Alabama Labor Market Information Division

County Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2019

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AUTAUGA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,808

26,084

26,269

26,400

26,633

26,606

26,689

26,637

26,630

26,417

Employment

24,801

25,163

25,368

25,619

25,942

25,781

25,971

25,956

26,014

25,624

Unemployment

1,007

921

901

781

691

825

718

681

616

793

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.6

3.1

2.7

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.

BALDWIN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,160

93,498

95,982

97,556

99,050

100,588

100,496

99,186

97,399

97,324

Employment

88,370

90,035

92,627

94,553

96,540

97,660

98,032

96,765

95,210

94,421

Unemployment

3,790

3,463

3,355

3,003

2,510

2,928

2,464

2,421

2,189

2,903

Unemployment Rate

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

3.0

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

BARBOUR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,250

8,339

8,378

8,399

8,398

8,489

8,546

8,477

8,445

8,414

Employment

7,813

7,932

7,987

8,044

8,090

8,110

8,199

8,160

8,165

8,056

Unemployment

437

407

391

355

308

379

347

317

280

358

Unemployment Rate

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.2

3.7

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

4.3

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

BIBB

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,705

8,770

8,825

8,856

8,870

8,899

8,942

8,892

8,888

8,850

Employment

8,319

8,413

8,484

8,539

8,617

8,589

8,674

8,634

8,663

8,548

Unemployment

386

357

341

317

253

310

268

258

225

302

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

2.9

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.5

3.4

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

BLOUNT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,024

25,262

25,471

25,532

25,667

25,762

25,972

25,737

25,803

25,581

Employment

24,046

24,370

24,609

24,786

25,024

24,983

25,304

25,095

25,217

24,826

Unemployment

978

892

862

746

643

779

668

642

586

755

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.4

2.9

2.5

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

3.0

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

BULLOCK

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,604

4,732

4,766

4,789

4,752

4,839

4,979

4,874

5,011

4,816

Employment

4,351

4,527

4,577

4,610

4,600

4,660

4,786

4,698

4,843

4,628

Unemployment

253

205

189

179

152

179

193

176

168

188

Unemployment Rate

5.5

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.9

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

BUTLER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,835

8,988

9,128

9,185

9,184

9,135

9,201

9,198

9,184

9,116

Employment

8,363

8,577

8,729

8,805

8,876

8,775

8,839

8,842

8,886

8,744

Unemployment

472

411

399

380

308

360

362

356

298

372

Unemployment Rate

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.4

3.9

3.2

4.1

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

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CALHOUN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,893

