Alabama Labor Market Information Division

Selected City Year-to-Date Labor Force Estimates for 2023

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ALABASTER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,795

18,909

18,999

19,024

18,932

Employment

18,461

18,595

18,740

18,794

18,648

Unemployment

334

314

259

230

284

Unemployment Rate

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

ANNISTON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,018

8,017

8,006

8,013

Employment

7,713

7,763

7,805

7,820

7,775

Unemployment

305

254

201

193

238

Unemployment Rate

3.8

3.2

2.5

2.4

3.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

ATHENS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,743

13,854

13,904

13,902

13,851

Employment

13,448

13,572

13,687

13,703

13,603

Unemployment

295

282

217

199

248

Unemployment Rate

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

AUBURN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

32,750

33,136

33,163

33,415

33,116

Employment

31,984

32,400

32,514

32,881

32,445

Unemployment

766

736

649

534

671

Unemployment Rate

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.6

2.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

BESSEMER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

9,884

9,922

9,904

9,892

9,901

Employment

9,474

9,547

9,622

9,647

9,573

Unemployment

410

375

282

245

328

Unemployment Rate

4.1

3.8

2.8

2.5

3.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

BIRMINGHAM CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,897

93,464

93,641

93,651

93,414

Employment

89,926

90,619

91,329

91,569

90,861

Unemployment

2,971

2,845

2,312

2,082

2,553

Unemployment Rate

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

DAPHNE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,160

13,290

13,391

13,488

13,333

Employment

12,862

13,003

13,147

13,271

13,071

Unemployment

298

287

244

217

262

Unemployment Rate

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

DECATUR CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

28,452

28,649

28,663

28,657

28,605

Employment

27,852

28,081

28,189

28,227

28,087

Unemployment

600

568

474

430

518

Unemployment Rate

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

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DOTHAN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

31,388

31,510

31,478

31,582

31,490

Employment

30,490

30,738

30,852

31,008

30,772

Unemployment

898

772

626

574

718

Unemployment Rate

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

ENTERPRISE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,216

11,155

11,297

11,370

11,260

Employment

10,919

10,872

11,081

11,180

11,013

Unemployment

297

283

216

190

247

Unemployment Rate

2.6

2.5

1.9

1.7

2.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

FLORENCE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,720

18,809

18,856

18,958

18,836

Employment

18,213

18,350

18,490

18,597

18,413

Unemployment

507

459

366

361

423

Unemployment Rate

2.7

2.4

1.9

2.2

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

GADSDEN CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

11,871

11,988

11,976

11,999

11,959

Employment

11,455

11,588

11,634

11,699

11,594

Unemployment

416

400

342

300

365

Unemployment Rate

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.5

3.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

HOMEWOOD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,335

14,439

14,537

14,553

14,467

Employment

14,111

14,219

14,331

14,369

14,258

Unemployment

224

220

206

184

209

Unemployment Rate

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

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HOOVER CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

46,879

47,170

47,366

47,475

47,223

Employment

46,019

46,368

46,731

46,857

46,494

Unemployment

860

802

635

618

729

Unemployment Rate

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

HUNTSVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

106,436

107,665

108,273

108,079

107,614

Employment

104,007

105,369

106,341

106,398

105,529

Unemployment

2,429

2,296

1,932

1,681

2,085

Unemployment Rate

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

MADISON CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

28,848

29,152

29,367

29,343

29,178

Employment

28,348

28,713

28,976

28,993

28,758

Unemployment

500

439

391

350

420

Unemployment Rate

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.4

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

MOBILE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

87,069

87,492

87,555

87,677

87,448

Employment

84,055

84,811

85,257

85,657

84,945

Unemployment

3,014

2,681

2,298

2,020

2,503

Unemployment Rate

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

MONTGOMERY CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

92,616

93,490

93,254

92,847

93,052

Employment

89,638

90,747

91,014

90,923

90,581

Unemployment

2,978

2,743

2,240

1,924

2,471

Unemployment Rate

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

NORTHPORT CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

13,814

13,985

13,982

13,985

13,942

Employment

13,554

13,756

13,792

13,806

13,727

Unemployment

260

229

190

179

215

Unemployment Rate

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

OPELIKA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

14,971

15,105

15,111

15,263

15,113

Employment

14,603

14,793

14,845

15,013

14,814

Unemployment

368

312

266

250

299

Unemployment Rate

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

2.0

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

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PHENIX CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

15,272

15,345

15,354

15,437

15,353

Employment

14,872

15,015

15,073

15,170

15,033

Unemployment

400

330

281

267

320

Unemployment Rate

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

2.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

PRATTVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

17,817

17,897

17,871

17,863

17,862

Employment

17,398

17,541

17,582

17,592

17,528

Unemployment

419

356

289

271

334

Unemployment Rate

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

PRICHARD CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

8,021

8,013

8,023

8,007

8,016

Employment

7,603

7,672

7,712

7,748

7,684

Unemployment

418

341

311

259

332

Unemployment Rate

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.2

4.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

SELMA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

5,521

5,485

5,519

5,520

5,512

Employment

5,167

5,131

5,234

5,270

5,201

Unemployment

354

285

250

311

Unemployment Rate

6.4

6.5

5.2

4.5

5.6

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

TRUSSVILLE CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

12,061

12,133

12,191

12,209

12,149

Employment

11,848

11,938

12,032

12,064

11,971

Unemployment

213

195

159

145

178

Unemployment Rate

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

TUSCALOOSA CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

48,185

48,826

48,802

48,702

48,629

Employment

46,915

47,614

47,736

47,786

47,513

Unemployment

1,270

1,212

1,066

916

1,116

Unemployment Rate

2.6

2.5

2.2

1.9

2.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

VESTAVIA HILLS CITY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

18,341

18,459

18,545

18,578

18,481

Employment

18,020

18,159

18,302

18,349

18,208

Unemployment

321

300

243

229

273

Unemployment Rate

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2022 benchmark.

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