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Environmental Scanning Data

Welcome to the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Environmental Scanning Data webpage.  The information and data reports on the following pages provide an overview of the demographic and workforce conditions impacting Montgomery County and the DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Montgomery County map

Montgomery County

Population (2019): 1.1M

Jobs (2019): 534.4K

Average Earnings (2019): $88.2K

Unemployed (10/2019): 15.4K

Gross Regional Product (GRP) (2019): $84.9B

Median Household Income (2017): $103.2K

DC VA MD WV area map

DC-VA-MD-WV MSA

Population (2019): 6.3M

Jobs (2019): 3.53M

Average Earnings (2019): $91.3K

Unemployed (10/2019): 98.7K

Gross Regional Product (GRP) (2019): $500.9B

Median Household Income (2017): $97.1K


Specific Information and Data

Montgomery County

Demographics

Population Growth and Projections by: Ethnicity, Age, and Educational Attainment

Occupational Data

Population Growth and Projections by: Occupational Summary, Detailed Occupational Reports, Highest Ranked Occupation Report

Industry Data

Population Growth and Projections by: NAICS Industry Description, Unemployment by Industry, Highest and Lowest Ranked

 

DC-VA-MD-WV MSA

Demographics

Population Growth and Projections by: Ethnicity, Age, and Educational Attainment

Occupational Data

Population Growth and Projections by: Occupational Summary, Detailed Occupational Reports, Highest Ranked Occupation Report

Industry Data

Population Growth and Projections by: NAICS Industry Description, Unemployment by Industry, Highest and Lowest Ranked

 


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All data on these pages comes from Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (EMSI) Class of Worker (QCEW Employees and Non-QCEW Employees), 2015.3 data release notes (PDF, Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader - Link opens in new window) .  

Page last updated on 2/25/2016