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Employed residents in Alexandria, VA

Employed residents in Alexandria, VA was 97,926 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons97,926
Change on 2024-0.9%
Rank5th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high98,8522024
Series low70,2101996

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Employed residents in Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025

70K80K90K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 71,417 persons1991: 71,293 persons1992: 72,186 persons1993: 71,004 persons1994: 71,532 persons1995: 72,053 persons1996: 70,210 persons1997: 71,041 persons1998: 70,967 persons1999: 73,056 persons2000: 79,600 persons2001: 79,837 persons2002: 80,697 persons2003: 80,558 persons2004: 82,155 persons2005: 83,165 persons2006: 85,473 persons2007: 88,315 persons2008: 91,371 persons2009: 91,294 persons2010: 86,187 persons2011: 88,255 persons2012: 89,429 persons2013: 90,078 persons2014: 90,352 persons2015: 91,397 persons2016: 93,738 persons2017: 96,506 persons2018: 97,203 persons2019: 98,635 persons2020: 92,477 persons2021: 92,548 persons2022: 95,923 persons2023: 98,283 persons2024: 98,852 persons2025: 97,926 persons70K80K90K100K19902002201420251990: 71,417 persons1991: 71,293 persons1992: 72,186 persons1993: 71,004 persons1994: 71,532 persons1995: 72,053 persons1996: 70,210 persons1997: 71,041 persons1998: 70,967 persons1999: 73,056 persons2000: 79,600 persons2001: 79,837 persons2002: 80,697 persons2003: 80,558 persons2004: 82,155 persons2005: 83,165 persons2006: 85,473 persons2007: 88,315 persons2008: 91,371 persons2009: 91,294 persons2010: 86,187 persons2011: 88,255 persons2012: 89,429 persons2013: 90,078 persons2014: 90,352 persons2015: 91,397 persons2016: 93,738 persons2017: 96,506 persons2018: 97,203 persons2019: 98,635 persons2020: 92,477 persons2021: 92,548 persons2022: 95,923 persons2023: 98,283 persons2024: 98,852 persons2025: 97,926 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202597,926
202498,852
202398,283
202295,923
202192,548
202092,477
201998,635
201897,203
201796,506
201693,738
201591,397
201490,352
201390,078
201289,429
201188,255
201086,187
200991,294
200891,371
200788,315
200685,473
200583,165
200482,155
200380,558
200280,697
200179,837
200079,600
199973,056
199870,967
199771,041
199670,210
199572,053
199471,532
199371,004
199272,186
199171,293
199071,417

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/alexandria-va. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/alexandria-va.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/alexandria-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Alexandria, VA?

Employed residents in Alexandria, VA was 97,926 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.9% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Alexandria, VA?

98,852 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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