Alabama Labor Market Information Division

County Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2017

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AUTAUGA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,583

25,774

25,842

25,766

25,770

25,962

25,851

25,792

Employment

24,081

24,409

24,623

24,775

24,827

24,764

24,702

24,597

Unemployment

1,502

1,365

1,219

991

943

1,198

1,149

1,195

Unemployment Rate

5.9

5.3

4.7

3.8

3.7

4.6

4.4

4.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

BALDWIN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

87,883

89,409

91,464

91,686

92,308

94,241

93,794

91,541

Employment

82,254

84,237

87,070

88,146

88,977

90,150

90,015

87,264

Unemployment

5,629

5,172

4,394

3,540

3,331

4,091

3,779

4,277

Unemployment Rate

6.4

5.8

4.8

3.9

3.6

4.3

4.0

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

BARBOUR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,086

8,034

8,071

7,990

8,074

8,181

8,183

8,089

Employment

7,323

7,371

7,476

7,491

7,632

7,613

7,635

7,506

Unemployment

763

663

595

499

442

568

548

583

Unemployment Rate

9.4

8.3

7.4

6.2

5.5

6.9

6.7

7.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

BIBB

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,549

8,575

8,542

8,518

8,489

8,586

8,609

8,552

Employment

7,962

8,041

8,085

8,146

8,131

8,139

8,178

8,097

Unemployment

587

534

457

372

358

447

431

455

Unemployment Rate

6.9

6.2

5.4

4.4

4.2

5.2

5.0

5.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

BLOUNT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

24,453

24,587

24,627

24,555

24,458

24,761

24,825

24,610

Employment

22,923

23,197

23,391

23,557

23,515

23,588

23,753

23,418

Unemployment

1,530

1,390

1,236

998

943

1,173

1,072

1,192

Unemployment Rate

6.3

5.7

5.0

4.1

3.9

4.7

4.3

4.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

BULLOCK

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,779

4,778

4,826

4,743

4,687

4,786

4,931

4,790

Employment

4,383

4,465

4,545

4,524

4,486

4,520

4,655

4,511

Unemployment

396

313

281

219

201

266

276

279

Unemployment Rate

8.3

6.6

5.8

4.6

4.3

5.6

5.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

BUTLER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,070

9,137

9,210

9,179

9,110

9,167

9,253

9,161

Employment

8,338

8,479

8,627

8,676

8,646

8,596

8,632

8,571

Unemployment

732

658

583

503

464

571

621

590

Unemployment Rate

8.1

7.2

6.3

5.5

5.1

6.2

6.7

6.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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CALHOUN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

45,626

45,759

45,836

45,693

45,497

45,691

45,794

45,699

Employment

42,183

42,675

43,073

43,405

43,329

43,001

43,292

42,994

Unemployment

3,443

3,084

2,763

2,288

2,168

2,690

2,502

2,705

Unemployment Rate

7.5

6.7

6.0

5.0

4.8

5.9

5.5

5.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CHAMBERS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,182

15,419

15,389

15,331

15,291

15,324

15,346

15,326

Employment

14,271

14,561

14,633

14,733

14,727

14,611

14,660

14,599

Unemployment

911

858

756

598

564

713

686

727

Unemployment Rate

6.0

5.6

4.9

3.9

3.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CHEROKEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,142

11,225

11,323

11,317

11,190

11,223

11,072

11,214

Employment

10,409

10,594

10,785

10,878

10,773

10,699

10,577

10,674

Unemployment

733

631

538

439

417

524

495

540

Unemployment Rate

6.6

5.6

4.8

3.9

3.7

4.7

4.5

4.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CHILTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

19,131

19,202

19,212

19,138

19,074

19,272

19,411

19,205

Employment

17,927

18,117

18,241

18,352

18,324

18,370

18,555

18,269

Unemployment

1,204

1,085

971

786

750

902

856

936

Unemployment Rate

6.3

5.7

5.1

4.1

3.9

4.7

4.4

4.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CHOCTAW

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,241

4,271

4,306

4,236

4,228

4,268

4,277

4,261

Employment

3,822

3,893

3,971

3,954

3,960

3,944

3,962

3,929

Unemployment

419

378

335

282

268

324

315

332

Unemployment Rate

9.9

8.9

7.8

6.7

6.3

7.6

7.4

7.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CLARKE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,115

