Alexandria city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alexandria city’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 513 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where Alexandria city ranks

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

November 2026

#3Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southeast62% · of 100
#6Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mid-Atlantic62% · of 100
#7Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southeast19 per 100 · of 79
#7Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers62% · of 100
#8Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic19 per 100 · of 66
#10Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Southeast31% · 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)

Learn and get funded in Alexandria city

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Alexandria city layoffs

No layoff notices naming Alexandria city 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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Employers hiring most in Alexandria city

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Leidos29 open roles
Akima Systems Engineering18 open roles
Kearney17 open roles
Patent and Trademark Office17 open roles
MPR Associates16 open roles
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company12 open roles
Scientific Research12 open roles
M.C. Dean9 open roles
Fleet7 open roles
HII Mission Technologies7 open roles

Conferences in Alexandria city

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Alexandria city. 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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Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Virginia? How to file for unemployment in Virginia (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

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

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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