Arlington, Virginia - News & Data


Arlington • Virginia • *USA*			Economic Indicators

August 2000

AT PLACE EMPLOYMENT

At Place Employment *	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
Employees Establishments Gross Wages (thousands)	4th Q 1999 4th Q 1999 4th Q 1999	156,912 6,336 $2,081,329	152,074 6,248 $1,854,843	156,947 6,282 $2,057,639	0.0% 0.9% 1.2%

Source: Virginia Employment Commission *Data excludes enlisted military personnel

LABOR FORCE

Labor Force*	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
*Civilian Labor Force* Arlington County Northern Virginia Unemployment Rate Arlington County Northern Virginia	~ June 2000 June 2000 ~ June 2000 June 2000	~ 115,749 1,224,081 ~ 1.4% 1.6%	~ 114,317 1,209,341 ~ 1.2% 1.5%	~ 109,773 1,160,217 ~ 1.8% 1.9%	~ 5.4% 5.5% ~ 0.4 0.3

Source: Virginia Employment Commission *readjusted monthly

NET OFFICE ABSORPTION AND VACANCY RATES

Net Office Absorption	Reporting Period	Current	Year-to-Date	Last Year-to-Date	Change
*Arlington* Rosslyn Clarendon/Courthouse Ballston Virginia Square Crystal City Northern Virginia	2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000	445,779 121,485 84,190 1,000 126,055 33,060 2,718,807	546,403 196,268 221,466 -25,884 154,437 44,641 5,006,610	1,407,917 862,834 129,424 111,906 98,146 228,550 14,827,055	861,514 666,566 92,042 137,790 56,291 183,909 9,820,445
Non-Residential Vacancy	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
*Arlington* Rosslyn Clarendon/Courthouse Ballston Virginia Square Crystal City *Northern Virginia*	2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 2nd Q 2000	2.0% 2.0% 0.8% 3.5% 4.1% 1.2% 3.2%	3.6% 3.6% 3.1% 4.1% 20.9% 1.5% 4.4%	4.6% 8.6% 1.3% 7.1% 14.7% 2.5% 6.0%	2.6% 6.6% 0.5% 3.5% 10.6% 1.3% 2.8%

Source: CoStar Group, Inc.

TOURISM

Tourism	Reporting Period	Current	Year-to-Date	Last Year-to-Date	Change
Lodging Sales Receipts Hotel Occupancy Average Daily Room Rate	June 2000 June 2000 June 2000	$28,505,949 83.4% $118.33	$156,922,521 75.7% $119.25	$114,361,881 76.3% $113.30	37.2% -.8 5.3

Source: Arlington County Commissioner of Revenue and Smith Travel Research

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U All Items)	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
Washington - Baltimore DC/MD/VA/WV	July 2000	108.4	106.7	104.6	3.6%

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

TAXABLE RETAIL SALES

Taxable Retail Sales	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
Arlington	4th Q 1999	$578,488,939	$540,080,258	$600,424,454	-3.7%

Source: Virginia Department of Taxation

AIR TRANSPORTATION

Monthly Air Traffic Summary Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Reporting Period	Total	% Change
Total Aircraft Operations Total Passengers	June 2000 June 2000	25,003 1,444,577	-0.50 0.98

Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority