Alabama Labor Market Information Division

County Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2018

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AUTAUGA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,544

25,854

25,879

25,957

26,078

26,504

26,407

26,180

26,264

26,438

26,111

Employment

24,598

24,861

24,963

25,122

25,191

25,309

25,383

25,175

25,343

25,501

25,145

Unemployment

946

993

916

835

887

1,195

1,024

1,005

921

937

966

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.4

4.5

3.9

3.8

3.5

3.7

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

BALDWIN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

88,942

90,682

93,054

94,607

95,399

98,459

98,009

96,201

94,469

94,177

94,400

Employment

85,381

87,014

89,763

91,701

92,316

94,288

94,402

92,677

91,241

90,869

90,965

Unemployment

3,561

3,668

3,291

2,906

3,083

4,171

3,607

3,524

3,228

3,308

3,435

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.5

3.6

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

BARBOUR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,945

8,051

8,065

8,098

8,275

8,446

8,456

8,558

8,591

8,537

8,302

Employment

7,504

7,594

7,650

7,705

7,859

7,888

7,940

8,074

8,155

8,104

7,847

Unemployment

441

457

415

393

416

558

516

484

436

433

455

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.7

5.1

4.9

5.0

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.1

5.5

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

BIBB

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,411

8,536

8,539

8,608

8,657

8,755

8,756

8,637

8,644

8,727

8,627

Employment

8,078

8,187

8,222

8,308

8,311

8,330

8,377

8,283

8,311

8,361

8,277

Unemployment

333

349

317

300

346

425

379

354

333

366

350

Unemployment Rate

4.0

4.1

3.7

3.5

4.0

4.9

4.3

4.1

3.9

4.2

4.1

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

BLOUNT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

24,115

24,524

24,577

24,732

24,844

25,257

25,281

24,972

25,024

25,064

24,839

Employment

23,237

23,617

23,737

23,963

24,015

24,121

24,316

24,013

24,151

24,180

23,935

Unemployment

878

907

840

769

829

1,136

965

959

873

884

904

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.3

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.6

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

BULLOCK

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,691

4,712

4,693

4,701

4,752

4,885

4,994

4,888

5,064

4,957

4,834

Employment

4,446

4,498

4,495

4,515

4,571

4,648

4,763

4,638

4,812

4,702

4,609

Unemployment

245

214

198

186

181

237

231

250

252

255

225

Unemployment Rate

5.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.9

4.6

5.1

5.0

5.1

4.7

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

BUTLER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,741

8,727

8,750

8,823

8,831

8,987

9,024

8,979

9,024

9,015

8,891

Employment

8,278

8,262

8,327

8,441

8,435

8,463

8,495

8,531

8,625

8,609

8,447

Unemployment

463

465

423

382

396

524

529

448

399

406

444

Unemployment Rate

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.5

5.8

5.9

5.0

4.4

4.5

5.0

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

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CALHOUN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,094

