Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2015

Publication Title

2015 State of the Commonwealth Report

Pages

38-67

Abstract

Direct federal employment and procurement spending accounts for almost 40 percent of all economic activity in Northern Virginia, which in turn accounts for more than 40 percent of all economic activity in Virginia. Sequestration has hobbled Northern Virginia’s growth. However, George Mason University’s leading economic index suggests better times are on the horizon.

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