At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 48,000 Prince George’s County residents — more than 5.0% of the county’s population — lost their jobs. But now, Prince George’s County is months away from bringing its employment rate back to pre-pandemic levels, said Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s County executive. Alsobrooks, a Democrat, lauded the state’s recovery from the economic effects of the pandemic on Tuesday morning at the county’s 2022 State of the Economy Breakfast and Address, an annual fundraiser for the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation and the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable that hasn’t been held in person in over three years due to the pandemic.
