Desirable location just north of the Washington Beltway Montgomery County is one of the nation’s most affluent sub-markets which continue to grow in population attracting people with its proximity to a variety of quality educational facilities. The civilian labor force is generally considered talented and highly educated. This is further evidenced by the concentration of high technology industries within its boundaries and until the COVID-19 pandemic, had generally low unemployment rate with respect to regional and national averages. It is anticipated that Montgomery County, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue to attract an economic base and maintain relatively low levels of unemployment due to the quality of its workforce, its proximity to the District of Columbia and its biosciences research