45,700

45,998

46,226

46,221

47,029

46,808

46,354

46,056

46,382

46,187

Employment

42,983

43,432

43,919

44,301

44,150

44,279

44,378

44,093

43,961

44,304

43,980

Unemployment

2,111

2,268

2,079

1,925

2,071

2,750

2,430

2,261

2,095

2,078

2,207

Unemployment Rate

4.7

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.8

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

CHAMBERS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,082

15,090

15,057

15,198

15,344

15,396

15,366

15,297

15,410

15,562

15,281

Employment

14,489

14,454

14,489

14,666

14,760

14,646

14,653

14,658

14,818

14,962

14,660

Unemployment

593

636

568

532

584

750

713

639

592

600

621

Unemployment Rate

3.9

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.9

4.1

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

CHEROKEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,818

11,053

11,140

11,217

11,271

11,455

11,280

11,528

11,620

11,640

11,303

Employment

10,394

10,616

10,750

10,870

10,889

10,895

10,828

11,086

11,223

11,244

10,880

Unemployment

424

437

390

347

382

560

452

442

397

396

423

Unemployment Rate

3.9

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.4

4.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.7

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

CHILTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,865

19,186

19,165

19,306

19,389

19,698

19,739

19,424

19,522

19,548

19,385

Employment

18,147

18,433

18,491

18,683

18,706

18,797

18,971

18,686

18,855

18,867

18,664

Unemployment

718

753

674

623

683

901

768

738

667

681

721

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.5

4.6

3.9

3.8

3.4

3.5

3.7

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

CHOCTAW

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,244

4,311

4,344

4,321

4,548

4,643

4,611

4,494

4,593

4,471

Employment

3,966

4,031

4,091

4,093

4,298

4,321

4,325

4,232

4,346

4,334

4,204

Unemployment

278

280

253

228

250

322

286

262

247

259

267

Unemployment Rate

6.6

6.5

5.8

5.3

5.5

6.9

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.6

6.0

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

CLARKE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,569

7,574

7,604

7,560

7,587

7,778

7,746

7,528

7,537

7,563

7,604

Employment

6,956

6,968

7,047

7,063

7,059

7,046

6,910

6,991

7,029

7,013

Unemployment

613

606

557

497

524

719

700

618

546

534

591

Unemployment Rate

8.1

8.0

7.3

6.6

6.9

9.2

9.0

8.2

7.2

7.1

7.8

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

CLAY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,617

5,788

5,835

5,829

5,919

6,016

5,997

6,010

6,116

6,114

5,924

Employment

5,384

5,553

5,582

5,627

5,709

5,731

5,747

5,755

5,884

5,867

5,684

Unemployment

233

235

253

202

210

285

250

255

232

247

240

Unemployment Rate

4.1

4.3

3.5

4.7

4.2

3.8

4.0

4.1

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

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CLEBURNE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,544

5,567

5,579

5,621

5,716

5,858

5,958

5,750

5,833

5,751

5,717

Employment

5,290

5,314

5,353

5,404

5,483

5,543

5,667

5,491

5,585

5,524

5,465

Unemployment

254

253

226

217

233

315

291

259

248

227

252

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.5

4.1

3.9

4.1

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.4

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

COFFEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

20,304

20,335

20,325

20,537

20,500

20,814

20,777

20,832

21,031

20,975

20,643

Employment

19,468

19,547

19,819

19,734

19,754

19,889

19,943

20,221

20,150

19,799

Unemployment

836

867

778

718

766

1,060

888

889

810

825

844

Unemployment Rate

4.1

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.7

5.1

4.3

3.9

4.1

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

COLBERT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

22,553

22,851

22,976

23,209

23,047

23,410

23,248

23,140

23,376

23,703

23,151

Employment

21,410

21,699

21,939

22,246

22,051

22,080

22,024

22,000

22,359

22,661

22,047

Unemployment

1,143

1,152

1,037

963

996

1,330

1,224

1,140

1,017

1,042

1,104

Unemployment Rate

5.1

5.0

4.5

4.1

4.3

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.8

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

CONECUH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,299

4,398

4,418

4,461

4,466

4,572

4,568

4,592

4,619

4,577

4,497

Employment

4,068

4,153

4,191

4,242

4,280

4,304

4,341

4,381

4,347

4,255

Unemployment

231

245

227

219

224

292

264

251

238

230

242

Unemployment Rate

5.4

5.6

5.1

4.9

5.0

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.4

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

COOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,242

4,265

4,277

4,309

4,402

4,460

4,447

4,525

4,555

4,572

4,405

Employment

4,054

4,075

4,099

4,147

4,222

4,228

4,239

4,334

4,379

4,394

4,217

Unemployment

188

190

178

162

180

232

208

191

176

178

188

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.5

4.2

3.8

4.1

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

4.3

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

COVINGTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,080

15,262

15,298

15,424

15,592

15,935

15,978

15,700

15,956

15,815

15,604

Employment

14,325

14,492

14,616

14,786

14,952

15,070

15,166

14,923

15,217

15,060

14,861

Unemployment

755

770

682

638

640

865

812

777

739

755

743

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.5

4.1

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.8

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

CRENSHAW

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,183

6,280

6,317

6,324

6,297

6,446

6,554

6,387

6,550

6,433

6,377

Employment

5,916

6,006

6,065

6,109

6,071

6,135

6,258

6,107

6,296

6,184

6,115

Unemployment

267

274

252

215

226

311

296

280

254

249

262

Unemployment Rate

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.6

4.8

4.5

4.4

3.9

4.1

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

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CULLMAN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

