Alabama Labor Market Information Division

Selected City Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2018

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ALABASTER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,431

17,643

17,718

17,901

17,673

Employment

16,915

17,126

17,216

17,459

17,179

Unemployment

516

517

502

442

494

Unemployment Rate

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

ANNISTON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,162

8,303

8,331

8,360

8,290

Employment

7,689

7,770

7,857

7,922

7,810

Unemployment

473

533

474

438

480

Unemployment Rate

5.8

6.4

5.7

5.2

5.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

ATHENS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,784

12,000

12,332

12,535

12,163

Employment

11,361

11,578

11,944

12,188

11,768

Unemployment

423

422

388

347

395

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.8

3.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

AUBURN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

29,026

29,585

29,706

29,838

29,539

Employment

27,910

28,438

28,580

28,890

28,455

Unemployment

1,116

1,147

1,126

948

1,084

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.2

3.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

BESSEMER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,558

9,670

9,683

9,778

9,673

Employment

9,041

9,151

9,197

9,329

9,180

Unemployment

517

519

486

449

493

Unemployment Rate

5.4

5.0

4.6

5.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

BIRMINGHAM CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

90,818

91,986

92,065

93,096

91,991

Employment

86,467

87,521

87,961

89,215

87,791

Unemployment

4,351

4,465

4,104

3,881

4,200

Unemployment Rate

4.8

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

DAPHNE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,784

12,000

12,332

12,535

12,163

Employment

11,361

11,578

11,944

12,188

11,768

Unemployment

423

422

388

347

395

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.8

3.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

DECATUR CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,856

26,127

26,284

26,402

26,167

Employment

24,836

25,053

25,325

25,510

25,181

Unemployment

1,020

1,074

959

892

986

Unemployment Rate

3.9

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

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DOTHAN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

28,587

29,037

29,211

29,525

29,091

Employment

27,395

27,761

28,066

28,436

27,915

Unemployment

1,192

1,276

1,145

1,089

1,176

Unemployment Rate

4.2

4.4

3.9

3.7

4.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

ENTERPRISE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,648

10,675

10,676

10,783

10,696

Employment

10,216

10,219

10,261

10,399

10,274

Unemployment

432

456

415

384

422

Unemployment Rate

4.1

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

FLORENCE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,646

17,918

18,053

18,174

17,948

Employment

16,854

17,100

17,314

17,520

17,197

Unemployment

792

818

739

654

751

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.6

4.1

3.6

4.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

GADSDEN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,380

13,561

13,669

13,705

13,579

Employment

12,709

12,848

12,999

13,106

12,916

Unemployment

671

713

670

599

663

Unemployment Rate

5.0

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 2017 benchmark.

HOMEWOOD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,841

14,023

14,055

14,204

14,031

Employment

13,459

13,623

13,692

13,887

13,665

Unemployment

382

400

363

317

366

Unemployment Rate

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

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HOOVER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

43,884

44,502

44,636

45,186

44,552

Employment

42,654

43,178

43,397

44,014

43,311

Unemployment

1,230

1,324

1,239

1,172

1,241

Unemployment Rate

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

HUNTSVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

93,723

95,726

95,894

96,701

95,511

Employment

90,188

92,014

92,483

93,579

92,066

Unemployment

3,535

3,712

3,411

3,122

3,445

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

MADISON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

24,362

24,868

24,914

25,144

24,823

Employment

23,599

24,079

24,200

24,488

24,092

Unemployment

763

789

714

656

731

Unemployment Rate

3.1

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

MOBILE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

85,493

86,196

86,439

87,513

86,410

Employment

81,012

81,506

82,100

83,470

82,022

Unemployment

4,481

4,690

4,339

4,043

4,388

Unemployment Rate

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.6

5.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

MONTGOMERY CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

91,358

92,302

92,326

92,604

92,148

Employment

87,602

88,348

88,649

89,200

88,450

Unemployment

3,756

3,954

3,677

3,404

3,698

Unemployment Rate

4.1

4.3

4.0

3.7

4.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

NORTHPORT CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,836

13,025

13,124

13,174

13,040

Employment

12,463

12,619

12,753

12,835

12,668

Unemployment

373

406

371

339

372

Unemployment Rate

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

OPELIKA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,794

14,053

14,076

14,179

14,025

Employment

13,237

13,487

13,555

13,702

13,495

Unemployment

557

566

521

477

530

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

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PHENIX CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,045

15,227

15,270

15,311

15,213

Employment

14,466

14,602

14,704

14,801

14,643

Unemployment

579

625

566

510

570

Unemployment Rate

3.8

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

PRATTVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

16,830

17,056

17,071

17,124

17,021

Employment

16,232

16,405

16,472

16,565

16,419

Unemployment

598

651

599

559

602

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

PRICHARD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,048

8,082

8,151

8,091

Employment

7,430

7,475

7,529

7,655

7,522

Unemployment

618

607

553

496

569

Unemployment Rate

7.7

7.5

6.8

6.1

7.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

SELMA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,056

6,172

6,167

6,216

6,153

Employment

5,631

5,734

5,777

5,842

5,746

Unemployment

425

438

390

374

407

Unemployment Rate

7.0

7.1

6.3

6.0

6.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

TUSCALOOSA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,530

46,047

46,408

46,515

46,126

Employment

43,479

44,024

44,491

44,780

44,194

Unemployment

2,051

2,023

1,917

1,735

1,932

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.4

4.1

3.7

4.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

VESTAVIA HILLS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,512

11,534

17,810

18,021

17,775

Employment

17,080

11,098

17,375

17,623

17,342

Unemployment

432

436

435

398

433

Unemployment Rate

2.5

3.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2017 benchmark.

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