Goal: Diverse, locally established businesses thrive during and after the construction period.
Strategies:
Strategies:
- Prepare an economic development strategy
- Support existing businesses and foster new business creation
- Support organizations that promote small and local business prosperity
- Create environments that support small, locally established businesses
- Minimize business disruption during construction
- Provide specialized assistance to businesses before, during and after construction
Largest number of jobs (2020)
Bethesda
54,417
Largest Change in Total Jobs (2000-2020)
Bethesda
36%
Largest number of Small Businesses (2020)
Bethesda
2222
Note: 2-digit NAICS codes by industry sector; Industrial- 11,21,31-33; Retail-44-45;Office-51,52,53,54,55,61,62,92; Other-22,23,42,48-49,56,71,72,81
| Subarea | Total Jobs (2000) | Total Jobs (2012) | Jobs Trend | Total Jobs (2020) | 2000-2020 Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda - Chevy Chase | 40,020 | 45129 | 54417 | 14397 |
|
| Silver Spring | 30,585 | 27836 | 40997 | 10412 |
|
| International Corridor | 7,725 | 5395 | 7916 | 191 |
|
| University of Maryland | 21796 | 22643 | 24382 | 2586 |
|
| Riverdale - New Carrolton | 24,745 | 28556 | 25129 | 384 |
|
| Total Jobs Change | 124871 | 129559 | 152841 | 27970 |
Denotations: D1 - Year 2000, D2 - Year 2006 to 2010, D3 - Year 2009 to 2013, D4 - Year 2010 to 2014, D5 - Year 2011 to 2015, D6 - Year 2012 to 2016. If you hover over the sparkline for unemployment trend, you can see the value in each division. Unemployment Change column depicts change in population per division.