Alabama Labor Market Information Division

Metropolitan Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2019

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ANNISTON-OXFORD MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,893

46,078

46,263

46,427

46,614

46,667

46,557

46,723

46,291

46,674

46,419

Employment

43,431

43,945

44,243

44,591

45,017

44,761

44,918

45,217

44,938

45,337

44,640

Unemployment

2,462

2,133

2,020

1,836

1,597

1,906

1,639

1,506

1,353

1,337

1,779

Unemployment Rate

5.4

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.4

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.8

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

AUBURN-OPELIKA MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

75,449

76,169

76,441

76,785

77,105

75,311

75,160

76,684

77,717

78,383

76,521

Employment

72,471

73,496

73,726

74,546

75,118

72,848

73,075

74,759

76,000

76,708

74,275

Unemployment

2,978

2,673

2,715

2,239

1,987

2,463

2,085

1,925

1,717

1,675

2,246

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.6

2.9

2.6

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.9

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

BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

548,039

550,949

554,881

556,268

559,649

560,330

562,357

559,842

559,522

561,977

557,381

Employment

526,601

531,358

536,063

539,519

545,216

542,874

547,198

545,446

546,694

549,612

541,058

Unemployment

21,438

19,591

18,818

16,749

14,433

17,456

15,159

14,396

12,828

12,365

16,323

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.9

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

DAPHNE-FAIRHOPE-FOLEY MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,160

93,498

95,982

97,556

99,050

100,588

100,496

99,186

97,331

97,192

97,304

Employment

88,370

90,035

92,627

94,553

96,540

97,660

98,032

96,765

95,149

95,060

94,479

Unemployment

3,790

3,463

3,355

3,003

2,510

2,928

2,464

2,421

2,182

2,132

2,825

Unemployment Rate

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.9

2.5

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.

DECATUR MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

71,218

71,479

71,836

72,103

72,895

73,452

73,473

73,444

73,294

73,304

72,650

Employment

68,394

68,940

69,411

69,941

71,060

71,163

71,492

71,607

71,692

71,690

70,539

Unemployment

2,824

2,539

2,425

2,162

1,835

2,289

1,981

1,837

1,602

1,614

2,111

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.9

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

DOTHAN MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

62,576

63,099

63,597

63,913

64,068

64,336

64,675

64,322

64,019

64,143

63,874

Employment

59,714

60,506

61,128

61,708

62,161

62,057

62,734

62,469

62,415

62,592

61,748

Unemployment

2,862

2,593

2,469

2,205

1,907

2,279

1,941

1,853

1,604

1,551

2,126

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.4

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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FLORENCE-MUSCLE SHOALS MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

64,752

65,437

65,790

66,163

66,546

66,293

66,365

66,796

67,265

67,443

66,285

Employment

61,531

62,465

63,082

63,687

64,319

63,563

63,917

64,647

65,319

65,618

63,815

Unemployment

3,221

2,972

2,708

2,476

2,227

2,730

2,448

2,149

1,946

1,825

2,470

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

3.7

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

GADSDEN MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

43,342

43,551

44,027

44,231

44,372

44,488

44,206

44,217

44,308

44,369

44,111

Employment

41,385

41,727

42,230

42,639

42,999

42,782

42,740

42,854

43,090

43,124

42,557

Unemployment

1,957

1,824

1,797

1,592

1,373

1,706

1,466

1,363

1,218

1,245

1,554

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.8

3.5

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

HUNTSVILLE MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

223,645

225,322

226,625

227,513

228,154

229,543

230,180

230,971

230,651

232,452

228,506

Employment

215,197

217,754

219,216

220,952

222,541

222,614

224,218

225,646

225,870

227,668

222,168

Unemployment

8,448

7,568

7,409

6,561

5,613

6,929

5,962

5,325

4,781

4,784

6,338

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

3.3

2.9

2.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.8

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

MOBILE MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

188,055

189,297

189,731

191,183

191,442

191,372

191,045

191,304

192,181

192,453

190,807

Employment

178,267

179,920

181,140

183,219

184,657

183,311

183,762

184,663

186,173

186,705

183,182

Unemployment

9,788

9,377

8,591

7,964

6,785

8,061

7,283

6,641

6,008

5,748

7,625

Unemployment Rate

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.0

4.0

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

MONTGOMERY MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

171,843

173,468

174,421

175,450

176,665

176,393

176,704

176,634

176,289

176,808

175,467

Employment

164,532

166,761

167,999

169,622

171,707

170,499

171,507

171,737

171,856

172,493

169,871

Unemployment

7,311

6,707

6,422

5,828

4,958

5,894

5,197

4,897

4,433

4,315

5,596

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

2.8

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

3.2

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

TUSCALOOSA MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

116,867

118,184

118,404

118,873

118,836

118,403

118,643

119,549

120,679

121,320

118,976

Employment

112,231

113,945

114,260

115,248

115,459

114,240

114,963

116,338

117,877

118,608

115,317

Unemployment

4,636

4,239

4,144

3,625

3,377

4,163

3,680

3,211

2,802

2,712

3,659

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

3.1

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

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