Overview:
This project explores labor markets in Fairfax County, VA to better understand the landscape and barriers to economic opportunity for the county’s residents, businesses, and places. Our project has three goals: characterize the Fairfax County workforce, occupation sectors, and industry composition; identify areas that are vulnerable, and areas that have the potential to create emerging businesses; and map workforce flows within and in/out of Fairfax County by select occupation and industry factors. Our findings can inform Fairfax County COVID response and provide insights into workforce readiness, economic vibrancy, and industry diversification, contributing to the county’s strategic plan goal of improving economic opportunity in the area.
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Fellows:
Susweta Ray
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Agricultural Economics
Interns:
Sarah McDonald
Marymount University, Mathematics and Economics
Owen Hart
University of California Berkeley, Economics and Data Science
Sean Pietrowicz
University of Notre Dame, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Mentors:
Teja Pristavec
Research Assistant Professor, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia
Brandon Kramer
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia
Stakeholders:
Fairfax County Government
Michelle Gregory, Fairfax County Government
Sophia Dutton, Fairfax County Government