37,008

37,413

37,584

37,927

37,775

38,339

38,164

37,862

38,360

38,468

37,890

Employment

35,718

36,080

36,383

36,857

36,604

36,741

36,817

36,560

37,178

37,254

36,619

Unemployment

1,290

1,333

1,201

1,070

1,171

1,598

1,347

1,302

1,182

1,214

1,271

Unemployment Rate

3.5

3.6

3.2

2.8

3.1

4.2

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.4

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

DALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

19,564

19,898

19,975

20,040

19,980

20,264

20,117

20,217

20,208

20,053

Employment

18,705

19,011

19,143

19,315

19,197

19,210

19,323

19,214

19,385

19,386

19,189

Unemployment

859

887

832

725

783

1,054

941

903

832

822

864

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.9

5.2

4.6

4.5

4.1

4.3

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

DALLAS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,432

14,692

14,680

14,790

14,669

14,873

14,876

14,827

14,976

14,920

14,774

Employment

13,469

13,717

13,820

13,980

13,822

13,657

13,636

13,696

13,943

13,970

13,771

Unemployment

963

975

860

810

847

1,216

1,240

1,131

1,033

950

1,003

Unemployment Rate

6.7

6.6

5.9

5.5

5.8

8.2

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.4

6.8

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

DEKALB

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

28,049

29,009

29,138

29,337

29,658

30,654

30,599

30,213

30,677

30,536

29,787

Employment

26,868

27,809

28,009

28,358

28,620

28,892

29,384

29,052

29,623

29,458

28,607

Unemployment

1,181

1,200

1,129

979

1,038

1,762

1,215

1,161

1,054

1,078

1,180

Unemployment Rate

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.3

3.5

5.7

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.5

4.0

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

ELMORE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

36,819

37,217

37,248

37,352

37,520

38,052

37,886

37,641

37,679

37,983

37,540

Employment

35,482

35,831

35,995

36,223

36,316

36,451

36,506

36,262

36,426

36,724

36,222

Unemployment

1,337

1,386

1,253

1,129

1,204

1,601

1,380

1,379

1,253

1,259

1,318

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.2

4.2

3.6

3.7

3.3

3.5

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

ESCAMBIA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,100

14,386

14,445

14,560

14,676

14,944

14,876

14,677

14,783

14,868

14,631

Employment

13,434

13,676

13,808

13,975

14,067

14,096

14,086

13,953

14,128

14,211

13,943

Unemployment

666

710

637

585

609

848

790

724

655

657

688

Unemployment Rate

4.7

4.9

4.4

4.0

4.1

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.7

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

ETOWAH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

42,272

42,813

43,120

43,349

43,378

43,931

43,545

42,944

43,229

43,653

43,223

Employment

40,460

40,904

41,385

41,777

41,705

41,700

41,590

41,079

41,531

41,922

41,405

Unemployment

1,812

1,909

1,735

1,572

1,673

2,231

1,955

1,865

1,698

1,731

1,818

Unemployment Rate

4.3

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.9

5.1

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.0

4.2

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

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FAYETTE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,406