7,953

7,965

7,840

7,717

7,874

7,817

7,897

Employment

7,076

7,058

7,200

7,175

7,100

7,039

7,016

7,095

Unemployment

1,039

895

765

665

617

835

801

802

Unemployment Rate

12.8

11.3

9.6

8.5

8.0

10.6

10.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CLAY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,515

5,730

5,759

5,694

5,672

5,715

5,725

5,687

Employment

5,145

5,384

5,460

5,454

5,438

5,425

5,436

5,392

Unemployment

370

346

299

240

234

290

289

295

Unemployment Rate

6.7

6.0

5.2

4.2

4.1

5.1

5.0

5.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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CLEBURNE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,765

5,943

6,002

5,958

5,814

5,881

6,029

5,913

Employment

5,350

5,582

5,688

5,703

5,566

5,578

5,740

5,601

Unemployment

415

361

314

255

248

303

289

312

Unemployment Rate

7.2

6.1

5.2

4.3

5.2

4.8

5.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

COFFEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

20,327

20,682

20,653

20,594

20,579

20,641

20,685

20,595

Employment

18,962

19,408

19,522

19,654

19,699

19,566

19,687

19,500

Unemployment

1,365

1,274

1,131

940

880

1,075

998

1,095

Unemployment Rate

6.7

6.2

5.5

4.6

4.3

5.2

4.8

5.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

COLBERT

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

23,702

23,748

23,742

23,712

23,495

23,609

23,579

23,655

Employment

21,809

22,073

22,294

22,492

22,359

22,193

22,258

22,211

Unemployment

1,893

1,675

1,448

1,220

1,136

1,416

1,321

1,444

Unemployment Rate

8.0

7.1

6.1

5.1

4.8

6.0

5.6

6.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CONECUH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,555

4,477

4,498

4,455

4,451

4,538

4,536

4,501

Employment

4,098

4,075

4,160

4,178

4,203

4,217

4,162

Unemployment

457

402

338

277

248

335

319

339

Unemployment Rate

10.0

9.0

7.5

6.2

5.6

7.4

7.0

7.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

COOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

4,389

4,408

4,444

4,406

4,383

4,401

4,415

4,406

Employment

4,069

4,108

4,175

4,201

4,192

4,170

4,171

4,155

Unemployment

320

300

269

205

191

231

244

251

Unemployment Rate

7.3

6.8

6.1

4.7

4.4

5.2

5.5

5.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

COVINGTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,161

15,062

15,206

15,152

15,510

15,679

15,684

15,350

Employment

13,896

13,916

14,220

14,286

14,694

14,713

14,775

14,357

Unemployment

1,265

1,146

986

866

816

966

909

993

Unemployment Rate

8.3

7.6

6.5

5.7

5.3

6.2

5.8

6.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

CRENSHAW

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,343

6,460

6,512

6,471

6,320

6,384

6,576

6,438

Employment

5,895

6,055

6,176

6,187

6,049

6,060

6,213

6,091

Unemployment

448

405

336

284

271

324

363

347

Unemployment Rate

7.1

6.3

5.2

4.4

4.3

5.1

5.5

5.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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CULLMAN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

