Alabama Labor Market Information Division

Selected City Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2020

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ALABASTER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,299

18,261

18,054

17,412

17,988

17,680

17,949

Employment

17,878

17,889

17,617

15,898

16,869

16,721

17,145

Unemployment

421

372

437

1,514

1,119

959

804

Unemployment Rate

2.3

2.0

2.4

8.7

6.2

5.4

4.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

ANNISTON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,122

8,096

8,006

8,782

8,211

7,998

8,203

Employment

7,756

7,766

7,641

6,857

6,988

7,012

7,337

Unemployment

366

330

365

1,925

1,223

986

866

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.1

4.6

21.9

14.9

12.3

10.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

ATHENS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,418

12,476

12,450

11,950

12,477

12,789

12,427

Employment

12,029

12,163

12,082

10,304

11,359

11,861

11,633

Unemployment

389

313

368

1,646

1,118

928

794

Unemployment Rate

3.1

2.5

3.0

13.8

9.0

7.3

6.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

AUBURN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

30,841

30,998

30,581

29,961

30,657

29,047

30,348

Employment

29,959

30,270

29,643

26,251

28,050

26,932

28,518

Unemployment

882

728

938

3,710

2,607

2,115

1,830

Unemployment Rate

2.9

2.3

3.1

12.4

8.5

7.3

6.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

BESSEMER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,907

9,832

9,741

10,374

10,436

10,154

10,074

Employment

9,450

9,454

9,311

8,405

8,915

8,833

9,061

Unemployment

457

378

430

1,969

1,521

1,321

1,013

Unemployment Rate

4.6

3.8

4.4

19.0

14.6

13.0

10.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

BIRMINGHAM CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,748

92,413

91,563

93,978

96,103

94,384

93,532

Employment

89,265

89,297

87,946

79,390

84,209

83,436

85,591

Unemployment

3,483

3,116

3,617

14,588

11,894

10,948

7,941

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

4.0

15.5

12.4

11.6

8.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

DAPHNE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,418

12,476

12,450

11,950

12,477

12,789

12,427

Employment

12,029

12,163

12,082

10,304

11,359

11,861

11,633

Unemployment

389

313

368

1,646

1,118

928

794

Unemployment Rate

3.1

2.5

3.0

13.8

9.0

7.3

6.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

DECATUR CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

27,201

27,115

26,810

26,120

26,342

26,210

26,633

Employment

26,442

26,458

26,036

22,982

24,124

24,305

25,058

Unemployment

759

657

774

3,138

2,218

1,905

1,575

Unemployment Rate

2.8

2.4

2.9

12.0

8.4

7.3

5.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

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DOTHAN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

29,933

29,848

29,569

28,746

29,581

29,475

29,525

Employment

28,986

29,010

28,572

25,452

26,979

27,076

27,679

Unemployment

947

838

997

3,294

2,602

2,399

1,846

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.8

3.4

11.5

8.8

8.1

6.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

ENTERPRISE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,995

11,085

10,937

10,732

11,302

11,312

11,061

Employment

10,636

10,782

10,566

9,569

10,421

10,546

10,420

Unemployment

359

303

371

1,163

881

766

641

Unemployment Rate

3.3

2.7

3.4

10.8

7.8

6.8

5.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

FLORENCE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,220

18,437

18,255

18,410

18,360

18,130

18,302

Employment

17,612

17,897

17,618

15,491

16,453

16,647

16,953

Unemployment

608

540

637

2,919

1,907

1,483

1,349

Unemployment Rate

3.3

2.9

3.5

15.9

10.4

8.2

7.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

GADSDEN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,326

13,295

13,248

13,960

13,373

13,043

13,374

Employment

12,649

12,679

12,543

10,856

11,312

11,421

11,910

Unemployment

677

616

705

3,104

2,061

1,622

1,464

Unemployment Rate

5.1

4.6

5.3

22.2

15.4

12.4

10.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

HOMEWOOD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,231

14,201

14,038

13,335

13,870

13,681

13,893

Employment

13,936

13,941

13,730

12,394

13,146

13,026

13,362

Unemployment

295

260

308

941

724

655

531

Unemployment Rate

2.1

1.8

2.2

7.1

5.2

4.8

3.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

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HOOVER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,627

