Civilian labor force in Alexandria, VA

Civilian labor force in Alexandria, VA was 101,035 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons101,035

Change on 2024-0.3%

Rank5th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked

Series high101,3092024

Series low72,5561998

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	101,035
2024	101,309
2023	100,498
2022	98,114
2021	96,175
2020	98,642
2019	100,742
2018	99,453
2017	99,269
2016	96,511
2015	94,445
2014	93,849
2013	93,755
2012	93,079
2011	92,178
2010	90,432
2009	95,967
2008	94,044
2007	90,361
2006	87,413
2005	85,337
2004	84,424
2003	83,052
2002	83,560
2001	82,025
2000	81,044
1999	74,667
1998	72,556
1997	73,183
1996	73,012
1995	75,308
1994	74,828
1993	75,478
1992	76,796
1991	74,851
1990	73,451

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Virginia by civilian labor force 34 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/alexandria-va. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/alexandria-va.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/alexandria-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/alexandria-va. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Alexandria, VA?

Civilian labor force in Alexandria, VA was 101,035 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Alexandria, VA?

101,309 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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