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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,095

18,210

18,367

18,423

18,274

Employment

17,550

17,698

17,855

17,990

17,773

Unemployment

545

512

433

501

Unemployment Rate

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.7

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,135

8,164

8,216

8,261

8,194

Employment

7,641

7,732

7,784

7,840

7,749

Unemployment

494

432

421

445

Unemployment Rate

6.1

5.3

5.1

5.4

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,998

12,191

12,536

12,676

12,351

Employment

11,555

11,772

12,111

12,300

11,935

Unemployment

443

419

425

376

416

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.4

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

30,012

30,323

30,468

30,566

30,342

Employment

28,821

29,228

29,320

29,660

29,257

Unemployment

1,191

1,095

1,148

906

1,085

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.0

3.6

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,810

9,836

9,901

9,913

9,865

Employment

9,263

9,341

9,421

9,492

9,379

Unemployment

547

495

480

421

486

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.9

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,956

93,345

93,881

94,147

93,583

Employment

88,354

89,096

89,866

90,539

89,464

Unemployment

4,602

4,249

4,015

3,608

4,119

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.8

4.4

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,998

12,191

12,536

12,676

12,351

Employment

11,555

11,772

12,111

12,300

11,935

Unemployment

443

419

425

376

416

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.4

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,814

26,907

27,028

27,163

26,978

Employment

25,807

25,995

26,168

26,374

26,086

Unemployment

1,007

912

860

789

892

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

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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DOTHAN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

29,428

29,611

29,854

29,950

29,711

Employment

28,087

28,386

28,667

28,897

28,509

Unemployment

1,341

1,225

1,187

1,053

1,202

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.1

4.0

3.5

4.0

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,751

10,955

11,139

11,266

11,028

Employment

10,221

10,466

10,699

10,846

10,558

Unemployment

530

489

440

420

470

Unemployment Rate

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.7

4.3

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,892

18,089

18,262

18,315

18,140

Employment

17,069

17,323

17,503

17,667

17,391

Unemployment

823

766

759

648

749

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.2

3.5

4.1

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,575

13,638

13,785

13,826

13,706

Employment

12,820

12,926

13,082

13,193

13,005

Unemployment

755

712

703

633

701

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.2

5.1

4.6

5.1

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,171

14,288

14,393

14,443

14,324

Employment

13,782

13,898

14,018

14,123

13,955

Unemployment

389

390

375

320

369

Unemployment Rate

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.6

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,343

45,546

45,884

46,081

45,713

Employment

43,881

44,251

44,635

44,970

44,434

Unemployment

1,462

1,295

1,249

1,111

1,279

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.8

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

96,971

97,610

98,207

98,574

97,840

Employment

93,125

94,191

94,823

95,562

94,425

Unemployment

3,846

3,419

3,384

3,012

3,415

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.5

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,471

25,653

25,818

25,962

25,726

Employment

24,623

24,909

25,076

25,271

24,970

Unemployment

848

744

742

691

756

Unemployment Rate

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.9

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

86,060

86,806

86,948

87,672

86,872

Employment

81,361

82,116

82,672

83,613

82,441

Unemployment

4,699

4,690

4,276

4,059

4,431

Unemployment Rate

5.5

5.4

4.9

4.6

5.1

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

91,992

92,877

93,280

94,006

93,039

Employment

87,882

89,046

89,672

90,660

89,315

Unemployment

4,110

3,831

3,608

3,346

3,724

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.6

4.0

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,289

13,417

13,444

13,506

13,415

Employment

12,879

13,054

13,090

13,187

13,053

Unemployment

410

363

354

319

362

Unemployment Rate

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.7

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,280

14,402

14,447

14,548

14,419

Employment

13,653

13,846

13,890

14,051

13,860

Unemployment

627

556

557

497

559

Unemployment Rate

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.9

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,289

15,392

15,379

15,425

15,372

Employment

14,678

14,832

14,844

14,921

14,819

Unemployment

611

560

535

504

553

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.6

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

16,935

17,123

17,248

17,366

17,168

Employment

16,293

16,529

16,664

16,853

16,585

Unemployment

642

594

584

513

583

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.0

3.4

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,011

8,022

8,017

8,082

8,033

Employment

7,411

7,480

7,530

7,616

7,509

Unemployment

600

542

487

466

524

Unemployment Rate

7.5

6.8

6.1

5.8

6.5

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,202

6,313

6,264

6,315

6,274

Employment

5,655

5,779

5,791

5,862

5,772

Unemployment

547

534

473

453

502

Unemployment Rate

8.8

8.5

7.6

7.2

8.0

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

47,267

47,682

47,797

47,843

47,648

Employment

45,181

45,795

45,921

46,262

45,790

Unemployment

2,086

1,887

1,876

1,581

1,858

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.3

3.9

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

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,901

11,795

18,159

18,257

18,081

Employment

17,380

11,380

17,678

17,810

17,599

Unemployment

521

415

481

447

482

Unemployment Rate

2.9

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.7

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

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