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Benchmarking Fairfax County in VA against all counties

 

Fairfax County in VA has the smallest drop in unemployment rate over the last 4 years (-1.2%) among the 180 counties with at least 376,353 in population in 2015 (Fairfax County in VA is at 1,142,234). That -1.2% compares to an average of -3.7% across those 180 counties. Also, that -1.2% represents a drop from 4.8% to 3.6%.

Fairfax County in VA has these related standings among those 180 counties:

  • change in unemployment rate over the last 4 years = -1.2% (the highest)

  • unemployment rate = 3.6% (14th-lowest, tied)

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exceeded Montgomery County in MD (-1.3%), Bernalillo County in NM (-1.3%), Jefferson Parish in LA (-1.5%), Oklahoma County in OK (-1.5%), and Douglas County in NE (-1.6%), and 174 others, ending with San Joaquin County in CA (-7.3%).

References

  1. population in 2015. Population estimate in county as of July 1st. Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx.
  2. change in unemployment rate over the last 4 years. Lower values are better. Change in unemployment rate from 2011 to 2015. Source data: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx.