Fairfax County recognizes the challenges encountered by its residents described in this Economic Factors story map. The County and partners look to address the numerous factors of economic insecurity through coordinated efforts, all linking to priorities identified in the Countywide Strategic Plan.

A September 2020 presentation summarized the factors: Addressing Economic Insecurity – Laying the Foundation for Future Success. Progress updates will be shared as efforts have the longevity to measure such progress in a reliable manner.

Referenced in the Employment and Labor Force section, the U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap tool provides access to additional labor force and industry-specific information for Fairfax County including the number of workers in each industry as well as workforce data by race, ethnicity, educational attainment, age group, sex and location (see short tutorial).

In addition to the Vulnerability Index, readers may refer to the Annex to learn about the Community Resilience Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. These estimates are census tract level assessments of risk of neighborhoods to impacts from disasters including the COVID-19 pandemic_[78]. A crosswalk between the Vulnerability Index and the Community Resilience Estimates highlight vulnerable census tracts common to both tools.

The Household Spending section includes various categories of expenditures. For additional insight about them, review the Pew Research Center article hereby referenced._[79]

Questions/comments/feedback should be directed to: DMBDataAnalytics@fairfaxcounty.gov