millennial-infused population boom in the nation's capital that carried through the Obama years, combined with Trump's efforts to slash the federal workforce, are but two factors that have the local economy locked in a painful transition from skyrocketing growth reliant largely on its federal patron to a more diversified and self-sustaining market.