WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Need a job? Come to Prince William County.
Officials in Prince William are boasting today after CNNMoney.com ranked the jurisdiction 8th on their 2012 list of best places to find work. The county moved up the list from 13th last year.
During the past 10 years, the county saw the job growth rate at 48 percent, increasing its job growth rate eight percent during that timeframe, according to a press release.
CNNMoney.com has ranked Prince William as a jobs leader for four out of the last five years.
Overall, unemployment in Virginia sits at 5.0 percent, according to July figures from the Department of Labor Statistics.
This latest news is an improvement over last year, when Prince William County saw the highest unemployment increase in the state at 4.3 percent.
