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Due to the federal government shutdown, September LAUS data will be revised data and CES data will be preliminary. Further updates will be posted as available.
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Workforce Alabama's Veteran's Report
Online Job Ad Data Series fills a critical gap in the current U.S. economic indicators by providing real-time monthly measures of labor demand (advertised vacancies) at the state and sub-state regional 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
find it here.
Click here
for information about job terminations in Alabama.
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Unemployment Details
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 2.8%, down from August 2025’s rate of 2.9%. September’s rate is lower than September 2024’s rate of 3.3%. The rate represents 66,711 unemployed persons, compared to 68,156 in August and 76,773 in September 2024.
Alabama’s labor force participation rate for August held steady at 57.7%. The percentage of prime-age workers increased by a tenth of a percentage point to 78.4% over the month. Prime-age workers are those aged 25-54 years.
The number of people counted as employed increased by 28,752 over the year to 2,310,238. The civilian labor force also increased to 2,376,949, with 18,690 more people joining over the year.
Over the year, wage and salary employment increased by 22,000 to 2,213,000, with gains in the private education and health services sector (+9,200), the construction sector (+4,700), and the leisure and hospitality sector (+4,100), among others.
Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 2.3%, Limestone, Elmore, and Blount Counties at 2.4%, and Autauga, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and St. Clair Counties at 2.5%. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Greene County at 5.9%, Perry County at 5.8%, and Wilcox County at 5.7%.
Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are: Pelham at 2.1%, Vestavia Hills, Trussville, Alabaster, and Homewood at 2.2%, and Madison and Hoover at 2.3%. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are: Prichard at 6.6%, Selma at 4.9%, and Anniston at 4.1%.
Unemployment Snapshot
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