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Arlington • Virginia • *USA*			Economic Indicators

March 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	~ Jan 2000 Jan 2000 ~ Jan 2000 Jan 2000	~ 112,223 1,185,375 ~ 1.5% 1.5%	~ 112,696 1,190,428 ~ 1.4% 1.4%	~ 106,151 1,121,435 ~ 1.6% 1.7%	~ 5.7% 5.7% ~ .1 .2

Source: Virginia Employment Commission *readjusted monthly

HOUSING SALES

Housing Sales	Reporting Period	Current	Year-to-Date	Last Year-to-Date	Change
Single Family Detached Single Family Attached Condominium	Jan 2000 Jan 2000 Jan 2000	88 10 59	88 10 59	98 22 64	-10.2% -54.5% -7.8%

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	Jan 2000 Jan 2000 Jan 2000	$299,870 $274,729 $127,052	$285,199 $310,135 $157,116	$260,817 $275,740 $120,166	15.0% -0.4% 5.7%

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	Jan 2000 Jan 2000 Jan 2000	$15,704,787 50.9% $109.10	$15,704,787 50.9% $109.10	$15,940,122 55.5% $103.98	-1.5% -8.3 4.9

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	Mar 2000	107.0	105.3	103.2	3.7%

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	Jan 2000 Jan 2000	21,525 948,307	0.1 0.2

Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority