Central Nova News

Alexandria city recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,244 people out of the 158,185 living in Alexandria city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Alexandria city has decreased compared to the 3.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Alexandria city was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 99,801 people who had a job during that time, 2,820 were employed in the Armed Forces and 96,981 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,244	3.1%
Employed	99,801	96.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	96,981	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	2,820	2.7%