37,689

37,760

38,055

38,058

37,859

38,064

37,982

37,924

Employment

35,539

35,769

36,330

36,642

36,528

36,417

36,450

36,239

Unemployment

2,150

1,991

1,725

1,416

1,331

1,647

1,532

1,685

Unemployment Rate

5.7

5.3

4.5

3.7

3.5

4.3

4.0

4.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

DALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

19,996

20,093

20,091

19,999

19,942

20,009

19,996

20,018

Employment

18,707

18,879

19,000

19,112

19,105

18,956

19,039

18,971

Unemployment

1,289

1,214

1,091

887

837

1,053

957

1,047

Unemployment Rate

6.4

6.0

5.4

4.4

4.2

5.3

4.8

5.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

DALLAS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,442

15,701

15,896

15,720

15,359

15,507

15,553

15,597

Employment

13,818

14,249

14,561

14,640

14,343

14,071

14,021

14,243

Unemployment

1,624

1,452

1,335

1,080

1,016

1,436

1,532

1,354

Unemployment Rate

10.5

9.2

8.4

6.9

6.6

9.3

9.9

8.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

DEKALB

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

28,697

28,690

28,931

28,823

28,415

28,882

29,127

28,795

Employment

26,513

26,806

27,320

27,496

27,187

27,353

27,736

27,202

Unemployment

2,184

1,884

1,611

1,327

1,228

1,529

1,391

1,593

Unemployment Rate

7.6

6.6

5.6

4.6

4.3

5.3

4.8

5.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

ELMORE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

36,685

36,934

37,038

36,970

36,967

37,171

36,965

36,961

Employment

34,640

35,105

35,400

35,637

35,708

35,597

35,436

35,360

Unemployment

2,045

1,829

1,638

1,333

1,259

1,574

1,529

1,601

Unemployment Rate

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.6

3.4

4.2

4.1

4.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

ESCAMBIA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,612

14,592

14,720

14,669

14,583

14,668

14,577

14,631

Employment

13,495

13,591

13,846

13,933

13,906

13,832

13,788

13,770

Unemployment

1,117

1,001

874

736

677

836

789

861

Unemployment Rate

7.6

6.9

5.9

5.0

4.6

5.7

5.4

5.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

ETOWAH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

44,189

44,582

44,727

44,594

44,485

44,698

44,131

44,486

Employment

41,190

41,838

42,269

42,587

42,597

42,373

41,982

42,119

Unemployment

2,999

2,744

2,458

2,007

1,888

2,325

2,149

2,367

Unemployment Rate

6.8

6.2

5.5

4.5

4.2

5.2

4.9

5.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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FAYETTE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,547

6,593

6,591

6,530

6,494

6,511

6,479

6,535

Employment

6,058

6,142

6,205

6,229

6,203

6,148

6,153

6,163

Unemployment

489

451

386

301

291

363

326

372

Unemployment Rate

7.5

6.8

5.9

4.6

4.5

5.6

5.0

5.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

FRANKLIN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,698

13,774

13,818

13,735

13,781

13,829

13,792

13,775

Employment

12,757

12,922

13,068

13,134

13,209

13,136

13,152

13,054

Unemployment

941

852

750

601

572

693

640

721

Unemployment Rate

6.9

6.2

5.4

4.4

4.2

5.0

4.6

5.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

GENEVA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

10,806

10,898

10,947

10,904

10,854

10,952

11,083

10,921

Employment

10,100

10,247

10,384

10,451

10,418

10,413

10,583

10,371

Unemployment

706

651

563

453

436

539

500

550

Unemployment Rate

6.5

6.0

5.1

4.2

4.0

4.9

4.5

5.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

GREENE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

2,896

2,932

2,876

2,841

2,806

2,820

2,821

2,856

Employment

2,553

2,624

2,603

2,626

2,601

2,571

2,569

2,592

Unemployment

343

308

273

215

205

249

252

264

Unemployment Rate

11.8

10.5

9.5

7.6

7.3

8.8

8.9

9.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

HALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,029

6,071

6,092

5,992

5,962

6,051

6,220

6,060

Employment

5,492

5,582

5,651

5,637

5,634

5,637

5,788

5,632

Unemployment

537

489

441

355

328

414

432

428

Unemployment Rate

8.9

8.1

7.2

5.9

5.5

6.8

6.9

7.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

HENRY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,776

6,796

6,800

6,803

6,748

6,788

6,791

6,786

Employment

6,244

6,329

6,404

6,466

6,442

6,419

6,453

6,394

Unemployment

532

467

396

337

306

369

338

392

Unemployment Rate

7.9

6.9

5.8

5.0

4.5

5.4

5.0

5.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

HOUSTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

44,952

45,077

45,053

45,087

44,872

44,943

44,809

44,970

Employment

41,990

42,430

42,732

43,201

43,031

42,701

42,725

42,687

Unemployment

2,962

2,647

2,321

1,886

1,841

2,242

2,084

2,283

Unemployment Rate

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.2

4.1

5.0

4.7

5.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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JACKSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