46,078

46,263

46,427

46,614

46,667

46,557

46,723

46,488

46,412

Employment

43,431

43,945

44,243

44,591

45,017

44,761

44,918

45,217

45,131

44,584

Unemployment

2,462

2,133

2,020

1,836

1,597

1,906

1,639

1,506

1,357

1,828

Unemployment Rate

5.4

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.4

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.9

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

CHAMBERS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,233

15,373

15,360

15,436

15,482

15,541

15,609

15,734

15,827

15,511

Employment

14,583

14,785

14,775

14,915

15,047

15,016

15,092

15,294

15,435

14,994

Unemployment

650

588

585

521

435

525

517

440

392

517

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.8

3.4

2.8

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.5

3.3

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

CHEROKEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,486

11,646

11,594

11,659

11,782

11,828

11,715

11,705

11,751

11,685

Employment

11,000

11,151

11,172

11,292

11,453

11,437

11,378

11,395

11,474

11,306

Unemployment

486

495

422

367

329

391

337

310

277

379

Unemployment Rate

4.2

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.2

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

CHILTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

19,476

19,701

19,823

19,880

19,915

20,000

20,213

20,018

20,134

19,907

Employment

18,705

18,994

19,155

19,288

19,418

19,401

19,675

19,514

19,675

19,314

Unemployment

771

707

668

592

497

599

538

504

459

593

Unemployment Rate

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

3.0

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

CHOCTAW

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,757

4,848

5,014

5,011

5,015

5,313

5,318

5,295

5,385

5,106

Employment

4,457

4,564

4,755

4,771

4,816

5,058

5,085

5,092

5,187

4,865

Unemployment

300

284

259

240

199

255

233

203

198

241

Unemployment Rate

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.0

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.7

4.7

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

CLARKE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,563

7,662

7,663

7,669

7,661

7,703

7,673

7,650

7,637

7,654

Employment

6,966

7,079

7,163

7,212

7,262

7,200

7,190

7,202

7,245

7,169

Unemployment

597

583

500

457

399

503

483

448

392

485

Unemployment Rate

7.9

7.6

6.5

6.0

5.2

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.1

6.3

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

CLAY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,964

6,075

6,149

6,184

6,170

6,149

6,198

6,155

6,192

6,137

Employment

5,697

5,827

5,920

5,979

5,990

5,929

5,997

5,982

6,043

5,929

Unemployment

267

248

229

205

180

220

201

173

149

208

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

2.9

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

3.4

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

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CLEBURNE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,669

5,725

5,759

5,794

5,797

5,814

5,921

5,815

5,863

5,795

Employment

5,373

5,477

5,520

5,574

5,621

5,613

5,748

5,657

5,720

5,589

Unemployment

296

248

239

220

176

201

173

158

143

206

Unemployment Rate

5.2

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.0

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.4

3.6

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

COFFEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

20,498

20,880

21,272

21,494

21,509

21,625

21,690

21,717

21,832

21,391

Employment

19,560

20,030

20,478

20,774

20,910

20,909

21,096

21,143

21,297

20,689

Unemployment

938

850

794

720

599

716

594

574

535

702

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.3

2.8

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.3

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

COLBERT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

23,062

23,374

23,439

23,564

23,624

23,534

23,599

23,736

23,738

23,519

Employment

21,828

22,172

22,371

22,582

22,775

22,506

22,635

22,910

22,991

22,530

Unemployment

1,234

1,202

1,068

982

849

1,028

964

826

747

989

Unemployment Rate

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.2

3.6

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.1

4.2

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

CONECUH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,407

4,507

4,543

4,573

4,557

4,575

4,597

4,559

4,549

4,540

Employment

4,159

4,268

4,315

4,358

4,392

4,371

4,412

4,389

4,391

4,339

Unemployment

248

239

228

215

165

204

185

170

158

201

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

3.6

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.5

4.4

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

COOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,312

4,392

4,491

4,515

4,528

4,592

4,581

4,592

4,598

4,511

Employment

4,115

4,215

4,317

4,358

4,402

4,428

4,437

4,462

4,483

4,357

Unemployment

197

177

174

157

126

164

144

130

115

154

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.5

2.8

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.5

3.4

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

COVINGTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,378

15,625

15,614

15,839

15,784

15,867

15,910

15,738

15,851

15,734

Employment

14,593

14,917

14,941

15,168

15,289

15,267

15,375

15,217

15,407

15,130

Unemployment

785

708

673

671

495

600

535

521

444

604

Unemployment Rate

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.2

3.1

3.8

3.4

3.3

2.8

3.8

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

CRENSHAW

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,134

6,369

6,458

6,487

6,452

6,535

6,678

6,578

6,699

6,487

Employment

5,854

6,108

6,213

6,279

6,294

6,336

6,484

6,412

6,552

6,281

Unemployment

280

261

245

208

158

199

194

166

147

206

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.2

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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CULLMAN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

37,138

37,720

38,256

38,558

38,686

39,186

39,097

38,922

39,300

38,541

Employment

35,779

36,471

36,964

37,410

37,712

37,999

38,098

37,964

38,443

37,427

Unemployment

1,359

1,249

1,292

1,148

974

1,187

999

958

857

1,114

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.3

3.4

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.6

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.

DALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

20,073

20,347

20,533

20,640

20,673

20,734

20,805

20,737

20,697

20,582

Employment

19,108

19,470

19,698

19,901

20,049

19,981

20,162

20,149

20,162

19,853

Unemployment

965

877

835

739

624

753

643

588

535

729

Unemployment Rate

4.8

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.0

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

3.5

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

DALLAS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,854

15,097

14,984

15,082

15,035

14,862

14,836

14,663

14,770

14,909

Employment

13,704

14,003

14,033

14,213

14,272

13,906

13,888

13,851

14,006

13,986

Unemployment

1,150

1,094

951

869

763

956

948

812

764

923

Unemployment Rate

7.7

7.2

6.3

5.8

5.1

6.4

5.5

5.2

6.2

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

DEKALB

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

29,643

30,205

30,285

30,481

30,637

31,733

32,143

31,533

31,912

30,953

Employment

28,367

29,027

29,141

29,505

29,797

30,711

31,271

30,729

31,189

29,971

Unemployment

1,276

1,178

1,144

976

840

1,022

872

804

723

982

Unemployment Rate

4.3

3.9

3.8

3.2

2.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3

3.2

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

ELMORE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

37,068

37,379

37,655

37,867

38,213

38,152

38,200

38,185

38,109

37,870

Employment

35,673

36,138

36,432

36,790

37,287

37,022

37,236

37,265

37,276

36,791

Unemployment

1,395

1,241

1,223

1,077

926

1,130

964

920

833

1,079

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.4

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.8

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

ESCAMBIA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,098

14,323

14,476

14,563

14,617

14,794

14,728

14,662

14,726

14,554

Employment

13,387

13,655

13,855

13,965

14,116

14,181

14,195

14,163

14,268

13,976

Unemployment

711

668

621

598

501

613

533

499

458

578

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.4

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

4.0

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

ETOWAH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

43,342

43,551

44,027

44,231

44,372

44,488

44,206

44,217

44,179

44,068

Employment

41,385

41,727

42,230

42,639

42,999

42,782

42,740

42,854

42,957

42,479

Unemployment

1,957

1,824

1,797

1,592

1,373

1,706

1,466

1,363

1,222

1,589

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.6

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

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FAYETTE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,346

6,471

6,511

6,542

6,556

6,623

6,586

6,587

6,644

6,540

Employment

6,053

6,212

6,258

6,309

6,354

6,372

6,369

6,387

6,461

6,308

Unemployment

293

259

253

233

202

251

217

200

183

232

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.5

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

FRANKLIN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,161

14,384

14,452

14,489

14,525

14,640

14,625

14,648

14,761

14,520

Employment

13,579

13,844

13,936

14,042

14,139

14,170

14,214

14,273

14,417

14,068

Unemployment

582

540

516

447

386

470

411

375

344

452

Unemployment Rate

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.7

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.3

3.1

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

GENEVA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,721

10,900

10,998

11,071

11,042

11,146

11,315

11,165

11,201

11,062

Employment

10,229

10,474

10,590

10,703

10,736

10,784

11,021

10,860

10,937

10,704

Unemployment

492

426

408

368

306

362

294

305

264

358

Unemployment Rate

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.3

2.8

3.2

2.6

2.7

2.4

3.2

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

GREENE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

2,784

2,834

2,864

2,905

2,924

2,903

2,913

2,901

2,904

2,881

Employment

2,585

2,646

2,694

2,717

2,757

2,704

2,711

2,735

2,762

2,701

Unemployment

199

188

170

188

167

199

202

166

142

180

Unemployment Rate

7.1

6.6

5.9

6.5

5.7

6.9

5.7

4.9

6.2

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

HALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,972

6,136

6,135

6,183

6,094

6,177

6,307

6,217

6,411

6,181

Employment

5,644

5,841

5,856

5,915

5,864

5,868

6,023

5,986

6,196

5,910

Unemployment

328

295

279

268

230

309

284

231

215

271

Unemployment Rate

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.3

3.8

5.0

4.5

3.7

3.4

4.4

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

HENRY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,745

6,827

6,882

6,915

6,931

6,968

7,023

6,957

6,895

6,905

Employment

6,391

6,487

6,564

6,630

6,687

6,684

6,775

6,723

6,694

6,626

Unemployment

354

340

318

285

244

284

248

234

201

279

Unemployment Rate

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.5

4.1

3.5

3.4

2.9

4.0

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

HOUSTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,110

45,372

45,717

45,927

46,095

46,222

46,337

46,200

45,660

45,849

Employment

43,094

43,545

43,974

44,375

44,738

44,589

44,938

44,886

44,516

44,295

Unemployment

2,016

1,827

1,743

1,552

1,357

1,633

1,399

1,314

1,144

1,554

Unemployment Rate

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.4

2.9

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.5

3.4

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

To The Top

JACKSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

23,074

23,364

23,723

23,855

23,862

23,834

23,786

23,676

23,837

23,668

Employment

21,971

22,393

22,715

22,973

23,123

22,952

22,989

22,967

23,192

22,808

Unemployment

1,103

971

1,008

882

739

882

797

709

645

860

Unemployment Rate

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.1

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.6

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

JEFFERSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

316,100

317,592

319,700

320,444

322,441

322,756

323,718

322,413

321,511

320,742

Employment

303,190

305,733

308,375

310,323

313,616

312,139

314,394

313,651

313,682

310,567

Unemployment

12,910

11,859

11,325

10,121

8,825

10,617

9,324

8,762

7,829

10,175

Unemployment Rate

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.7

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.4

3.2

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

LAMAR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,690

5,791

5,755

5,781

5,769

5,848

5,833

5,820

5,838

5,791

Employment

5,437

5,567

5,533

5,571

5,602

5,614

5,648

5,652

5,688

5,590

Unemployment

253

224

222

210

167

234

185

168

150

201

Unemployment Rate

4.4

3.9

3.6

2.9

4.0

3.2

2.9

2.6

3.5

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

LAUDERDALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

41,690

42,063

42,351

42,599

42,922

42,759

42,766

43,060

42,994

42,578

Employment

39,703

40,293

40,711

41,105

41,544

41,057

41,282

41,737

41,794

41,025

Unemployment

1,987

1,770

1,640

1,494

1,378

1,702

1,484

1,323

1,200

1,553

Unemployment Rate

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.2

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.8

3.6

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

LAWRENCE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,097

14,166

14,225

14,283

14,423

14,563

14,609

14,540

14,506

14,379

Employment

13,425

13,570

13,673

13,784

13,995

14,037

14,148

14,121

14,141

13,877

Unemployment

672

596

552

499

428

526

461

419

365

502

Unemployment Rate

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.0

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.5

3.5

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

LEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

75,449

76,169

76,441

76,785

77,105

75,311

75,160

76,684

77,944

76,339

Employment

72,471

73,496

73,726

74,546

75,118

72,848

73,075

74,759

76,222

74,029

Unemployment

2,978

2,673

2,715

2,239

1,987

2,463

2,085

1,925

1,722

2,310

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.6

2.9

2.6

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.2

3.0

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

LIMESTONE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

42,625

43,048

43,264

43,436

43,516

43,824

44,014

44,084

44,145

43,550

Employment

40,962

41,528

41,808

42,145

42,408

42,465

42,856

43,050

43,210

42,270

Unemployment

1,663

1,520

1,456

1,291

1,108

1,359

1,158

1,034

935

1,280

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.5

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.9

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

To The Top

LOWNDES

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

3,616

3,650

3,653

3,683

3,671

3,680

3,719

3,684

3,708

3,674

Employment

3,320

3,388

3,410

3,444

3,468

3,458

3,503

3,489

3,527

3,445

Unemployment

296

262

243

239

203

222

216

195

181

229

Unemployment Rate

8.2

7.2

6.7

6.5

5.5

6.0

5.8

5.3

4.9

6.2

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

MACON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,772

7,842

7,882

7,900

7,915

7,797

7,765

7,845

7,907

7,847

Employment

7,292

7,405

7,464

7,542

7,576

7,376

7,392

7,519

7,621

7,465

Unemployment

480

437

418

358

339

421

373

326

286

382

Unemployment Rate

6.2

5.6

5.3

4.5

4.3

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.6

4.9

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

MADISON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

181,020

182,274

183,361

184,077

184,638

185,719

186,166

186,887

186,637

184,531

Employment

174,235

176,226

177,408

178,807

180,133

180,149

181,362

182,596

182,773

179,299

Unemployment

6,785

6,048

5,953

5,270

4,505

5,570

4,804

4,291

3,864

5,232

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.4

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.

