Labor Market Information, a Division of the Alabama Department of Workforce

FOURTH QUARTER 2006
COVERED EMPLOYMENT & TOTAL WAGES, BY INDUSTRY
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INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION Revised Covered Employment Revised Total Wages
OCT NOV DEC Percent Change From Fourth Quarter
2006		 Percent Change From
DEC '05
DEC '06		 SEP '06
DEC '06		 4th QTR
2005		 3rd QTR
2006
TOTAL * 1,932,132 1,942,213 1,947,717 1.0 0.5 $18,613,945,180 5.5 8.7
Goods Producing 432,408 431,325 431,582 -0.3 -0.9 4,679,350,531 3.5 7.6

Natural Resources & Mining

 21,836 21,680 21,834 -1.8 -0.4 227,330,449 -0.9 7.0

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

 13,546 13,350 13,374 -3.7 -0.9 103,571,498 -2.4 6.9

Crop Production

 3,607 3,297 3,208 0.1 -11.2 22,440,521 -1.5 -2.9

Animal Production

 2,308 2,304 2,319 0.0 -0.7 18,763,061 7.6 8.1

Forestry & Logging

 4,942 4,961 4,959 -4.2 -1.9 40,282,684 -3.9 3.2

Fishing, Hunting & Trapping

 65 74 78 21.9 47.2 322,106 21.6 31.9

Agriculture & Forestry Support Activities

 2,624 2,714 2,810 -10.1 15.4 21,763,126 -7.9 26.9

Mining

 8,290 8,330 8,460 1.3 0.3 123,758,951 0.3 7.1

Oil & Gas Extraction

 724 733 736 14.8 2.8 14,380,786 18.7 9.2

Mining, Except Oil & Gas

 6,543 6,545 6,674 -0.4 -0.4 95,419,176 -4.1 5.7

Support Activities For Mining

 1,023 1,052 1,050 4.1 3.3 13,958,989 18.6 15.6

Construction

 111,452 111,488 110,721 2.5 -1.2 1,118,787,770 6.3 11.4

Construction of Buildings

 28,321 27,984 27,388 1.3 -1.3 333,245,443 10.3 19.9

Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction

 17,222 17,258 17,128 3.1 -1.3 186,499,202 3.2 6.2

Specialty Trade Contractors

 65,909 66,246 66,205 2.9 -1.1 599,043,125 5.2 8.8

Manufacturing

 299,120 298,157 299,027 -1.1 -0.8 3,333,232,311 2.9 6.4

Food Manufacturing

 34,379 34,386 34,502 2.2 -0.6 239,480,181 6.0 2.4

Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing

 2,854 2,807 2,739 -8.3 -5.1 29,044,378 -2.7 -4.0

Textile Mills

 9,173 8,743 8,503 -23.7 -10.5 70,017,050 -21.8 -11.3

Textile Product Mills

 8,909 8,845 8,793 -17.4 0.4 62,729,670 -14.4 6.0

Apparel Manufacturing

 11,370 11,130 11,362 -12.1 1.8 66,338,917 -13.8 -1.5

Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing

 130 134 136 7.9 22.5 858,204 15.2 50.4

Wood Product Manufacturing

 20,913 20,849 20,573 -4.5 -4.6 175,376,909 -6.0 1.9

Paper Manufacturing

 14,259 14,202 14,207 0.0 -0.8 227,250,050 0.4 -4.3

Printing & Related Support Activities

 5,596 5,614 5,687 1.7 0.0 54,304,515 1.6 8.7

Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing

 2,093 2,095 1,971 -8.9 -8.0 36,151,810 8.6 16.9

Chemical Manufacturing

 9,450 9,554 9,531 -2.3 0.6 157,228,342 3.1 6.2

Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing

 14,634 13,832 13,874 -6.9 -6.7 138,332,028 -4.5 -5.8

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

 9,380 9,505 9,629 9.1 3.1 109,484,437 14.1 11.2

Primary Metal Manufacturing

 18,566 18,370 18,394 -0.7 -1.4 266,897,871 9.0 3.3

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

 29,655 29,633 29,667 2.3 0.2 313,233,846 -0.4 8.2

Machinery Manufacturing

 13,454 13,395 13,515 3.3 -2.3 149,028,799 6.0 5.3

Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing

 15,255 15,227 15,301 3.3 0.0 217,977,970 20.1 21.9

Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg.