23,609

23,365

23,551

23,463

23,389

23,556

23,423

23,479

Employment

21,848

21,862

22,218

22,367

22,297

22,248

22,205

22,149

Unemployment

1,761

1,503

1,333

1,096

1,092

1,308

1,218

1,330

Unemployment Rate

7.5

6.4

5.7

4.7

5.6

5.2

5.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

JEFFERSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

311,775

312,839

311,979

311,699

310,384

313,208

312,742

312,090

Employment

291,616

294,404

295,797

298,347

297,752

297,749

298,201

296,267

Unemployment

20,159

18,435

16,182

13,352

12,632

15,459

14,541

15,823

Unemployment Rate

6.5

5.9

5.2

4.3

4.1

4.9

4.6

5.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

LAMAR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,680

5,690

5,752

5,683

5,706

5,725

5,694

5,704

Employment

5,317

5,363

5,453

5,443

5,485

5,437

5,424

5,417

Unemployment

363

327

299

240

221

288

270

287

Unemployment Rate

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.2

3.9

5.0

4.7

5.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

LAUDERDALE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

42,763

42,879

43,028

43,056

42,657

42,925

42,795

42,872

Employment

39,703

40,232

40,707

41,092

40,842

40,575

40,637

40,541

Unemployment

3,060

2,647

2,321

1,964

1,815

2,350

2,158

2,331

Unemployment Rate

7.2

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.3

5.5

5.0

5.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

LAWRENCE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,722

13,768

13,801

13,692

13,649

13,786

13,717

13,734

Employment

12,666

12,824

12,991

13,012

13,002

13,006

12,980

12,926

Unemployment

1,056

944

810

680

647

780

737

808

Unemployment Rate

7.7

6.9

5.9

5.0

4.7

5.7

5.4

5.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

LEE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

73,511

74,584

74,841

74,587

74,275

74,825

74,289

74,416

Employment

69,299

70,717

71,186

71,782

71,555

71,350

71,107

70,999

Unemployment

4,212

3,867

3,655

2,805

2,720

3,475

3,182

3,417

Unemployment Rate

5.7

5.2

4.9

3.8

3.7

4.6

4.3

4.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

LIMESTONE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

40,957

41,270

41,487

41,288

41,068

41,146

41,096

41,187

Employment

38,527

39,003

39,486

39,682

39,516

39,265

39,335

39,259

Unemployment

2,430

2,267

2,001

1,606

1,552

1,881

1,761

1,928

Unemployment Rate

5.9

5.5

4.8

3.9

3.8

4.6

4.3

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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LOWNDES

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

3,848

3,816

3,785

3,750

3,729

3,790

3,852

3,796

Employment

3,365

3,408

3,435

3,447

3,456

3,450

3,471

3,433

Unemployment

483

408

350

303

273

340

381

363

Unemployment Rate

12.6

10.7

9.2

8.1

7.3

9.0

9.9

9.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MACON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,003

8,092

8,057

7,984

7,965

8,074

8,018

8,027

Employment

7,299

7,491

7,542

7,534

7,477

7,445

7,468

Unemployment

704

601

566

442

431

597

573

559

Unemployment Rate

8.8

7.4

7.0

5.5

5.4

7.4

7.1

7.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MADISON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