6,401

6,410

6,443

6,437

6,476

6,405

6,455

6,545

6,555

6,453

Employment

6,110

6,099

6,136

6,198

6,180

6,135

6,126

6,183

6,294

6,300

6,176

Unemployment

296

302

274

245

257

341

279

272

251

255

277

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.7

4.3

3.8

4.0

5.3

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.9

4.3

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

FRANKLIN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,768

13,988

14,053

14,130

13,864

14,095

13,991

14,144

14,315

14,362

14,072

Employment

13,215

13,433

13,532

13,681

13,352

13,387

13,399

13,592

13,810

13,864

13,527

Unemployment

553

555

521

449

512

708

592

552

505

498

545

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.7

5.0

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.9

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

GENEVA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,480

10,714

10,759

10,828

10,869

11,121

11,168

10,974

11,179

10,963

10,906

Employment

10,030

10,253

10,341

10,445

10,462

10,595

10,719

10,525

10,769

10,539

10,468

Unemployment

450

461

418

383

407

526

449

410

424

438

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.7

4.7

4.0

4.1

3.7

3.9

4.0

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

GREENE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

2,750

2,790

2,805

2,823

2,863

2,865

2,850

2,866

2,889

2,886

2,839

Employment

2,561

2,596

2,624

2,654

2,658

2,613

2,611

2,665

2,704

2,703

2,639

Unemployment

189

194

181

169

205

252

239

201

185

183

200

Unemployment Rate

6.9

7.0

6.5

6.0

7.2

8.8

8.4

7.0

6.4

6.3

7.0

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

HALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,870

6,014

5,992

6,011

6,035

6,048

6,091

6,056

6,242

6,208

6,057

Employment

5,555

5,682

5,704

5,750

5,719

5,642

5,720

5,737

5,958

5,913

5,738

Unemployment

315

332

288

261

316

406

371

319

284

295

319

Unemployment Rate

5.4

5.5

4.8

4.3

5.2

6.7

6.1

5.3

4.5

4.8

5.3

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

HENRY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,514

6,653

6,685

6,724

6,746

6,903

6,902

6,815

6,844

6,766

6,756

Employment

6,213

6,325

6,399

6,463

6,466

6,517

6,545

6,480

6,553

6,474

6,444

Unemployment

301

328

286

261

280

386

357

335

291

292

312

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.9

4.3

3.9

4.2

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.6

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

HOUSTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

43,605

44,208

44,504

44,849

44,854

45,598

45,305

44,944

45,088

44,952

44,791

Employment

41,751

42,305

42,775

43,253

43,149

43,333

43,284

43,001

43,270

43,107

42,923

Unemployment

1,854

1,903

1,729

1,596

1,705

2,265

2,021

1,943

1,818

1,845

1,868

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.8

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.1

4.2

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

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JACKSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

22,549

22,839

22,927

23,098

23,068

23,527

23,443

23,397

23,646

23,618

23,211

Employment

21,550

21,797

21,988

22,252

22,205

22,319

22,346

22,393

22,720

22,703

22,227

Unemployment

999

1,042

939

846

863

1,208

1,097

1,004

926

915

984

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.6

4.1

3.7

5.1

4.7

4.3

3.9

4.2

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

JEFFERSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

306,504

310,509

311,021

313,214

313,876

317,904

317,146

313,783

312,795

315,801

313,256

Employment

294,657

298,247

299,745

302,867

302,882

303,126

304,097

301,429

301,326

304,161

301,254

Unemployment

11,847

12,262

11,276

10,347

10,994

14,778

13,049

12,354

11,469

11,640

12,002

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.5

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.8

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

LAMAR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,598

5,699

5,722

5,727

5,686

5,748

5,706

5,679

5,778

5,712

Employment

5,374

5,468

5,510

5,535

5,477

5,466

5,467

5,452

5,560

5,558

5,487

Unemployment

224

231

212

192

209

282

239

227

218

220

225

Unemployment Rate

4.0

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.9

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.9

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

LAUDERDALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

40,854

41,398

41,731

42,133

41,927

42,636

42,320

42,178

42,553

43,015

42,074

Employment

39,006

39,574

40,069

40,598

40,287

40,346

40,243

40,251

40,831

41,346

40,255

Unemployment

1,848

1,824

1,662

1,535

1,640

2,290

2,077

1,927

1,722

1,669

1,819

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.9

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.9

4.3

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

LAWRENCE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,456

13,636

13,720

13,758

13,812

14,138

14,090

13,955

13,959

14,047

13,858

Employment

12,847

13,000

13,139

13,227

13,255

13,393

13,451

13,351

13,408

13,504

13,258

Unemployment

609

636

581

531

557

745

639

604

551

543

600

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.7

4.2

3.9

4.0

5.3

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.3

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

LEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

72,685

74,098

74,342

74,832

74,319

74,006

73,175

73,830

74,918

75,810

74,201

Employment

69,981

71,305

71,662

72,513

71,790

70,480

70,147

70,944

72,285

73,197

71,430

Unemployment

2,704

2,793

2,680

2,319

2,529

3,526

3,028

2,886

2,633

2,613

2,771

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.1

3.4

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.7

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

LIMESTONE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

40,878

41,762

41,790

42,056

41,796

42,531

42,673

42,639

42,544

43,318

42,198

Employment

39,303

40,144

40,326

40,761

40,422

40,661

41,036

41,057

41,104

41,849

40,666

Unemployment

1,575

1,618

1,464

1,295

1,374

1,870

1,637

1,582

1,440

1,469

1,532

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.3

4.4

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.6

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

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LOWNDES

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

3,672

3,711

3,696

3,708

3,718

3,829

3,852

3,773

3,806

3,790

3,756

Employment

3,397

3,438

3,442

3,466

3,475

3,500

3,529

3,477

3,532

3,533

3,479

Unemployment

275

273

254

242

243

329

323

296

274

257

277

Unemployment Rate

7.5

7.4

6.9

6.5

8.6

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.8

7.4

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

MACON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,719

7,774

7,776

7,809

7,712

7,824

7,783

7,874

7,956

8,006

7,824

Employment

7,310

7,364

7,381

7,462

7,324

7,255

7,243

7,397

7,513

7,576

7,383

Unemployment

409

410

395

347

388

569

540

477

443

430

441

Unemployment Rate

5.3

5.1

4.4

5.0

7.3

6.9

6.1

5.6

5.4

5.6

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

MADISON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

174,373

178,059

178,401

179,723

178,531

181,410

181,821

181,855

180,995

184,837

180,000

Employment

168,142

171,544

172,419

174,282

172,740

173,528

174,771

175,261

174,900

178,644

173,623

Unemployment

6,231

6,515

5,982

5,441

5,791

7,882

7,050

6,594

6,095

6,193

6,377

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.2

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.5

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

MARENGO

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,378

7,478

7,473

7,527

7,522

7,663

7,647

7,516

7,619

7,608

7,543

Employment

6,969

7,057

7,106

7,195

7,157

7,184

7,217

7,120

7,245

7,233

7,148

Unemployment

409

421

367

332

365

479

430

396

374

375

395

Unemployment Rate

5.5

5.6

4.9

4.4

4.9

6.3

5.6

5.3

4.9

5.2

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

MARION

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,280

12,444

12,508

12,526

12,547

12,758

12,652

12,671

12,921

12,874

12,618

Employment

11,756

11,893

11,996

12,086

12,063

12,114

12,103

12,144

12,422

12,365

12,094

Unemployment

524

551

512

440

484

644

549

527

499

509

524

Unemployment Rate

4.3

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.9

5.0

4.3

4.2

3.9

4.0

4.2

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

MARSHALL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

41,341

41,903

42,128

42,420

42,562

43,185

43,167

42,811

43,112

43,265

42,590

Employment

39,867

40,340

40,731

41,162

41,197

41,348

41,579

41,296

41,705

41,844

41,107

Unemployment

1,474

1,563

1,397

1,258

1,365

1,837

1,588

1,515

1,407

1,421

1,483

Unemployment Rate

3.6

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.2

4.3

3.7

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.

