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unemployment is BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted; jobs and sectors are BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; population is Census; American Job Centers are from CareerOneStop. The measures and weights are fixed in advance and shown here.","Only counties with at least 20,000 people in the labor force, 100 openings, 500 unemployed people and 50,000 residents are ranked."],"builtAt":"2026-11-04T03:37:37.436Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"coverall","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles by county","Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages","Census Bureau population estimates"],"baseline":null,"keyFacts":["#1 Loudoun County, VA: 85 / 100","#2 Arlington County, VA: 83 / 100","#3 Richmond city, VA: 80 / 100","64 counties ranked in the Mid-Atlantic","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"counties","commentary":["The top ten is tightly packed: Loudoun County leads on 85 / 100, and #10 Harford County is at 68 / 100.","Frederick County reaches #9 on a sample of 182 openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Arlington County is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,989 openings behind its figure.","Counties with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-county-job-markets-in-the-mid-atlantic"}