Alabama LAUS

Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort that develops monthly estimates of the labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment for the state, metropolitan areas, counties, selected cities, and AlabamaWorks regions.

Current Civilian Labor Force Data
MAY 2017

Unemployment Situation

Seasonally Adjusted

MAY 2017
Preliminary

APR 2017
Revised

Alabama:

4.9%

5.4%

United States:

4.3%

4.4%

Interactive Local Area Unemployment

Alabama Labor Market Newsletter (pdf)

Publication schedule

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.

Tabular month-ago, year-ago data for civilian labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rate estimates:

County (pdf) | (html)
Metropolitan Areas (pdf) | (html)
Selected Cities (pdf) | (html)

Year-to-date Labor Force estimates for 2017:

Alabama Compared to the U.S. (html)
Counties (html)
Metropolitan Areas (html)
Selected Cities (html)

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

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)

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

Statistical Bulletin

Contact Information

Greta.Williams@labor.alabama.gov (334) 242-8861 or
Denise.Norris@labor.alabama.gov (334) 242-8862

Alabama Department of Labor
Labor Market Information Division
649 Monroe Street #4427
Montgomery, AL 36131
Fax: (334) 353-1595