Outsourcing Fuels Fairfax County’s Job Growth

A federal report finds Fairfax County has added more private sector jobs over the last 15 years than D.C., Montgomery, Prince George’s and Loudoun counties combined — about 100,000 jobs in all. At the same time, D.C. has added 31,000 jobs; Montgomery, 30,000; and Prince George’s and Loudoun counties each added 12,000.

Bureau of Labor Statistics economists say the shift in job creation from D.C. to Fairfax wasn’t unexpected because the federal government has been outsourcing more work to private contractors, although they are surprised at how quickly the change has taken place.

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