Alabama Labor Market Information Division

Selected City Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2021

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ALABASTER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,131

18,138

18,076

18,115

Employment

17,765

17,805

17,740

17,770

Unemployment

366

333

336

345

Unemployment Rate

2.0

1.8

1.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

ANNISTON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,253

8,206

8,122

8,194

Employment

7,654

7,662

7,627

7,648

Unemployment

599

544

495

546

Unemployment Rate

7.3

6.6

6.1

6.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

ATHENS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,322

12,334

12,396

12,351

Employment

11,890

11,934

12,032

11,952

Unemployment

432

400

364

399

Unemployment Rate

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

AUBURN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

30,581

30,814

30,503

30,633

Employment

29,722

30,031

29,791

29,848

Unemployment

859

783

712

785

Unemployment Rate

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

BESSEMER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,124

10,078

9,952

10,052

Employment

9,323

9,346

9,311

9,327

Unemployment

801

732

641

725

Unemployment Rate

7.9

7.3

6.4

7.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

BIRMINGHAM CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

94,578

94,244

93,228

94,017

Employment

88,099

88,314

87,983

88,132

Unemployment

6,479

5,930

5,245

5,885

Unemployment Rate

6.9

6.3

5.6

6.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

DAPHNE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,322

12,334

12,396

12,351

Employment

11,890

11,934

12,032

11,952

Unemployment

432

400

364

399

Unemployment Rate

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

DECATUR CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

27,867

27,761

27,697

27,775

Employment

26,853

26,843

26,860

26,852

Unemployment

1,014

918

837

923

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

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DOTHAN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

30,326

30,218

30,139

30,228

Employment

28,956

28,963

28,981

28,967

Unemployment

1,370

1,255

1,158

1,261

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.2

3.8

4.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

ENTERPRISE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,157

11,257

11,081

11,165

Employment

10,790

10,919

10,772

10,827

Unemployment

367

338

309

338

Unemployment Rate

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

FLORENCE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,354

18,459

18,304

18,373

Employment

17,657

17,828

17,716

17,734

Unemployment

697

631

588

639

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

GADSDEN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,511

12,443

12,309

12,421

Employment

11,665

11,666

11,600

11,644

Unemployment

846

777

709

777

Unemployment Rate

6.8

6.2

5.8

6.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

HOMEWOOD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,053

14,079

14,020

14,051

Employment

13,773

13,806

13,754

13,778

Unemployment

280

273

266

273

Unemployment Rate

2.0

1.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

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HOOVER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,491

45,508

45,276

45,425

Employment

44,466

44,574

44,408

44,483

Unemployment

1,025

934

868

942

Unemployment Rate

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

HUNTSVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

101,841

101,612

101,874

101,776

Employment

98,170

98,197

98,754

98,374

Unemployment

3,671

3,415

3,120

3,402

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

MADISON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

27,144

27,088

27,198

27,143

Employment

26,547

26,554

26,702

26,601

Unemployment

597

534

496

542

Unemployment Rate

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

MOBILE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

87,061

86,442

85,900

86,467

Employment

80,742

80,482

80,577

80,600

Unemployment

6,319

5,960

5,323

5,867

Unemployment Rate

7.3

6.9

6.2

6.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

MONTGOMERY CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

93,227

92,556

91,674

92,485

Employment

86,931

86,640

86,365

86,645

Unemployment

6,296

5,916

5,309

5,840

Unemployment Rate

6.8

6.4

5.8

6.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

NORTHPORT CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,493

13,504

13,353

13,450

Employment

13,046

13,102

12,971

13,040

Unemployment

447

402

382

410

Unemployment Rate

3.3

3.0

2.9

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

OPELIKA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,560

14,657

14,480

14,565

Employment

13,895

14,040

13,928

13,954

Unemployment

665

617

552

611

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

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PHENIX CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,856

14,829

14,740

14,808

Employment

14,355

14,380

14,345

14,360

Unemployment

501

449

395

448

Unemployment Rate

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

PRATTVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,014

16,895

16,787

16,898

Employment

16,448

16,384

16,327

16,386

Unemployment

566

511

460

512

Unemployment Rate

3.3

3.0

2.7

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

PRICHARD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,259

8,199

8,109

8,189

Employment

7,311

7,287

7,296

7,298

Unemployment

948

912

813

891

Unemployment Rate

11.5

11.1

10.0

10.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

SELMA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,977

5,990

5,877

5,948

Employment

5,332

5,375

5,325

5,344

Unemployment

645

615

552

604

Unemployment Rate

10.8

10.3

9.4

10.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

TUSCALOOSA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

46,811

46,813

46,128

46,584

Employment

44,346

44,535

44,090

44,324

Unemployment

2,465

2,278

2,038

2,260

Unemployment Rate

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

VESTAVIA HILLS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,828

12,572

17,819

17,849

Employment

17,497

12,286

17,474

17,504

Unemployment

331

286

345

Unemployment Rate

1.9

2.3

1.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2020 benchmark.

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