Workforce

Today more than ever, access to qualified workers is a priority. As the epicenter of the digital revolution and the Internet Age, Arlington attracts a young, talented, tech-savvy workforce.

  


  • Most of the 2,000 plus apartments added each year in our Metro Corridors are filled with educated and upwardly mobile twenty and thirty something workers.

  • More than 60 percent of Arlington’s work-age population has at least a Bachelors Degree, and more than a fourth have an advanced degree, making Arlington the highest educated community in the most highly educated Metropolitan area in the nation.

  • Arlington has 11 colleges and universities with more than 10,000 total students, and there are another 53,000 students attending higher education institutions within five miles of Crystal City.

  • Arlington ranks first among Washington area jurisdictions as a Creative Class community.

Arlington’s great work force, and our proximity to those living in adjacent communities, provides a substantial advantage to any employer.

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