175,112

176,187

177,360

176,643

175,615

176,016

175,158

176,013

Employment

165,027

166,997

168,954

169,917

169,177

167,932

167,734

167,963

Unemployment

10,085

9,190

8,406

6,726

6,438

8,084

7,424

8,050

Unemployment Rate

5.8

5.2

4.7

3.8

3.7

4.6

4.2

4.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MARENGO

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,569

7,385

7,440

7,382

7,504

7,590

7,587

7,494

Employment

6,932

6,791

6,912

6,955

7,104

7,085

7,104

6,983

Unemployment

637

594

528

427

400

505

483

511

Unemployment Rate

8.4

8.0

7.1

5.8

5.3

6.7

6.4

6.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MARION

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,470

12,513

12,726

12,626

12,523

12,645

12,533

12,577

Employment

11,522

11,665

11,994

12,018

11,952

11,936

11,896

11,855

Unemployment

948

848

732

608

571

709

637

722

Unemployment Rate

7.6

6.8

5.8

4.8

4.6

5.6

5.1

5.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MARSHALL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

41,192

41,588

41,931

41,805

41,610

41,771

41,707

41,657

Employment

38,667

39,295

39,931

40,196

40,062

39,903

39,981

39,719

Unemployment

2,525

2,293

2,000

1,609

1,548

1,868

1,726

1,938

Unemployment Rate

6.1

5.5

4.8

3.8

3.7

4.5

4.1

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MOBILE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

185,048

185,796

185,753

184,389

183,252

184,299

182,902

184,491

Employment

170,080

172,524

174,027

174,604

174,010

172,878

172,115

172,891

Unemployment

14,968

13,272

11,726

9,785

9,242

11,421

10,787

11,600

Unemployment Rate

8.1

7.1

6.3

5.3

5.0

6.2

5.9

6.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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MONROE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,195

7,193

7,236

7,135

7,137

7,223

7,203

7,188

Employment

6,454

6,505

6,611

6,630

6,691

6,640

6,665

6,599

Unemployment

741

688

625

505

446

583

538

589

Unemployment Rate

10.3

9.6

8.6

7.1

6.2

8.1

7.5

8.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MONTGOMERY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

105,101

105,570

105,550

105,196

105,193

105,864

105,515

105,427

Employment

98,200

99,397

100,055

100,696

100,914

100,495

100,107

99,981

Unemployment

6,901

6,173

5,495

4,500

4,279

5,369

5,408

5,446

Unemployment Rate

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.3

4.1

5.1

5.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

MORGAN

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

55,551

55,854

55,960

55,644

55,450

55,866

55,345

55,667

Employment

52,104

52,671

53,218

53,354

53,308

53,204

52,874

52,962

Unemployment

3,447

3,183

2,742

2,290

2,142

2,662

2,471

2,705

Unemployment Rate

6.2

5.7

4.9

4.1

3.9

4.8

4.5

4.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

PERRY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

3,440

3,447

3,485

3,433

3,409

3,503

3,622

3,477

Employment

3,034

3,110

3,171

3,167

3,163

3,146

3,230

3,146

Unemployment

406

337

314

266

246

357

392

331

Unemployment Rate

11.8

9.8

9.0

7.7

7.2

10.2

10.8

9.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

PICKENS

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

7,997

8,065

8,078

7,994

7,957

8,068

8,142

8,043

Employment

7,371

7,483

7,558

7,569

7,559

7,532

7,620

7,527

Unemployment

626

582

520

425

398

536

522

516

Unemployment Rate

7.8

7.2

6.4

5.3

5.0

6.6

6.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

PIKE

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,238

15,449

15,469

15,459

14,999

15,086

15,115

15,259

Employment

14,116

14,526

14,623

14,759

14,345

14,200

14,275

14,406

Unemployment

1,122

923

846

700

654

886

840

853

Unemployment Rate

7.4

6.0

5.5

4.5

4.4

5.9

5.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

RANDOLPH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,436

9,312

9,453

9,390

9,307

9,378

9,382

9,380

Employment

8,834

8,770

8,975

9,002

8,936

8,896

8,886

8,900

Unemployment

602

542

478

388

371

482

496

480

Unemployment Rate

6.4

5.8

5.1

4.1

4.0

5.1

5.3

5.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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RUSSELL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