45,495

44,980

43,793

45,090

44,277

44,877

Employment

44,606

44,625

43,950

39,670

42,082

41,700

42,772

Unemployment

1,021

870

1,030

4,123

3,008

2,577

2,105

Unemployment Rate

2.2

1.9

2.3

9.4

6.7

5.8

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

HUNTSVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

99,288

99,512

98,130

96,418

98,559

97,305

98,202

Employment

96,533

97,083

95,240

84,994

90,132

89,963

92,324

Unemployment

2,755

2,429

2,890

11,424

8,427

7,342

5,878

Unemployment Rate

2.8

2.4

2.9

11.8

8.6

7.5

6.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

MADISON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,584

26,634

26,242

24,925

25,799

25,497

25,947

Employment

25,952

26,106

25,607

22,852

24,233

24,193

24,824

Unemployment

632

528

635

2,073

1,566

1,304

1,123

Unemployment Rate

2.4

2.0

2.4

8.3

6.1

5.1

4.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

MOBILE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

85,739

85,942

85,143

86,253

88,200

86,889

86,361

Employment

82,129

82,414

81,175

72,217

76,240

75,583

78,293

Unemployment

3,610

3,528

3,968

14,036

11,960

11,306

8,068

Unemployment Rate

4.2

4.1

4.7

16.3

13.6

13.0

9.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

MONTGOMERY CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

91,316

91,035

90,100

92,716

94,139

92,551

91,977

Employment

88,219

88,225

86,820

78,166

82,735

81,896

84,344

Unemployment

3,097

2,810

3,280

14,550

11,404

10,655

7,633

Unemployment Rate

3.4

3.1

3.6

15.7

12.1

11.5

8.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

NORTHPORT CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,956

13,971

13,793

13,739

13,818

13,170

13,742

Employment

13,639

13,706

13,476

11,904

12,639

12,226

12,932

Unemployment

317

265

317

1,835

1,179

944

810

Unemployment Rate

2.3

1.9

2.3

13.4

8.5

7.2

5.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

OPELIKA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,415

14,502

14,290

14,721

14,779

13,883

14,432

Employment

13,956

14,100

13,808

12,228

13,066

12,546

13,284

Unemployment

459

402

482

2,493

1,713

1,337

1,148

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.8

3.4

16.9

11.6

9.6

8.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

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PHENIX CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,143

15,126

14,927

14,162

14,614

14,478

14,742

Employment

14,704

14,772

14,490

12,828

13,549

13,516

13,977

Unemployment

439

354

437

1,334

1,065

962

765

Unemployment Rate

2.9

2.3

2.9

9.4

7.3

6.6

5.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

PRATTVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,041

17,025

16,815

16,584

16,873

16,563

16,817

Employment

16,555

16,598

16,314

14,668

15,545

15,448

15,855

Unemployment

486

427

501

1,916

1,328

1,115

962

Unemployment Rate

2.9

2.5

3.0

11.6

7.9

6.7

5.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

PRICHARD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,926

7,919

7,836

8,171

8,421

8,429

8,117

Employment

7,439

7,465

7,353

6,541

6,906

6,846

7,092

Unemployment

487

454

483

1,630

1,515

1,583

1,025

Unemployment Rate

6.1

5.7

6.2

19.9

18.0

18.8

12.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

SELMA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,996

6,054

6,007

6,552

6,553

6,459

6,270

Employment

5,630

5,697

5,600

5,031

5,457

5,470

5,481

Unemployment

366

357

407

1,521

1,096

989

789

Unemployment Rate

6.1

5.9

6.8

23.2

16.7

15.3

12.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

TUSCALOOSA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

48,461

48,470

47,960

49,860

49,380

46,985

48,520

Employment

46,923

47,154

46,360

40,954

43,481

42,061

44,489

Unemployment

1,538

1,316

1,600

8,906

5,899

4,924

4,031

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.7

3.3

17.9

11.9

10.5

8.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

VESTAVIA HILLS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,067

12,157

17,807

16,980

17,594

17,342

17,634

Employment

17,714

11,864

17,453

15,755

16,711

16,557

16,985

Unemployment

353

293

354

1,225

883

785

649

Unemployment Rate

2.0

2.4

2.0

7.2

5.0

4.5

3.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

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