Alexandria city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Alexandria city economy
3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
98,274
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
Alexandria city layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Alexandria city in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
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.
- Kearney22 open roles
- Patent and Trademark Office19 open roles
- Analytic Services (ANSER)16 open roles
- MPR Associates16 open roles
- Systems Planning and Analysis15 open roles
- Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company14 open roles
- Institute for Defense Analyses14 open roles
- Akima Systems Engineering13 open roles
- CACI International13 open roles
- Fleet11 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).
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.
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
Cities in Alexandria city
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.