24,149

24,183

24,066

23,976

23,824

23,924

23,870

23,999

Employment

22,634

22,782

22,861

22,969

22,851

22,712

22,753

22,795

Unemployment

1,515

1,401

1,205

1,007

973

1,212

1,117

1,204

Unemployment Rate

6.3

5.8

5.0

4.2

4.1

5.1

4.7

5.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

ST. CLAIR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

38,656

38,857

38,810

38,772

38,624

38,956

38,935

38,801

Employment

36,313

36,690

36,912

37,222

37,148

37,183

37,273

36,963

Unemployment

2,343

2,167

1,898

1,550

1,476

1,773

1,662

1,838

Unemployment Rate

6.1

5.6

4.9

4.0

3.8

4.6

4.3

4.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

SHELBY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

108,478

109,050

109,002

109,093

108,711

109,498

109,313

109,021

Employment

103,101

104,115

104,650

105,558

105,345

105,369

105,519

104,808

Unemployment

5,377

4,935

4,352

3,535

3,366

4,129

3,794

4,213

Unemployment Rate

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.2

3.1

3.8

3.5

3.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

SUMTER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,129

5,100

5,168

5,095

5,068

5,150

5,134

5,120

Employment

4,670

4,698

4,784

4,772

4,742

4,680

4,695

4,720

Unemployment

459

402

384

323

326

470

439

400

Unemployment Rate

8.9

7.9

7.4

6.3

6.4

9.1

8.6

7.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

TALLADEGA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

34,538

34,815

34,880

34,692

34,414

34,530

34,372

34,606

Employment

31,775

32,343

32,765

32,963

32,779

32,583

32,466

32,525

Unemployment

2,763

2,472

2,115

1,729

1,635

1,947

1,906

2,081

Unemployment Rate

8.0

7.1

6.1

5.0

4.8

5.6

5.5

6.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

TALLAPOOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,569

18,445

18,606

18,548

18,436

18,590

18,603

18,542

Employment

17,415

17,399

17,666

17,798

17,741

17,732

17,695

17,635

Unemployment

1,154

1,046

940

750

695

858

908

907

Unemployment Rate

6.2

5.7

5.1

4.0

3.8

4.6

4.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

TUSCALOOSA

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

98,938

99,476

99,597

98,994

98,753

99,206

99,034

99,143

Employment

92,670

93,926

94,576

95,007

94,832

94,089

94,083

94,169

Unemployment

6,268

5,550

5,021

3,987

3,921

5,117

4,951

4,974

Unemployment Rate

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.0

5.2

5.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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WALKER

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

25,596

25,622

25,525

25,461

25,304

25,624

25,564

25,528

Employment

23,497

23,769

23,953

24,158

24,108

24,152

24,198

23,976

Unemployment

2,099

1,853

1,572

1,303

1,196

1,472

1,366

1,552

Unemployment Rate

8.2

7.2

6.2

5.1

4.7

5.7

5.3

6.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

WASHINGTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

6,861

6,743

6,801

6,718

6,684

6,761

6,695

6,752

Employment

6,155

6,133

6,256

6,250

6,244

6,206

6,164

6,201

Unemployment

706

610

545

468

440

555

531

551

Unemployment Rate

10.3

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.6

8.2

7.9

8.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

WILCOX

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

2,839

2,828

2,817

2,746

2,732

2,803

2,857

2,803

Employment

2,354

2,412

2,430

2,427

2,435

2,427

2,470

2,422

Unemployment

485

416

387

319

297

376

387

381

Unemployment Rate

17.1

14.7

13.7

11.6

10.9

13.4

13.5

13.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

WINSTON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,265

9,497

9,540

9,515

9,593

9,689

9,629

9,532

Employment

8,522

8,825

8,971

9,034

9,136

9,152

9,104

8,963

Unemployment

743

672

569

481

457

537

525

569

Unemployment Rate

8.0

7.1

6.0

5.1

4.8

5.5

6.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2016 benchmark.

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