Virginia Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Arlington County • Clarke County • Culpeper County • Fairfax County • Fauquier County • Loudoun County • Prince William County • Rappahannock County • Spotsylvania County • Stafford County • Warren County • Alexandria city • Fairfax city • Falls Church city • Fredericksburg city • Manassas city • Manassas Park city Virginia Employment Commission 703 East Main Street • Richmond, Virginia 23219 Tel: (804) 786-8223 • www.VirginiaLMI.com Last updated: 4/4/2019 4:38:54 AM Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Contents Table of Contents I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. Demographic Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population by Age Cohort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population by Race/Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Population Projections by Age and Gender . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . English Language Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commuting Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Commuting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Out-Commuting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Economic Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . Unemployment Insurance Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Employers by Size of Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment by Size of Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Largest Employers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment by Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Startup Firms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Hires by Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Employment Commission Page 2 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Contents Turnover by Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average Weekly Wage by Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . Age of Workers by Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industry Employment and Projections . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . Occupation Employment and Projections . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . Growth Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declining Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumer Price Index (CPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Option Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV. Education Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational Attainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational Attainment by Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational Attainment by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational Attainment by Race/Ethnicity . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . Graduate Data Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Employment Commission Page 3 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Introduction I. Introduction This report provides a community profile of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part). It is intended to complement the information found in our Virginia Workforce Connection application, which can be accessed online at: www.VirginiaLMI.com The report is divided into three major sections. The first contains a profile of regional demographic characteristics and trends, the second supplies similar information for the regional economy, and the third provides a profile of regional education characteristics. Virginia Employment Commission Page 4 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Demographic Profile II. Demographic Profile Overview Related Terms and Definitions This Demographic Profile provides an in-depth Ability to speak English analysis of the population in Washington- For people who speak a language other than Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part). Most of the English at home, the response represents the data is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, and person's own perception of his or her ability to includes demographic characteristics such as age, speak English. Because census questionnaires are race/ethnicity, and gender. usually completed by one household member, the responses may represent the perception of another household member. Age The age classification is based on the age of the person in complete years as of April 1, 2010. The age of the person usually was derived from their date of birth information. Their reported age was used only when date of birth information was unavailable. Gender The data on gender were derived from answers to a question that was asked of all people. Individuals were asked to mark either "male" or "female" to indicate their gender. For most cases in which gender was not reported, it was determined by the appropriate entry from the person's given (i.e., first) name and household relationship. Otherwise, gender was imputed according to the relationship to the householder and the age of the person. Race The concept of race as used by the Census Bureau reflects self-identification by people