MOBILE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

184,627

186,007

186,454

188,708

187,778

190,233

188,967

187,395

188,009

190,214

187,839

Employment

175,446

176,516

177,803

180,761

179,520

179,353

178,836

178,120

179,422

181,737

178,751

Unemployment

9,181

9,491

8,651

7,947

8,258

10,880

10,131

9,275

8,587

8,477

9,088

Unemployment Rate

5.0

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.4

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.8

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

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MONROE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,959

7,079

7,055

7,074

7,047

7,234

7,189

7,158

7,195

7,149

7,114

Employment

6,504

6,603

6,608

6,676

6,631

6,657

6,684

6,685

6,778

6,726

6,655

Unemployment

455

476

447

398

416

577

505

473

417

423

459

Unemployment Rate

6.5

6.7

6.3

5.6

5.9

8.0

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.9

6.5

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

MONTGOMERY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

104,222

105,306

105,319

105,683

106,041

107,683

107,332

106,331

106,482

107,542

106,194

Employment

100,033

100,885

101,229

101,937

102,093

102,430

102,551

101,787

102,330

103,318

101,859

Unemployment

4,189

4,421

4,090

3,746

3,948

5,253

4,781

4,544

4,152

4,224

4,335

Unemployment Rate

4.0

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.7

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.1

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

MORGAN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

54,455

55,005

55,360

55,553

55,706

56,758

56,445

56,099

55,916

56,640

55,794

Employment

52,345

52,802

53,376

53,761

53,794

54,224

54,267

54,019

54,010

54,723

53,732

Unemployment

2,110

2,203

1,984

1,792

1,912

2,534

2,178

2,080

1,906

1,917

2,062

Unemployment Rate

3.9

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.4

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.7

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

PERRY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

3,251

3,341

3,331

3,351

3,385

3,486

3,536

3,420

3,500

3,437

3,404

Employment

3,035

3,127

3,123

3,163

3,158

3,167

3,231

3,162

3,278

3,233

3,168

Unemployment

216

214

208

188

227

319

305

258

222

204

236

Unemployment Rate

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.6

6.7

9.2

8.6

7.5

6.3

5.9

6.9

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

PICKENS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,673

7,833

7,844

7,859

7,860

7,841

7,803

7,846

7,986

8,045

7,859

Employment

7,313

7,445

7,504

7,560

7,506

7,343

7,366

7,485

7,658

7,707

7,489

Unemployment

360

388

340

299

354

498

437

361

328

338

370

Unemployment Rate

4.7

5.0

4.3

3.8

4.5

6.4

5.6

4.6

4.1

4.2

4.7

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

PIKE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,107

15,438

15,522

15,648

15,310

15,566

15,544

15,253

15,405

15,601

15,440

Employment

14,389

14,734

14,823

15,037

14,689

14,662

14,745

14,515

14,741

14,930

14,727

Unemployment

718

704

699

611

621

904

799

738

664

671

713

Unemployment Rate

4.8

4.6

4.5

3.9

4.1

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.3

4.6

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

RANDOLPH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,173

9,547

9,608

9,638

9,530

9,683

9,643

9,542

9,664

9,663

9,569

Employment

8,784

9,145

9,235

9,301

9,169

9,198

9,221

9,122

9,290

9,277

9,174

Unemployment

389

402

373

337

361

485

422

420

374

386

395

Unemployment Rate

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.8

5.0

4.4

3.9

4.0

4.1

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

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RUSSELL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