MARENGO

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,441

7,587

7,649

7,677

7,674

7,774

7,784

7,713

7,772

7,674

Employment

7,042

7,224

7,311

7,386

7,418

7,460

7,502

7,448

7,531

7,369

Unemployment

399

363

338

291

256

314

282

265

241

305

Unemployment Rate

5.4

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.3

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1

4.0

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

MARION

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,447

12,694

12,809

12,842

12,857

12,925

12,849

12,793

12,944

12,795

Employment

11,817

12,114

12,255

12,327

12,417

12,411

12,390

12,363

12,555

12,294

Unemployment

630

580

554

515

440

514

459

430

389

501

Unemployment Rate

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.9

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

MARSHALL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

42,573

43,059

43,574

43,959

44,279

44,378

44,400

44,338

44,447

43,889

Employment

40,984

41,633

42,167

42,743

43,245

43,122

43,336

43,315

43,533

42,675

Unemployment

1,589

1,426

1,407

1,216

1,034

1,256

1,064

1,023

914

1,214

Unemployment Rate

3.7

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.8

2.4

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

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

188,055

189,297

189,731

191,183

191,442

191,372

191,045

191,304

192,022

190,606

Employment

178,267

179,920

181,140

183,219

184,657

183,311

183,762

184,663

185,997

182,771

Unemployment

9,788

9,377

8,591

7,964

6,785

8,061

7,283

6,641

6,025

7,835

Unemployment Rate

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.1

4.1

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

To The Top

MONROE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,070

7,245

7,219

7,252

7,227

7,279

7,313

7,205

7,254

7,229

Employment

6,569

6,784

6,797

6,843

6,886

6,878

6,943

6,881

6,943

6,836

Unemployment

501

461

422

409

341

401

370

324

311

393

Unemployment Rate

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.6

4.7

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.3

5.4

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

MONTGOMERY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

105,351

106,355

106,844

107,500

108,148

107,955

108,096

108,128

107,999

107,375

Employment

100,738

102,072

102,789

103,769

105,010

104,238

104,797

105,027

105,181

103,736

Unemployment

4,613

4,283

4,055

3,731

3,138

3,717

3,299

3,101

2,818

3,639

Unemployment Rate

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.5

2.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.6

3.4

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

MORGAN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

57,121

57,313

57,611

57,820

58,472

58,889

58,864

58,904

58,611

58,179

Employment

54,969

55,370

55,738

56,157

57,065

57,126

57,344

57,486

57,367

56,514

Unemployment

2,152

1,943

1,873

1,663

1,407

1,763

1,520

1,418

1,244

1,665

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

3.3

2.9

2.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.9

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

PERRY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

3,347

3,447

3,495

3,525

3,459

3,433

3,490

3,441

3,520

3,462

Employment

3,118

3,237

3,298

3,337

3,289

3,194

3,256

3,248

3,356

3,259

Unemployment

229

210

197

188

170

239

234

193

164

203

Unemployment Rate

6.8

6.1

5.6

5.3

4.9

7.0

6.7

5.6

4.7

5.9

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

PICKENS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,855

8,001

8,008

8,042

7,994

8,043

8,118

8,089

8,222

8,041

Employment

7,473

7,644

7,667

7,739

7,725

7,681

7,792

7,824

7,989

7,726

Unemployment

382

357

341

303

269

362

326

265

233

315

Unemployment Rate

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.4

4.5

4.0

3.3

2.8

3.9

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

PIKE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,134

15,400

15,287

15,399

15,360

15,359

15,318

15,396

15,482

15,348

Employment

14,421

14,750

14,668

14,862

14,877

14,765

14,825

14,911

15,042

14,791

Unemployment

713

650

619

537

483

594

493

485

440

557

Unemployment Rate

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.9

3.2

2.8

3.6

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

RANDOLPH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,342

9,650

9,714

9,789

9,845

9,729

9,792

9,726

9,801

9,710

Employment

8,949

9,267

9,330

9,459

9,564

9,393

9,499

9,444

9,543

9,383

Unemployment

393

383

384

330

281

336

293

282

258

327

Unemployment Rate

4.2

4.0

3.4

2.9

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.6

3.4

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

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RUSSELL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

