Alexandria, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

513 open professional jobs in Alexandria. Alexandria is in Alexandria city.

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Jobs in Alexandria

IDIQ Proposal ManagerCaci NSS
Sales Development Representative - VirginiaExpressable
Upper School Dean of StudentsSt. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
ISSOLeidos
Cyber Intelligence Fusion AnalystLeidos
Configuration ManagerLeidos
JIATF 401 Data EngineerCaci-Iss
Senior Information Security Analyst (SecOps)DLA Piper
Digital Business Data AnalystFive Guys
Staff Accountant - Full TimeAddison Group

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Employers hiring most in Alexandria

Leidos20 open roles
Kearney17 open roles
Patent and Trademark Office17 open roles
Akima Systems Engineering16 open roles
MPR Associates16 open roles
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company13 open roles
Scientific Research12 open roles
M.C. Dean9 open roles
Fleet7 open roles
HII Mission Technologies7 open roles

Alexandria layoffs

No layoff notices naming Alexandria in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Conferences in Alexandria

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Alexandria. 2 with dates announced.

Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Annual Meeting
Dec 7 to Dec 8, 2026 · Alexandria, VA
Paid ticket. Registration price not found; committee meetings are held Dec 7 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center.
HRO Today Forum North America
May 12 to May 14, 2027 · Alexandria, VA
Paid ticket. Early-bird pricing mentioned; amounts not shown on the page.
PIA National Annual Leadership Conference & Advocacy Day
Usually September (next dates not announced) · Alexandria, VA
Paid ticket. Pricing not posted; 2026 edition ran Sept 13-16 in Alexandria, VA (with an Ascending Leaders Summit).

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Where Alexandria ranks

Where Alexandria placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mid-Atlantic69 / 100 · of 37
#4Best cities for government pay after cost of living$139k · of 18
#5Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast16% · of 84
#6Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southeast62 / 100 · of 33
#7Best cities for pay after cost of living in Virginia$139k · of 15
#8Best all-round cities for new graduates65 / 100 · of 100

Alexandria city outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 1.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,504 jobs), hotels & food (+365 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−1,179 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−387 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alexandria. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Virginia Career Works Alexandria (City of Alexandria Workforce Development Center)
Alexandria · Comprehensive · 703-746-5940
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mon - Fri
Virginia Career Works Cherokee Avenue Center
Alexandria · Affiliate · 571-319-1403
Monday - Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm Wednesday - 9:30am - 4:00pm Friday - 9:00am - 2:00pm
Virginia Career Works Fairfax Alexandria Center
Alexandria · Affiliate · 703-533-5400
M-Th 8:00-4:30 and F 10:00-4:30

Alexandria city economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
97,772
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
156,788
people in Alexandria city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$113,638
median household income
Source: Census ACS
62%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: Layoff notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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