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Unemployed people in Alexandria, VA

Unemployed people in Alexandria, VA was 3,109 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 26.5% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,109
Change on 2024+26.5%
Rank6th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high6,1652020
Series low1,4442000

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Unemployed people in Alexandria, VA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,034 persons1991: 3,558 persons1992: 4,610 persons1993: 4,474 persons1994: 3,296 persons1995: 3,255 persons1996: 2,802 persons1997: 2,142 persons1998: 1,589 persons1999: 1,611 persons2000: 1,444 persons2001: 2,188 persons2002: 2,863 persons2003: 2,494 persons2004: 2,269 persons2005: 2,172 persons2006: 1,940 persons2007: 2,046 persons2008: 2,673 persons2009: 4,673 persons2010: 4,245 persons2011: 3,923 persons2012: 3,650 persons2013: 3,677 persons2014: 3,497 persons2015: 3,048 persons2016: 2,773 persons2017: 2,763 persons2018: 2,250 persons2019: 2,107 persons2020: 6,165 persons2021: 3,627 persons2022: 2,191 persons2023: 2,215 persons2024: 2,457 persons2025: 3,109 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 2,034 persons1991: 3,558 persons1992: 4,610 persons1993: 4,474 persons1994: 3,296 persons1995: 3,255 persons1996: 2,802 persons1997: 2,142 persons1998: 1,589 persons1999: 1,611 persons2000: 1,444 persons2001: 2,188 persons2002: 2,863 persons2003: 2,494 persons2004: 2,269 persons2005: 2,172 persons2006: 1,940 persons2007: 2,046 persons2008: 2,673 persons2009: 4,673 persons2010: 4,245 persons2011: 3,923 persons2012: 3,650 persons2013: 3,677 persons2014: 3,497 persons2015: 3,048 persons2016: 2,773 persons2017: 2,763 persons2018: 2,250 persons2019: 2,107 persons2020: 6,165 persons2021: 3,627 persons2022: 2,191 persons2023: 2,215 persons2024: 2,457 persons2025: 3,109 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,109
20242,457
20232,215
20222,191
20213,627
20206,165
20192,107
20182,250
20172,763
20162,773
20153,048
20143,497
20133,677
20123,650
20113,923
20104,245
20094,673
20082,673
20072,046
20061,940
20052,172
20042,269
20032,494
20022,863
20012,188
20001,444
19991,611
19981,589
19972,142
19962,802
19953,255
19943,296
19934,474
19924,610
19913,558
19902,034

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/alexandria-va.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/alexandria-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Alexandria, VA?

Unemployed people in Alexandria, VA was 3,109 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 26.5% from 2024. That is the 6th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Alexandria, VA?

6,165 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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