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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,893

46,078

46,263

46,427

46,614

46,667

46,557

46,723

46,291

46,702

46,407

46,199

46,402

Employment

43,431

43,945

44,243

44,591

45,017

44,761

44,918

45,217

44,938

45,372

45,054

44,804

44,691

Unemployment

2,462

2,133

2,020

1,836

1,597

1,906

1,639

1,506

1,353

1,330

1,353

1,395

1,711

Unemployment Rate

5.4

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.4

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.7

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

75,449

76,169

76,441

76,785

77,105

75,311

75,160

76,684

77,717

78,443

78,405

77,708

76,782

Employment

72,471

73,496

73,726

74,546

75,118

72,848

73,075

74,759

76,000

76,775

76,687

75,998

74,625

Unemployment

2,978

2,673

2,715

2,239

1,987

2,463

2,085

1,925

1,717

1,668

1,718

1,710

2,157

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.6

2.9

2.6

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.8

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

548,039

550,949

554,881

556,268

559,649

560,330

562,357

559,842

559,522

562,703

561,326

562,040

558,159

Employment

526,601

531,358

536,063

539,519

545,216

542,874

547,198

545,446

546,694

550,397

548,869

549,461

542,475

Unemployment

21,438

19,591

18,818

16,749

14,433

17,456

15,159

14,396

12,828

12,306

12,457

12,579

15,684

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.8

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,160

93,498

95,982

97,556

99,050

100,588

100,496

99,186

97,331

97,082

96,176

95,405

97,042

Employment

88,370

90,035

92,627

94,553

96,540

97,660

98,032

96,765

95,149

94,960

93,985

93,133

94,317

Unemployment

3,790

3,463

3,355

3,003

2,510

2,928

2,464

2,421

2,182

2,122

2,191

2,272

2,725

Unemployment Rate

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.8

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

71,218

71,479

71,836

72,103

72,895

73,452

73,473

73,444

73,294

73,390

73,261

72,807

72,721

Employment

68,394

68,940

69,411

69,941

71,060

71,163

71,492

71,607

71,692

71,783

71,627

71,148

70,688

Unemployment

2,824

2,539

2,425

2,162

1,835

2,289

1,981

1,837

1,602

1,607

1,634

1,659

2,033

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.8

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

62,576

63,099

63,597

63,913

64,068

64,336

64,675

64,322

64,019

64,021

63,660

63,555

63,821

Employment

59,714

60,506

61,128

61,708

62,161

62,057

62,734

62,469

62,415

62,477

62,059

61,926

61,780

Unemployment

2,862

2,593

2,469

2,205

1,907

2,279

1,941

1,853

1,604

1,544

1,601

1,629

2,041

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.2

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

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FLORENCE-MUSCLE SHOALS MSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

64,752

65,437

65,790

66,163

66,546

66,293

66,365

66,796

67,265

67,307

66,907

66,565

66,348

Employment

61,531

62,465

63,082

63,687

64,319

63,563

63,917

64,647

65,319

65,488

65,074

64,565

63,971

Unemployment

3,221

2,972

2,708

2,476

2,227

2,730

2,448

2,149

1,946

1,819

1,833

2,000

2,377

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

3.0

3.6

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

43,342

43,551

44,027

44,231

44,372

44,488

44,206

44,217

44,308

44,402

44,195

44,134

44,123

Employment

41,385

41,727

42,230

42,639

42,999

42,782

42,740

42,854

43,090

43,163

43,011

42,915

42,628

Unemployment

1,957

1,824

1,797

1,592

1,373

1,706

1,466

1,363

1,218

1,239

1,184

1,219

1,495

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.4

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

223,645

225,322

226,625

227,513

228,154

229,543

230,180

230,971

230,651

232,480

231,688

230,171

228,912

Employment

215,197

217,754

219,216

220,952

222,541

222,614

224,218

225,646

225,870

227,716

226,898

225,322

222,829

Unemployment

8,448

7,568

7,409

6,561

5,613

6,929

5,962

5,325

4,781

4,764

4,790

4,849

6,083

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

3.3

2.9

2.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.7

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

188,055

189,297

189,731

191,183

191,442

191,372

191,045

191,304

192,181

192,647

191,665

190,753

190,890

Employment

178,267

179,920

181,140

183,219

184,657

183,311

183,762

184,663

186,173

186,925

185,881

184,657

183,548

Unemployment

9,788

9,377

8,591

7,964

6,785

8,061

7,283

6,641

6,008

5,722

5,784

6,096

7,342

Unemployment Rate

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.8

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

171,843

173,468

174,421

175,450

176,665

176,393

176,704

176,634

176,289

176,740

175,914

175,597

175,510

Employment

164,532

166,761

167,999

169,622

171,707

170,499

171,507

171,737

171,856

172,445

171,589

171,163

170,118

Unemployment

7,311

6,707

6,422

5,828

4,958

5,894

5,197

4,897

4,433

4,295

4,325

4,434

5,392

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

2.8

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.1

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

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

116,867

118,184

118,404

118,873

118,836

118,403

118,643

119,549

120,679

121,337

120,699

119,784

119,188

Employment

112,231

113,945

114,260

115,248

115,459

114,240

114,963

116,338

117,877

118,638

117,907

117,008

115,676

Unemployment

4,636

4,239

4,144

3,625

3,377

4,163

3,680

3,211

2,802

2,699

2,792

2,776

3,512

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.9

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

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