Alabama Labor Market Information Division

Selected City Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2019

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ALABASTER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,095

18,210

18,367

18,400

18,547

18,534

18,588

18,534

18,524

18,610

18,441

Employment

17,550

17,698

17,855

17,969

18,166

18,082

18,215

18,165

18,194

18,304

18,020

Unemployment

545

512

431

381

452

373

369

330

306

421

Unemployment Rate

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

ANNISTON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,135

8,164

8,216

8,264

8,260

8,279

8,284

8,302

8,200

8,275

8,238

Employment

7,641

7,732

7,784

7,845

7,920

7,875

7,903

7,956

7,907

7,977

7,854

Unemployment

494

432

419

340

404

381

346

293

298

384

Unemployment Rate

6.1

5.3

5.1

4.1

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.6

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

ATHENS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,998

12,191

12,536

12,740

12,947

13,150

13,133

12,958

12,715

12,701

12,707

Employment

11,555

11,772

12,111

12,363

12,623

12,769

12,818

12,652

12,441

12,429

12,353

Unemployment

443

419

425

377

324

381

315

306

274

272

354

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

AUBURN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

30,012

30,323

30,468

30,548

30,703

30,020

29,914

30,527

30,932

31,202

30,465

Employment

28,821

29,228

29,320

29,646

29,873

28,971

29,061

29,731

30,224

30,506

29,538

Unemployment

1,191

1,095

1,148

902

830

1,049

853

796

708

696

927

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.0

2.7

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

BESSEMER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,810

9,836

9,901

9,900

9,923

9,997

10,013

9,961

9,962

10,028

9,933

Employment

9,263

9,341

9,421

9,481

9,581

9,536

9,605

9,582

9,599

9,658

9,507

Unemployment

547

495

480

419

342

461

408

379

363

370

426

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.2

3.4

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.7

4.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

BIRMINGHAM CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,956

93,345

93,881

94,028

94,601

94,836

95,122

94,632

94,437

94,884

94,272

Employment

88,354

89,096

89,866

90,433

91,393

90,963

91,621

91,403

91,562

92,128

90,682

Unemployment

4,602

4,249

4,015

3,595

3,208

3,873

3,501

3,229

2,875

2,756

3,590

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.4

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.9

3.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

DAPHNE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,998

12,191

12,536

12,740

12,947

13,150

13,133

12,958

12,715

12,701

12,707

Employment

11,555

11,772

12,111

12,363

12,623

12,769

12,818

12,652

12,441

12,429

12,353

Unemployment

443

419

425

377

324

381

315

306

274

272

354

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

DECATUR CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,814

26,907

27,028

27,151

27,461

27,693

27,682

27,680

27,603

27,643

27,366

Employment

25,807

25,995

26,168

26,364

26,791

26,819

26,922

26,988

27,002

27,024

26,588

Unemployment

1,007

912

860

787

670

874

760

692

601

619

778

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

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DOTHAN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

29,428

29,611

29,854

29,979

30,075

30,152

30,228

30,129

29,893

30,055

29,941

Employment

28,087

28,386

28,667

28,930

29,166

29,068

29,296

29,263

29,146

29,328

28,934

Unemployment

1,341

1,225

1,187

1,049

909

1,084

932

866

747

727

1,007

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.4

3.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

ENTERPRISE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,751

10,955

11,139

11,269

11,246

11,295

11,326

11,354

11,433

11,335

11,211

Employment

10,221

10,466

10,699

10,852

10,924

10,922

11,020

11,044

11,141

11,048

10,834

Unemployment

530

489

440

417

322

373

306

310

292

287

377

Unemployment Rate

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.7

2.9

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

FLORENCE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,892

18,089

18,262

18,318

18,445

18,370

18,388

18,520

18,611

18,689

18,359

Employment

17,069

17,323

17,503

17,672

17,861

17,651

17,748

17,944

18,116

18,202

17,709

Unemployment

823

766

759

646

584

719

640

576

495

487

650

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.2

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.6

3.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

GADSDEN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,575

13,638

13,785

13,841

13,846

13,913

13,815

13,802

13,823

13,857

13,789

Employment

12,820

12,926

13,082

13,208

13,320

13,253

13,240

13,275

13,348

13,359

13,183

Unemployment

755

712

703

633

526

660

575

527

475

498

606

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.2

5.1

4.6

3.8

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

HOMEWOOD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,171

14,288

14,393

14,425

14,536

14,526

14,576

14,527

14,530

14,601

14,457

Employment

13,782

13,898

14,018

14,106

14,256

14,189

14,291

14,258

14,282

14,371

14,145

Unemployment

389

390

375

319

280

337

285

269

248

230

312

Unemployment Rate

2.7

2.6

2.2

1.9

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

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HOOVER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,343