23,793

23,915

23,897

23,964

23,967

23,897

23,766

23,856

23,748

23,867

Employment

22,792

23,015

23,024

23,170

23,312

23,108

23,080

23,197

23,166

23,096

Unemployment

1,001

900

873

794

655

789

686

659

582

771

Unemployment Rate

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.3

2.7

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.5

3.2

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

ST. CLAIR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

39,902

40,103

40,427

40,566

40,786

40,848

41,006

40,787

40,712

40,571

Employment

38,339

38,697

39,055

39,313

39,741

39,581

39,916

39,757

39,787

39,354

Unemployment

1,563

1,406

1,372

1,253

1,045

1,267

1,090

1,030

925

1,217

Unemployment Rate

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.1

2.6

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

3.0

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

SHELBY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

113,570

114,128

115,061

115,369

116,185

116,181

116,548

116,182

115,936

115,462

Employment

109,939

110,865

111,849

112,564

113,793

113,267

114,100

113,791

113,783

112,661

Unemployment

3,631

3,263

3,212

2,805

2,392

2,914

2,448

2,391

2,153

2,801

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.4

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

SUMTER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,452

4,651

4,832

4,877

4,821

4,875

4,894

4,863

4,941

4,801

Employment

4,172

4,395

4,573

4,641

4,604

4,591

4,617

4,660

4,757

4,557

Unemployment

280

256

259

236

217

284

277

203

184

244

Unemployment Rate

6.3

5.5

5.4

4.8

4.5

5.8

5.7

4.2

3.7

5.1

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

TALLADEGA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

35,124

35,475

35,951

36,174

36,371

36,241

36,044

36,186

36,180

35,972

Employment

33,465

33,933

34,506

34,811

35,174

34,832

34,785

34,997

35,112

34,624

Unemployment

1,659

1,542

1,445

1,363

1,197

1,409

1,259

1,189

1,068

1,348

Unemployment Rate

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.7

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

TALLAPOOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,210

17,526

18,086

18,165

18,331

18,957

18,939

18,968

18,808

18,332

Employment

16,413

16,782

17,367

17,531

17,818

18,314

18,339

18,447

18,345

17,706

Unemployment

797

744

719

634

513

643

600

521

463

626

Unemployment Rate

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.5

2.8

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

3.4

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

TUSCALOOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

103,040

104,047

104,261

104,648

104,748

104,183

104,218

105,243

105,989

104,486

Employment

99,114

100,460

100,737

101,594

101,870

100,691

101,148

102,528

103,624

101,307

Unemployment

3,926

3,587

3,524

3,054

2,878

3,492

3,070

2,715

2,365

3,179

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.7

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.2

3.0

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

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WALKER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,262

25,393

25,574

25,621

25,785

25,884

25,958

25,813

25,694

25,665

Employment

24,063

24,286

24,536

24,706

25,007

24,914

25,135

25,004

24,999

24,739

Unemployment

1,199

1,107

1,038

915

778

970

823

809

695

926

Unemployment Rate

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.0

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.7

3.6

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

WASHINGTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,618

6,731

6,716

6,731

6,705

6,805

6,760

6,707

6,848

6,736

Employment

6,158

6,317

6,340

6,391

6,403

6,457

6,431

6,408

6,584

6,388

Unemployment

460

414

376

340

302

348

329

299

264

348

Unemployment Rate

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.5

5.1

4.9

4.5

3.9

5.2

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

WILCOX

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

2,712

2,788

2,755

2,738

2,736

2,708

2,744

2,692

2,704

2,731

Employment

2,428

2,516

2,525

2,546

2,555

2,504

2,538

2,506

2,536

2,517

Unemployment

284

272

230

192

181

204

206

186

168

214

Unemployment Rate

10.5

9.8

8.3

7.0

6.6

7.5

6.9

6.2

7.8

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

WINSTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,693

9,831

9,809

9,848

9,913

10,056

9,962

9,940

9,982

9,893

Employment

9,220

9,405

9,397

9,465

9,589

9,671

9,629

9,616

9,706

9,522

Unemployment

473

426

412

383

324

385

333

324

276

371

Unemployment Rate

4.9

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.8

3.3

2.8

3.8

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

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