Arlington, Virginia - News & Data


Arlington • Virginia • *USA*			Economic Indicators

June 2000

AT PLACE EMPLOYMENT

At Place Employment *	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
Employees Establishments Gross Wages (thousands)	3rd Q 1999 3rd Q 1999 3rd Q 1999	152,074 6,248 $1,854,843	150,474 6,251 $1,797,556	156,304 6,286 $1,808,300	-2.7% -0.6% 2.6%

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	~ Apr 2000 Apr 2000 ~ Apr 2000 Apr 2000	~ 113,980 1,205,898 ~ 1.1% 1.3%	~ 113,443 1,199,797 ~ 1.3% 1.5%	~ 107,136 1,132,045 ~ 1.2% 1.3%	~ 6.4% 6.5% ~ 0.1 0.0

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 Crystal City Northern Virginia	1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000	100,624 74,783 137,276 -26,884 11,581 2,233,521	777,148 586,497 -92,042 148,310 179,162 9,687,591	935,009 -9,493 113,397 549,743 356,361 3,131,284	157,861 577,004 205,439 401,433 177,199 6,556,307
Non-Residential Vacancy	Reporting Period	Current	Last Period	Last Year	Annual Change
*Arlington* Rosslyn Clarendon/Courthouse Ballston Crystal City *Northern Virginia*	1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000 1st Q 2000	2.9% 2.4% 2.0% 4.1% 1.3% 3.7%	3.4% 3.4% 5.7% 3.7% 1.7% 4.6%	5.3% 11.2% 2.4% 3.8% 3.8% 6.3%	2.4% 8.8% 0.4% 0.3% 2.5% 2.6%

Source: CoStar Group, Inc.

HOUSING SALES

Housing Sales	Reporting Period	Current	Year-to-Date	Last Year-to-Date	Change
Single Family Detached Single Family Attached Condominium	May 2000 May 2000 May 2000	90 17 61	509 77 372	647 116 370	-21.3% -33.6% 0.5%

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	May 2000 May 2000 May 2000	$292,151 $330,314 $138,620	$331,884 $338,301 $147,499	$270,353 $295,999 $141,558	22.8% 14.3% 4.2%

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	Apr 2000 Apr 2000 Apr 2000	$2,998,280 85.0% $123.88	$97,710,811 70.7% $117.61	$86,507,409 72.6% $112.01	13.0% -3.6 5%

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	May 2000	106.7	107.0	103.6	3.0%

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	Apr 2000 Apr 2000	24,749 1,435,271	-0.04 0.05

Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority