In Alexandria city, jobs in the activities related to real estate pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the activities related to real estate industry reported the top wages in Alexandria city for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Alexandria city received a wage of $281,664 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Virginia of $51,501 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $41,018.

High-wage employment in Alexandria city, Virginia are present in medical and diagnostic laboratories ($185,017), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($128,125), legal services ($90,958) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($90,637) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alexandria city Wages have increased by 25.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Alexandria city, Virginia by a total of 25.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Virginia and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alexandria city Industry Wages Exceed Virginia, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Alexandria city, Virginia can be described as very high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.9 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The overall industry wage was greater than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alexandria city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Alexandria city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 89.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 16 percent. The losses in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry in Alexandria city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 15.7 percent in terms of employment in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (89.4 percent decline)
2. Insurance and employee benefit funds (89 percent decline)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (85.9 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (78 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (70.4 percent decline)

Alexandria city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 525.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Alexandria city has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 14.6 percent. The Local messengers and local delivery industry in Alexandria city outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 15.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (525.0 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (246.2 percent gain)
3. Other investment pools and funds (238.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (193.6 percent gain)
5. Facilities support services (177.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

In Alexandria city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,487 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 115 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Alexandria city

Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,145 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 31.1 percent of the total employment decline in Alexandria city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,145 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (459 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (425 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (249 jobs lost)
5. ISPs and web search portals (245 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Alexandria city

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 1,369 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total growth in Alexandria city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,369 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (760 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (559 new jobs)
4. Scientific research and development services (529 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (462 new jobs)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alexandria city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Alexandria city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 57.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Alexandria city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.6 percent in terms of employment in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (57.7 percent decline)
2. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (50 percent decline)
3. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (45.5 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (39.2 percent decline)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (31.3 percent decline)

Alexandria city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 70.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Alexandria city has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 1.4 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Alexandria city outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (70.0 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (60.0 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (59.4 percent gain)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (55.6 percent gain)
5. Other personal services (27.4 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Alexandria city

Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 178 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 8.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Alexandria city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (178 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (164 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (148 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (139 jobs lost)
5. Home furnishings stores (89 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Alexandria city

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has grown the most with 415 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 14.1 percent of the total employment growth in Alexandria city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (415 new jobs)
2. Scientific research and development services (276 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (267 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (207 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (190 new jobs)

In Alexandria city, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 22 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 114 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 62 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 50 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Alexandria city, Virginia

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $52,233. This median income level is 20.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Alexandria city, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $78,233 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 19.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Alexandria city had a median household income level of $47,970, this level was 26.9 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Alexandria city, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $53,267, this median household income is 18.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 32 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $44,568.

The median household income in the area has increased a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $66,116, posting a 0.8 percent growth. Alexandria city, Virginia, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 15 of 16 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of Virginia. Alexandria city ranks 96 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in Alexandria city, Virginia has declined by 3.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 8.9 percent to 5.9 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Alexandria city accounted a very high median income for households of $65,583 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 16.7 percent higher than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 25.1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While the median household income saw a growth since 2000 in Alexandria city, Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in household income was the White category. This category saw an decline of 0.1 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Alexandria city, experiencing a 8.1 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Alexandria city, Virginia may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 15.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Alexandria city, having 15.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Alexandria city, Virginia

In Alexandria city, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 66.8 percent of the White Alone, 28.4 percent of Black or African American, 56 percent of the Asian alone and 21.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 59 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 7.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 58.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

From 2000, Alexandria city has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 4.4 percent to a total of 58.8 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 33.2 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

Alexandria city, Virginia may to understood as having a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 54.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Alexandria city is reported having a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Alexandria city, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 57.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Alexandria city have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 57.4 percent (Men) versus 51.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 51.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Housing Report for Alexandria city, Virginia

The residential real estate values in Alexandria city, Virginia have increased sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $237,900, or 94.1 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $252,800.

Throughout the State of Virginia, Alexandria city ranks 72 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 951 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Alexandria city recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $490,700, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall Virginia 2005 home value of $212,300 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Alexandria city can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 9.7 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

In Alexandria city, there were a total of 68,406 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 2,947 homes since 2001, or 4.5 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In County, Professional and technical services, Other services, except public administration, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Professional and technical services provides the most jobs and contributes 20.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 15,859 individuals. The Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.2 and 11.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Utilities has the largest businesses in County, with the industry averaging 61 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the average of 36 for the Utilities industry.

Construction in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in County, rising by 25.9 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of had changed in sector employment of 12.3 percent, since the year 2001.

Information saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,004 total jobs during the period, accounting for 34.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 40.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In County, Other services, except public administration, Professional and technical services and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 3.38. This means the percent of total employment in the Other services, except public administration sector is 3.38 times greater than the US average, showing signs that specializes in Other services, except public administration.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).