In the last 15 years, Fairfax County has emerged as the Washington metropolitan area\u2019s private-sector job leader and is a major hub for regional economic activity, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fairfax County is home to seven Fortune 500 company headquarters: Capital One Financial, CSC, Freddie Mac, Gannett Corporation, General Dynamics, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Sallie Mae. (Fortune)<\/p>\n
\u2022 About 97 percent of the companies in Fairfax County are small businesses with fewer than 100 employees and less than $1 million in annual revenue. (U.S. Census Bureau)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fairfax County ranked number two on Entrepreneur Magazine\u2019s list of \u201cBest Large Counties for Entrepreneurs\u201d
\nin 2006. (Entrepreneur Magazine)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Twenty-two of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Washington, D.C., area are located in Fairfax County.
\n(Washington Business Journal)<\/p>\n
\u2022 More than $17 billion in U.S. government contracts were awarded to Fairfax County companies in fiscal year 2008. (U.S. Census Bureau)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fairfax County is headquarters to nearly 280 trade associations and professional societies. (Fairfax County
\nEconomic Development Authority)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fairfax County is home to more than 350 foreign-owned firms, more than any other jurisdiction in the Washington area. (Fairfax County Economic Development Authority)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Working Mother magazine named Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Freddie Mac and Inova Health System as four of the nation\u2019s 100 best companies for working mothers. (Working Mother Magazine)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sixteen of Inc. magazine\u2019s 500 fastest-growing private companies are located in Fairfax County.
\n(Inc. magazine)
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