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Overall private-sector employment in the Northern Virginia portion of the Washington metropolitan area stands about 3.4 percent above in pre-pandemic times, according to new data from the Virginia Employment Commission.
Total private-sector employment for July 2023 was 1,334,100, compared to 1,290,100 in July 2019, according to new, non-seasonally-adjusted data.
Counting the entire non-farm employment picture – public and private sector – total employment for July 2023 was 1,568,100 across the Northern Virginia region, up 3 percent from 1,521,700 four summers ago.
For the Washington metropolitan area as a whole, the total number of those employed (non-farm) in July 2023 stood at 3,382,500, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The metro area is defined as the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.
July 2023 figures are preliminary and are subject to revision.
