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Metropolitan Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2019

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ANNISTON-OXFORD MSA JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG AVG
Civilian Labor Force 45,893 46,078 46,263 46,427 46,614 46,667 46,557 46,799 46,413
Employment 43,431 43,945 44,243 44,591 45,017 44,761 44,918 45,291 44,525
Unemployment 2,462 2,133 2,020 1,836 1,597 1,906 1,639 1,508 1,888
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.4 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.1
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 75,449 76,169 76,441 76,785 77,105 75,311 75,160 76,626 76,131
Employment 72,471 73,496 73,726 74,546 75,118 72,848 73,075 74,690 73,746
Unemployment 2,978 2,673 2,715 2,239 1,987 2,463 2,085 1,936 2,385
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.6 2.9 2.6 3.3 2.8 2.5 3.1
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 548,039 550,949 554,881 556,268 559,649 560,330 562,357 560,452 556,616
Employment 526,601 531,358 536,063 539,519 545,216 542,874 547,198 546,007 539,355
Unemployment 21,438 19,591 18,818 16,749 14,433 17,456 15,159 14,445 17,261
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 3.1
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 92,160 93,498 95,982 97,556 99,050 100,588 100,496 99,114 97,305
Employment 88,370 90,035 92,627 94,553 96,540 97,660 98,032 96,680 94,312
Unemployment 3,790 3,463 3,355 3,003 2,510 2,928 2,464 2,434 2,993
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.5 3.1
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 71,218 71,479 71,836 72,103 72,895 73,452 73,473 73,380 72,479
Employment 68,394 68,940 69,411 69,941 71,060 71,163 71,492 71,537 70,242
Unemployment 2,824 2,539 2,425 2,162 1,835 2,289 1,981 1,843 2,237
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.5 3.1
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 62,576 63,099 63,597 63,913 64,068 64,336 64,675 64,397 63,833
Employment 59,714 60,506 61,128 61,708 62,161 62,057 62,734 62,535 61,568
Unemployment 2,862 2,593 2,469 2,205 1,907 2,279 1,941 1,862 2,265
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.5
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 64,752 65,437 65,790 66,163 66,546 66,293 66,365 66,661 66,001
Employment 61,531 62,465 63,082 63,687 64,319 63,563 63,917 64,508 63,384
Unemployment 3,221 2,972 2,708 2,476 2,227 2,730 2,448 2,153 2,617
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.2 4.0
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 43,342 43,551 44,027 44,231 44,372 44,488 44,206 44,233 44,056
Employment 41,385 41,727 42,230 42,639 42,999 42,782 42,740 42,865 42,421
Unemployment 1,957 1,824 1,797 1,592 1,373 1,706 1,466 1,368 1,635
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.7
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 223,645 225,322 226,625 227,513 228,154 229,543 230,180 230,738 227,715
Employment 215,197 217,754 219,216 220,952 222,541 222,614 224,218 225,385 220,985
Unemployment 8,448 7,568 7,409 6,561 5,613 6,929 5,962 5,353 6,730
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.3 3.0
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 188,055 189,297 189,731 191,183 191,442 191,372 191,045 191,334 190,432
Employment 178,267 179,920 181,140 183,219 184,657 183,311 183,762 184,669 182,368
Unemployment 9,788 9,377 8,591 7,964 6,785 8,061 7,283 6,665 8,064
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 4.2
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 171,843 173,468 174,421 175,450 176,665 176,393 176,704 176,720 175,209
Employment 164,532 166,761 167,999 169,622 171,707 170,499 171,507 171,809 169,305
Unemployment 7,311 6,707 6,422 5,828 4,958 5,894 5,197 4,911 5,904
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.8 3.4
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 AVG
Civilian Labor Force 116,867 118,184 118,404 118,873 118,836 118,403 118,643 119,712 118,491
Employment 112,231 113,945 114,260 115,248 115,459 114,240 114,963 116,482 114,604
Unemployment 4,636 4,239 4,144 3,625 3,377 4,163 3,680 3,230 3,887
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.5 3.1 2.7 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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