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 regions.

Current Civilian Labor Force Data
October 2019

Unemployment Situation

Seasonally Adjusted

October 2019
Preliminary

September 2019
Revised

Alabama:

2.8%

3.0%

United States:

3.6%

3.5%

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 2018 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 2019:

Counties (html)
Metropolitan Areas (html)
Selected Cities (html)

Historical Civilian Labor Force Data (PDF)

2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

Alabama 1976-2018, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Alabama 1976-2018, Seasonally Adjusted

Maps and Graphs

Current unemployment rates for: Alabama Counties (Map)

Workforce Devlopment Regions (Map) (Month-Ago, Year-Ago Graph)

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 Phone/Fax: (334) 956-7432 or
Denise.Norris@labor.alabama.gov Phone/Fax: (334) 956-7430

Alabama Department of Labor
Labor Market Information Division
649 Monroe Street #4427
Montgomery, AL 36131