according to the race or races with which they most closely identify. The categories are sociopolitical constructs and should not be interpreted as being scientific or anthropological in nature. Furthermore, the race categories include both racial and national-origin groups. Please note: In the past, our population by race/ethnicity data has always excluded the Hispanic ethnicity from each race category. Starting in January 2013, each race category now includes all ethnicities. Virginia Employment Commission Page 5 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Demographic Profile Population by Age Northern Virginia MSA Virginia United States Under 5 years 191,142 509,625 20,201,362 5 to 9 years 188,967 511,849 20,348,657 10 to 14 years 181,439 511,246 20,677,194 15 to 19 years 167,565 550,965 22,040,343 20 to 24 years 156,705 572,091 21,585,999 25 to 29 years 212,512 564,342 21,101,849 30 to 34 years 207,166 526,077 19,962,099 35 to 39 years 209,871 540,063 20,179,642 40 to 44 years 214,522 568,865 20,890,964 45 to 49 years 219,207 621,155 22,708,591 50 to 54 years 196,356 592,845 22,298,125 55 to 59 years 160,489 512,595 19,664,805 60 to 64 years 132,158 442,369 16,817,924 65 to 69 years 86,469 320,302 12,435,263 70 to 74 years 55,887 229,502 9,278,166 75 to 79 years 39,591 173,929 7,317,795 80 to 84 years 28,709 130,801 5,743,327 85 years and over 28,386 122,403 5,493,433 2,677,141 8,001,024 308,745,538 Source: 2010 Census. Virginia Employment Commission Page 6 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Demographic Profile Population by Race/Ethnicity Northern Virginia MSA Virginia United States Total Total Population 2,677,141 8,001,024 308,745,538 Race White 1,761,734 5,486,852 223,553,265 Black or African American 321,432 1,551,399 38,929,319 American Indian or Alaska Native 10,878 29,225 2,932,248 Asian 311,235 439,890 14,674,252 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2,397 5,980 540,013 Other 161,479 254,278 19,107,368 Multiple Races 107,986 233,400 9,009,073 Ethnicity Not Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,279,400 7,369,199 258,267,944 Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 397,741 631,825 50,477,594 Source: 2010 Census. Population by Gender Northern Virginia MSA Virginia United States Male 1,323,294 3,925,983 151,781,326 Female 1,353,847 4,075,041 156,964,212 2,677,141 8,001,024 308,745,538 Source: 2010 Census. Virginia Employment Commission Page 7 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Demographic Profile Population Change Northern Virginia (% Number Virginia (% change) MSA change) Change 2000 2,157,937 7,079,030 2010 2,677,141 24.06 % 8,001,024 13.02 % 2020 3,137,553 17.20 % 8,744,273 9.29 % 2030 3,613,208 15.16 % 9,546,958 9.18 % 2040 4,029,257 11.51 % 10,201,530 6.86 % Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Did you know... you can log on to our website today and see population counts from each Decennial Census all the way back to 1900? Looking for annual population estimates? We have those too, all the way back to the 1970s! For this data and more, visit us on the web at: www.VirginiaLMI.com Virginia Employment Commission Page 8 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Demographic Profile Number Change Virginia Employment Commission Page 9 of 46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA (VA Part) Demographic Profile Population Projections by Age and Gender 2020 2030 2040 Female Male Female Male Female Male Under 5 years 107,001 111,874 123,344 128,905 135,870 141,937 5 to 9 years 102,985 106,320 119,999 123,873 133,397 137,691 10 to 14 years 100,764 105,421 113,923 119,151 128,026 133,835 15 to 19 years 90,323 96,613 98,984 105,841 112,072 119,747 20 to 24 years 86,820 89,595 99,360 102,110 108,479 111,716 25 to 29 years 129,060 125,777 143,938 139,863 152,861 148,576 30 to 34 years 126,775 121,748 142,296 135,980 158,030 151,088 35 to 39 years 125,936 124,515 150,347 148,139 164,093 161,693 40 to 44 years 111,435 108,939 131,867 128,624 144,846 141,207 45 to 49 years 105,208 103,828 122,389 120,951 142,821 140,930 50 to 54 years 105,327 102,360 106,245 103,265 122,276 119,053 55 to 59 years 103,563 96,976 97,594 91,228 110,602 103,430 60 to 64 years 83,197 79,530 87,271 83,441 85,675 81,892 65 to 69 years 67,712 62,618 86,626 79,731 82,990 76,201 70 to 74 years 56,831 50,241 71,717 63,186 76,721 67,367 75 to 79 years 38,509 31,188 59,028 47,616 76,748 61,631 80 to 84 years 24,166 15,866 46,605 30,513 59,585 38,872 85 years and over 25,903 12,638 39,838 19,421 65,481 31,820 1,591,515 1,546,047 1,841,371 1,771,838 2,060,573 1,968,686 3,137,562 3,613,209 4,029,259 Source: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity 2020 2030 2040 Total Total Population 3,137,553 3,613,208 4,029,257 Race White 1,556,139 1,560,746 1,485,139 Black or African American 375,372 416,863 438,067 Asian 472,675 678,285 918,413 Other 99,984 93,601 83,628 Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 633,385 863,715 1,104,003 Source: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Virginia Employment Commission Page 10 of 46
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