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HWOL The Help Wanted Online Data Series™ fills a critical gap in the current
U.S. economic indicators by providing timely monthly measures of labor demand (advertised vacancies) at the national, regional, State and metropolitan area levels.
These monthly measures are comparable in timing and geographic detail to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly measures of labor supply (unemployment).
The Catalogue of Workforce Information Sources, formerly the Environmental Scan,
has been finalized by the Employment and Training Administration. You can
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December 2024
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November 2024
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Alabama:
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Alabama’s labor force participation rate for December increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 57.7%. Over the year, this percentage has increased by three-tenths of a percentage point. The percentage of prime-age workers remained steady over the month at 78.9%. Over the year, this number increased by four-tenths of a percentage point from 78.5%.
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.3%, up from November 2024’s rate of 3.1%. December’s rate is above December 2023’s rate of 2.8%. The rate represents 76,643 unemployed people, compared to 73,265 in November and 64,101 in December 2023.
The number of people counted as employed increased by 18,803 over the year to 2,280,007. The civilian labor force also increased to 2,356,650, a new record high, with 31,345 more people joining over the year.
Over the year, wage and salary employment increased by 39,900 to 2,234,300, also a new record high, with gains in the private education and health services sector (+11,500), the leisure and hospitality sector (+7,800), and the government sector (+6,500), among others.
Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 2.4%, Morgan and Marshall Counties at 2.6%, and Madison, Cullman , Chilton, and Cherokee Counties at 2.7%. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 8.5%, Clarke County at 6.8%, and Greene County at 6.6%.
Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are: Homewood and Vestavia Hills at 2.1%, Alabaster at 2.3%, and Madison at 2.4%. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are: Selma at 7.1%, Prichard at 5.8%, and Anniston and Gadsden at 4.8%.
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