Alabama Department of Labor

Total Covered Employment and Wages

1st Quarter 2017

Statewide by Industry

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Industry Description Jan Feb Mar Revised Total Wages Average Weekly Wage Total, All Industries 1,902,835 1,916,520 1,928,087 22,243,408,812 893 Goods Producing 362,204 364,631 366,251 4,959,065,337 1047 Natural Resources and Mining 17,390 17,834 18,043 224,983,698 975 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 11,582 11,927 12,099 113,086,340 733 Crop Production 2,774 3,138 3,401 23,885,486 592 Animal Production and Aquaculture 1,915 1,923 1,930 19,473,796 779 Forestry and Logging 4,270 4,241 4,190 43,006,218 781 Fishing, Hunting and Trapping 48 46 47 339,924 556 Agriculture & Forestry Support Activity 2,575 2,579 2,531 26,380,917 792 Mining 5,808 5,907 5,944 111,897,357 1462 Oil and Gas Extraction 452 451 444 14,159,947 2426 Mining (except Oil and Gas) 4,550 4,552 4,619 83,541,821 1405 Support Activities for Mining 806 904 881 14,195,589 1264 Construction 83,172 83,992 85,415 1,090,022,543 996 Construction of Buildings 18,687 18,564 18,798 268,048,392 1104 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 16,516 17,285 17,721 284,192,762 1273 Specialty Trade Contractors 47,969 48,143 48,896 537,781,389 856 Manufacturing 261,642 262,805 262,793 3,644,059,097 1068 Food Manufacturing 32,365 32,481 32,420 272,913,393 648 Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2,201 2,240 2,245 36,536,972 1261 Textile Mills 5,212 5,204 5,113 54,702,749 813 Textile Product Mills 4,038 4,063 4,065 33,833,215 642 Apparel Manufacturing 2,929 2,942 2,922 19,587,246 514 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing 48 50 51 290,937 451 Wood Product Manufacturing 16,014 16,148 16,063 176,487,106 845 Paper Manufacturing 11,331 11,308 11,297 239,340,522 1628 Printing and Related Support Activities 3,457 3,444 3,477 33,809,618 752 Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 2,313 2,323 2,318 54,739,720 1817 Chemical Manufacturing 10,442 10,493 10,558 229,871,592 1684 Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing 17,161 17,276 17,316 208,719,438 931 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg 6,952 6,984 7,042 100,969,380 1111 Primary Metal Manufacturing 16,535 16,637 16,691 321,714,372 1489 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 25,755 25,896 26,017 318,518,449 946 Machinery Manufacturing 10,301 10,305 10,367 140,620,714 1048 Computer and Electronic Product Mfg 8,968 8,916 8,887 148,677,898 1282 Electrical Equipment and Appliances 5,016 5,019 4,959 74,601,980 1148 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 64,172 64,551 64,305 1,006,928,363 1204 Furniture and Related Product Mfg 9,560 9,585 9,728 96,728,213 773 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6,872 6,940 6,952 74,467,221 828 Service Producing 1,180,927 1,190,008 1,198,558 12,790,162,382 827 Trade, Transporation & Utilities 373,430 372,117 373,141 3,964,336,568 818 Wholesale Trade 72,516 72,795 72,948 1,199,964,717 1269 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 34,354 34,440 34,579 538,140,816 1201 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 22,030 22,049 22,107 289,571,577 1010 Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers 16,132 16,306 16,262 372,252,323 1764 Retail Trade 230,499 229,114 229,651 1,585,697,697 531 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 31,293 31,529 31,658 343,468,883 839 Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores 6,697 6,699 6,692 46,858,649 538 Electronics and Appliance Stores 6,835 6,692 6,638 67,294,240 770 Building Material & Garden Supply Stores 19,088 19,422 20,245 163,293,359 641 Food and Beverage Stores 32,097 32,269 32,064 164,686,371 394 Health and Personal Care Stores 17,155 16,985 16,967 159,416,345 720 Gasoline Stations 17,943 18,003 18,191 84,524,373 360 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores 16,967 16,627 16,606 71,742,612 330 Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores 9,750 9,376 9,432 46,199,619 373 General Merchandise Stores 59,174 57,979 57,685 