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HWOL The Help Wanted Online Data Series™ fills a critical gap in the current
U.S. economic indicators by providing timely monthly measures of labor demand (advertised vacancies) at the national, regional, State and metropolitan area levels.
These monthly measures are comparable in timing and geographic detail to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly measures of labor supply (unemployment).
The Catalogue of Workforce Information Sources, formerly the Environmental Scan,
has been finalized by the Employment and Training Administration. You can
find it here.
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for information about job terminations in Alabama.
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August 2024
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Alabama:
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United States:
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Alabama’s labor force participation rate for August is unchanged at 57.5%. The percentage of prime-age workers increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 79.4% over the month. Over the year, this number increased by 1.6 percentage points from 77.8%. Prime-age workers are those aged 25-54 years.
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 2.8%, unchanged from July 2024’s revised rate. August’s rate is above August 2023’s rate of 2.5%. The rate represents 66,619 unemployed persons, compared to 66,566 in July and 58,570 in August 2023.
The number of people counted as employed increased by 19,816 over the year to 2,276,999, a new record high. The civilian labor force also increased to a new record high of 2,343,618, with 27,865 more people joining over the year.
Over the year, wage and salary employment increased by 43,200 to 2,208,000, with gains in the private education and health services sector (+12,800), the manufacturing sector (+8,500), and the trade, transportation, and utilities sector (+6,900), among others.
Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 2.6%, Morgan and Madison Counties at 2.8%, and Cullman, Elmore, Limestone, Marshall, and St. Clair Counties at 2.9%. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 8.9%, Perry County at 6.9%, and Clarke County at 6.4%.
Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are: Vestavia Hills at 2.3%, Trussville at 2.4%, and Alabaster, Homewood, and Madison at 2.5%. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are: Selma at 7.2%, Prichard at 5.9%, and Anniston at 4.8%.
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