Arlington • Virginia USA Economic Indicators

July 2001

 

AT PLACE EMPLOYMENT
At Place
Employment *
Reporting
Period
Current Last Period Last Year Annual
Change

Employees
Establishments
Gross Wages (thousands)

4th Q 2000
4th Q 2000
4th Q 2000
161,348
6,459
$2,274,404
158,317
6,343
$2,051,903
156,912
6,336
$2,081,329

2.8%up
1.9%up
9.3%up

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

~
May 2001
May 2001
~
May 2001
May 2001

~
117,415
1,284,310
~
1.7%
1.7%

~
116,508
1,273,961
~
1.3%
1.3%

~
110,494
1,209,869
~
1.1%
1.2%
~
6.3% up
6.1% up
~
0.6 pp up
0.5 pp up
Source: Virginia Employment Commission *readjusted monthly pp = percentage points

 

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 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
124,539
-2,299
-75,592
152,810
55,906
-77,655
1,594,382

-232,578
-28,099
-84,819
163,983
59,938
-427,322
1,786,124

463,583
220,022
186,111
-29,906
121,600
35,946
4,565,283

696,161 down
248,121 down
270,930 down
193,889 up
61,662 up
463,268 down
2,779,159 down
Direct Office
Vacancy Rate
Reporting
Period
Current Last Period Last Year Annual
Change

Arlington
Rosslyn
Clarendon/Courthouse
Ballston
Virginia Square
Crystal City
Northern Virginia

2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001
2nd Q 2001

4.2%
2.4%
2.9%
2.6%
12.1%
5.7%
6.3%

3.2%
2.5%
1.2%
3.1%
0.8%
5.3%
5.9%

3.8%
2.6%
5.4%
8.0%
1.1%
2.2%
5.2%

0.4 pp down
0.2 pp down
2.5 pp down
5.4 pp down
11.0 pp down
3.5 pp up
1.1 pp down
Source: CoStar Group, Inc. pp=percentage points

 

HOUSING SALES
Housing Sales* Reporting
Period
Current Year-to-Date Last
Year-to-Date
Change

Single Family Detached
Single Family Attached
Condominium

June 2001
June 2001
June 2001
57
12
33
589
140
581

638
166
549

7.7% up
15.7% up
5.8% up
Source: Arlington Real Estate Assessments *Readusted Monthly

 

HOUSING PRICES
Average Housing Prices* Reporting
Period
Current Last Period Last Year Annual
Change

Single Family Detached
Single Family Attached
Condominium

June 2001
June 2001
June 2001

$381,582
$304,580
$180,894

$385,294
$321,015
$158,667
$346,639
$298,024
$136,449
10.1% up
2.2% up
32.6% up
Source: Real Estate Assessments *Readjusted monthly

 

TOURISM
Tourism Reporting
Period
Current Year-to-Date Last
Year-to-Date
Change

Lodging Sales Receipts
Hotel Occupancy
Average Daily Room Rate

May 2001
May 2001
May 2001

$30,306,593
82.4%
$128.06

$130,451,694
74.7%
$126.47

$128,416,572
74.0%
$119.96

1.6% up
0.7 pp up
$6.51 up
Source: Arlington County Commissioner of Revenue and Smith Travel Research pp=percentage points

 

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

May 2001 110.1 109.7 106.7 3.2% up
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
Taxable Retail Sales Reporting
Period
Current Last Period Last Year Annual
Change

Arlington

1st Q 2001 $526,078,697 $629,336,392 $507,903,904 3.6% up
Source: Virginia Department of Taxation

 

AIR TRANSPORTATION

Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport
Reporting
Period
Current Last Period Last Year Change

Total Aircraft Operations
Total Passengers

June 2001
June 2001

26,498
1,492,933

27,767
1,524,251

25,003
1,444,577
6.0% up
3.3% up
Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

 

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