Alabama Department of Labor

Unemployment Statistics
Current Civilian Labor Force Data - APR 2017
APR 2017 Unemployment Situation Seasonally Adjusted APR 2017 Preliminary MAR 2017 Revised Alabama: 5.4% 5.8% United States: 4.4% 4.5%	Tabular data for civilian laborforce, employment, unemployment and unemployment rate for the U.S., State, and County,  Metropolitan Areas , and Selected Cities. The Monthly (2017) Civilian Labor Force Data contains current Labor Force data for the U.S., State, Counties, Metropolitan Areas, and Selected Cities for all months in the year. For a publication schedule click here. Alabama Labor Market Newsletter

Maps and Graphs

Current unemployment rates for: Alabama Counties (Map) AlabamaWorks Regions (Map) Southeastern States (Map) Current and previous months, and year ago metropolitan unemployment rates: Metro (Graph) The free Acrobat Reader is required to view online PDF files. Download the reader by clicking on the icon to the right.

Historical Civilian Labor Force Data (PDF)

All areas by year:  2016      2015      2014      2013      2012      2011      2010

Alabama 1976-2016, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Alabama 1976-2016, Seasonally Adjusted

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

The UC claims activities   table furnishes initial claims, weeks claimed, new claims, and additional claims on a monthly basis.

Statistical Bulletin

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.  For more information on how the rate is compiled, using Bureau of Labor Statistics methodology, click here.