23,282

23,462

23,530

23,653

23,700

24,020

24,058

23,861

23,885

24,208

23,766

Employment

22,272

22,442

22,607

22,819

22,783

22,794

22,977

22,832

22,959

23,248

22,773

Unemployment

1,010

1,020

923

834

917

1,226

1,081

1,029

926

960

993

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.9

5.1

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.0

4.2

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

ST. CLAIR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

38,576

39,140

39,226

39,467

39,563

40,102

40,011

39,619

39,529

39,818

39,505

Employment

37,156

37,656

37,859

38,239

38,269

38,333

38,499

38,140

38,167

38,444

38,076

Unemployment

1,420

1,484

1,367

1,228

1,294

1,769

1,512

1,479

1,362

1,374

1,429

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.3

4.4

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.5

3.6

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

SHELBY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

108,493

109,941

110,271

111,121

111,323

112,533

112,203

111,217

110,889

111,881

110,987

Employment

105,282

106,598

107,158

108,259

108,289

108,392

108,753

107,810

107,766

108,736

107,704

Unemployment

3,211

3,343

3,113

2,862

3,034

4,141

3,450

3,407

3,123

3,145

3,283

Unemployment Rate

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.7

3.7

3.1

2.8

3.0

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

SUMTER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,713

4,748

4,754

4,770

4,795

4,907

4,896

4,815

4,919

4,908

4,823

Employment

4,430

4,462

4,475

4,514

4,511

4,510

4,520

4,528

4,661

4,646

4,526

Unemployment

283

286

279

256

284

397

376

287

258

262

297

Unemployment Rate

6.0

5.9

5.4

5.9

8.1

7.7

6.0

5.2

5.3

6.2

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

TALLADEGA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

34,144

33,983

34,052

34,209

34,998

35,523

35,258

35,384

35,480

35,919

34,895

Employment

32,561

32,343

32,596

32,869

33,596

33,648

33,596

33,828

34,082

34,497

33,362

Unemployment

1,583

1,640

1,456

1,340

1,402

1,875

1,662

1,556

1,398

1,422

1,533

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.8

4.3

3.9

4.0

5.3

4.7

4.4

3.9

4.0

4.4

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

TALLAPOOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,832

17,798

17,899

18,046

18,122

18,429

18,393

18,171

18,099

18,077

18,087

Employment

17,082

17,024

17,175

17,387

17,406

17,488

17,527

17,389

17,386

17,324

17,319

Unemployment

750

774

724

659

716

941

866

782

713

753

768

Unemployment Rate

4.2

4.3

4.0

3.7

4.0

5.1

4.7

4.3

3.9

4.2

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

TUSCALOOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

99,043

100,316

101,083

101,416

101,187

99,519

98,365

100,411

101,010

102,881

100,523

Employment

95,302

96,497

97,520

98,255

97,317

94,532

93,941

96,514

97,541

99,422

96,684

Unemployment

3,741

3,819

3,563

3,161

3,870

4,987

4,424

3,897

3,469

3,459

3,839

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.8

5.0

4.5

3.9

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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WALKER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

24,830

25,200

25,234

25,358

25,449

25,880

25,824

25,558

25,460

25,608

25,440

Employment

23,682

24,029

24,184

24,412

24,454

24,507

24,623

24,408

24,413

24,555

24,327

Unemployment

1,148

1,171

1,050

946

995

1,373

1,201

1,150

1,047

1,053

1,113

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.9

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.1

4.4

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

WASHINGTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,493

6,590

6,604

6,619

6,633

6,759

6,695

6,570

6,740

6,766

6,647

Employment

6,077

6,184

6,220

6,282

6,265

6,271

6,235

6,157

6,353

6,380

6,242

Unemployment

416

406

384

337

368

488

460

413

387

386

405

Unemployment Rate

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.1

5.5

7.2

6.9

6.3

5.7

6.1

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

WILCOX

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

2,756

2,795

2,750

2,744

2,743

2,850

2,892

2,765

2,762

2,738

2,779

Employment

2,469

2,502

2,493

2,509

2,500

2,527

2,568

2,482

2,507

2,496

2,505

Unemployment

287

293

257

235

243

323

324

283

255

242

274

Unemployment Rate

10.4

10.5

9.3

8.6

8.9

11.3

11.2

10.2

9.2

8.8

9.9

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

WINSTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,413

9,521

9,577

9,633

9,782

9,994

9,887

9,813

9,957

9,972

9,755

Employment

8,977

9,064

9,173

9,273

9,412

9,484

9,440

9,395

9,555

9,566

9,334

Unemployment

436

457

404

360

370

510

447

418

402

406

421

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.8

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.1

4.3

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

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