45,546

45,884

46,025

46,356

46,322

46,470

46,340

46,322

46,587

46,120

Employment

43,881

44,251

44,635

44,918

45,399

45,186

45,514

45,403

45,479

45,759

45,043

Unemployment

1,462

1,295

1,249

1,107

957

1,136

956

937

843

828

1,077

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

HUNTSVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

96,971

97,610

98,207

98,574

98,857

99,517

99,753

100,016

99,821

100,674

99,001

Employment

93,125

94,191

94,823

95,572

96,279

96,289

96,939

97,597

97,646

98,474

96,094

Unemployment

3,846

3,419

3,384

3,002

2,578

3,228

2,814

2,419

2,175

2,200

2,907

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

MADISON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,471

25,653

25,818

25,963

26,025

26,162

26,225

26,359

26,300

26,511

26,049

Employment

24,623

24,909

25,076

25,274

25,459

25,464

25,639

25,810

25,827

26,041

25,412

Unemployment

848

744

742

689

566

698

586

549

473

470

637

Unemployment Rate

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.2

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.8

2.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

MOBILE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

86,060

86,806

86,948

87,665

87,731

87,686

87,458

87,586

87,940

88,111

87,399

Employment

81,361

82,116

82,672

83,621

84,278

83,663

83,869

84,280

84,970

85,212

83,604

Unemployment

4,699

4,690

4,276

4,044

3,453

4,023

3,589

3,306

2,970

2,899

3,795

Unemployment Rate

5.5

5.4

4.9

4.6

3.9

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.3

4.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

MONTGOMERY CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

91,992

92,877

93,280

93,861

94,420

94,259

94,388

94,392

94,200

94,502

93,817

Employment

87,882

89,046

89,672

90,527

91,609

90,936

91,423

91,624

91,683

92,070

90,647

Unemployment

4,110

3,831

3,608

3,334

2,811

3,323

2,965

2,768

2,517

2,432

3,170

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.0

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

3.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

NORTHPORT CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,289

13,417

13,444

13,519

13,534

13,438

13,449

13,581

13,683

13,811

13,516

Employment

12,879

13,054

13,090

13,202

13,238

13,084

13,144

13,323

13,473

13,585

13,207

Unemployment

410

363

354

317

296

354

305

258

210

226

309

Unemployment Rate

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.6

2.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

OPELIKA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,280

14,402

14,447

14,539

14,597

14,248

14,232

14,473

14,678

14,789

14,469

Employment

13,653

13,846

13,890

14,044

14,152

13,724

13,767

14,084

14,318

14,452

13,993

Unemployment

627

556

557

495

445

524

465

389

360

337

476

Unemployment Rate

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.3

3.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

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PHENIX CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,289

15,392

15,379

15,451

15,462

15,369

15,277

15,390

15,346

15,494

15,385

Employment

14,678

14,832

14,844

14,948

15,044

14,863

14,854

14,970

14,997

15,151

14,918

Unemployment

611

560

535

503

418

506

423

420

349

343

467

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.3

2.7

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.2

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

PRATTVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

16,935

17,123

17,248

17,341

17,473

17,448

17,497

17,462

17,457

17,487

17,347

Employment

16,293

16,529

16,664

16,829

17,042

16,935

17,058

17,050

17,071

17,111

16,858

Unemployment

642

594

584

512

431

513

439

412

386

376

489

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

PRICHARD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,011

8,022

8,017

8,081

8,110

8,161

8,142

8,121

8,141

8,176

8,098

Employment

7,411

7,480

7,530

7,617

7,677

7,621

7,639

7,677

7,740

7,762

7,615

Unemployment

600

542

487

464

433

540

503

444

401

414

483

Unemployment Rate

7.5

6.8

6.1

5.7

5.3

6.6

6.2

5.5

4.9

5.1

6.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

SELMA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,202

6,313

6,264

6,316

6,277

6,189

6,179

6,114

6,066

6,002

6,192

Employment

5,655

5,779

5,791

5,865

5,890

5,739

5,731

5,716

5,704

5,690

5,756

Unemployment

547

534

473

451

387

450

448

398

362

312

436

Unemployment Rate

8.8

8.5

7.6

7.1

6.2

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.2

7.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

TUSCALOOSA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

47,267

47,682

47,797

47,889

47,979

47,783

47,757

48,161

48,533

48,877

47,973

Employment

45,181

45,795

45,921

46,312

46,438

45,900

46,109

46,738

47,265

47,656

46,332

Unemployment

2,086

1,887

1,876

1,577

1,541

1,883

1,648

1,423

1,268

1,221

1,641

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.3

3.2

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.5

3.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

VESTAVIA HILLS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,901

11,795

18,159

18,234

18,303

18,297

18,340

18,307

18,302

18,398

18,224

Employment

17,380

11,380

17,678

17,789

17,978

17,893

18,023

17,980

18,011

18,123

17,838

Unemployment

521

415

481

445

325

404

317

327

291

275

386

Unemployment Rate

2.9

3.5

2.6

2.4

1.8

2.2

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2018 benchmark.

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