Indicator
Description: Wage growth across sectors is important to track as the county wants to have quality jobs that pay well and enable workers to live in the county.
Performance Measure: Annual Average Pay by Sector – measures and compares the average annual pay for federal, state, and local governments, and the private sector within Fairfax County.
Data: Infographic – Employment and Wage
Interpretation: The average wage in each of the four sectors has marginally increased over the last six years (2012 to 2017).
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2013 to 2017