347,922,854 459 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 10,504 10,521 10,481 61,121,051 448 Nonstore Retailers 2,996 3,012 2,992 29,169,339 748 Transportation and Warehousing 56,378 56,182 56,506 651,411,419 889 Air Transportation 601 601 597 11,983,073 1537 Water Transportation 830 783 779 11,261,968 1087 Truck Transportation 25,995 26,114 26,226 306,326,368 902 Transit and Ground Passenger Transport 2,277 2,366 2,376 13,035,314 429 Pipeline Transportation 643 641 653 20,989,272 2501 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation 73 76 92 733,559 702 Support Activities for Transportation 7,637 7,637 7,677 95,447,923 960 Postal Service 70 73 70 614,904 666 Couriers and Messengers 6,342 5,908 5,941 64,024,074 812 Warehousing and Storage 11,910 11,983 12,095 126,994,964 814 Utilities 14,037 14,026 14,036 527,262,736 2890 Information 20,533 20,717 20,871 318,473,867 1183 Publishing Industries 4,671 4,712 4,647 70,180,095 1154 Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind 1,770 1,794 1,800 8,151,188 351 Broadcasting (except Internet) 3,282 3,285 3,394 46,623,453 1080 Telecommunications 8,998 9,041 9,115 164,482,551 1398 ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing 1,359 1,429 1,484 21,661,734 1170 Other Information Services 453 456 431 7,374,846 1270 Financial Activities 93,192 93,434 93,659 1,722,038,069 1418 Finance and Insurance 71,086 71,170 71,226 1,476,970,766 1597 Monetary Authorities - Central Bank * * * * * Credit Intermediation & Related Activity 41,041 41,190 41,148 718,326,433 1344 Financial Investment & Related Activity 4,250 4,287 4,276 173,579,349 3126 Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 25,676 25,584 25,679 583,405,522 1750 Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles * * * * * Other Finance and Insurance 119 109 123 1,659,462 1091 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 22,106 22,264 22,433 245,067,303 847 Real Estate 14,783 14,854 14,923 166,796,411 864 Rental and Leasing Services 7,215 7,295 7,398 75,825,146 799 Lessors, Nonfinancial Intangible Assets 108 115 112 2,445,745 1685 Professional and Business Services 231,570 234,331 237,280 3,137,171,713 1030 Professional and Technical Services 99,932 100,994 101,093 1,855,833,224 1418 Management of Companies and Enterprises 16,154 16,119 16,144 458,673,816 2186 Administrative and Waste Services 115,484 117,218 120,043 822,664,673 538 Administrative and Support Services 110,688 112,391 115,197 758,519,393 517 Waste Management and Remediation Service 4,796 4,827 4,846 64,145,280 1023 Education and Health Services 225,881 229,235 228,635 2,468,248,301 833 Educational Services 18,264 20,116 18,987 166,215,046 669 Health Care and Social Assistance 207,717 209,199 209,738 2,302,033,255 848 Ambulatory Health Care Services 93,476 94,097 94,310 1,341,763,209 1098 Hospitals 44,119 44,518 44,518 531,116,105 920 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 44,307 44,420 44,532 291,192,048 504 Social Assistance 25,765 26,084 26,288 137,961,894 407 Leisure and Hospitality 192,213 195,734 200,047 776,370,625 305 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 16,753 17,271 17,982 77,630,012 344 Performing Arts and Spectator Sports 2,392 2,459 2,547 15,619,106 487 Museums, Parks and Historical Sites 1,282 1,394 1,475 7,496,783 417 Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind 13,079 13,418 13,960 54,514,122 311 Accommodation and Food Services 175,460 178,463 182,065 698,740,613 301 Accommodation 16,580 16,997 17,485 84,900,609 384 Food Services and Drinking Places 158,880 161,466 164,580 613,840,004 292 Other Services, Ex. Public Admin 44,108 44,440 44,925 403,523,238 698 Repair and Maintenance 18,948 19,048 19,387 219,586,661 883 Personal and Laundry Services 14,643 14,810 14,929 96,594,677 502 Membership Organizations & Associations 7,408 7,460 7,493 73,832,706 762 Private Households 3,109 3,122 3,116 13,509,194 334 Total, State 94,177 95,743 96,112 1,234,905,196 996 Total, Local 212,066 212,732 213,827 2,161,774,112 781 Total, Federal 53,361 53,326 53,249 1,097,501,786 1584

*Confidential Data, included in "other".