 5,795 5,731 5,650 -6.5 -3.3 60,797,158 -7.7 0.6

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

 51,499 51,839 52,568 6.4 2.1 776,606,525 7.1 13.5

Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing

 14,194 14,687 14,810 -4.2 1.2 116,803,936 0.2 12.0

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

 7,562 7,579 7,615 1.1 0.0 65,289,715 5.4 7.1
Service Producing 1,142,567 1,152,718 1,157,420 1.1 0.8 10,270,782,100 5.4 9.8

Trade, Transportation & Utilities

 384,183 391,946 396,577 0.9 3.4 3,284,336,653 3.2 7.5

Wholesale Trade

 81,915 82,112 82,445 2.6 0.5 1,107,951,652 6.1 12.1

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

 42,985 43,123 43,226 3.0 0.2 577,674,667 6.6 12.4

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

 26,491 26,555 26,603 1.2 0.5 307,823,991 1.4 10.9

Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers

 12,439 12,434 12,616 4.4 1.5 222,452,994 11.5 13.2

Retail Trade

 235,564 242,837 246,300 -0.3 5.1 1,439,015,995 0.5 6.8

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

 32,132 32,043 32,058 0.5 -1.0 297,719,691 1.7 0.6

Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores

 8,550 8,840 8,899 5.9 2.9 61,168,371 4.7 10.4

Electronics & Appliance Stores

 5,801 5,992 6,019 -3.1 9.6 46,351,967 1.6 16.0

Building Material & Garden Supply Stores

 21,337 21,154 21,223 3.7 -1.7 159,221,153 6.5 1.8

Food & Beverage Stores

 32,974 33,542 33,850 -1.5 1.7 158,021,502 -1.8 4.2

Health & Personal Care Stores

 15,256 15,585 15,878 4.3 4.2 125,179,731 4.9 9.3

Gasoline Stations

 18,978 18,967 18,902 0.3 -2.8 77,775,207 0.9 2.0

Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores

 19,918 22,317 23,254 4.6 22.7 75,788,063 0.9 7.5

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

 8,975 9,626 9,762 2.5 11.5 40,954,403 6.5 13.1

General Merchandise Stores

 55,807 58,714 60,005 -4.1 9.2 300,881,169 -5.0 15.3

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

 12,033 12,161 12,512 -5.5 5.1 64,920,014 0.0 7.3

Nonstore Retailers

 3,803 3,896 3,938 -5.0 4.9 31,034,724 -5.3 6.5

Transportation & Warehousing

 53,786 53,972 54,751 3.3 1.2 515,465,087 4.6 4.6

Air Transportation

 932 906 918 -13.3 -4.1 8,874,369 1.5 0.5

Water Transportation

 468 470 472 3.3 1.3 8,379,514 31.6 20.2

Truck Transportation

 30,062 30,005 30,012 2.7 -1.9 288,463,737 3.4 1.1

Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation

 2,048 2,048 2,014 0.3 2.6 9,433,615 3.3 13.3

Pipeline Transportation

 697 703 661 6.1 0.9 11,945,557 16.5 -4.2

Scenic & Sightseeing Transportation

 65 58 59 N/A -9.2 446,541 N/A -19.0

Support Activities For Transportation

 6,206 6,160 6,244 7.0 0.1 65,689,041 7.0 7.8

Couriers & Messengers

 5,583 5,797 6,569 5.5 18.9 55,424,581 2.7 13.5

Warehousing & Storage

 7,725 7,825 7,802 4.3 2.1 66,808,132 5.5 10.4

Utilities

 12,918 13,025 13,081 3.7 1.0 221,903,920 3.4 -2.0

Information

 29,862 29,966 30,054 -2.7 0.3 353,001,192 -2.9 3.4

Publishing Industries, Except Internet

 6,979 7,033 7,063 -1.4 0.6 78,036,348 1.9 5.7

Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries

 1,557 1,662 1,696 -1.6 6.1 6,530,679 8.7 0.1

Broadcasting, Except Internet

 4,809 4,800 4,815 2.2 0.2 50,525,202 4.5 5.4

Internet Publishing & Broadcasting

 176 184 189 70.3 11.2 1,590,502 31.0 5.0

Telecommunications

 14,668 14,662 14,600 -4.6 -0.2 197,437,850 -5.6 2.5

ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing

 1,561 1,517 1,582 -11.1 -2.8 17,859,434 -17.0 -1.4

Other Information Services

 112 108 109 17.2 0.9 1,021,178 18.6 5.5

Financial Activities

 96,433 96,609 97,172 -1.3 0.6 1,362,406,925 13.4 18.1

Finance & Insurance

 71,589 71,744 71,995 -2.2 0.6 1,138,582,797 13.6 18.4

Monetary Authorities - Central Bank

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Credit Intermediation & Related Activities

 43,291 43,496 43,446 -1.0 0.6 565,545,268 16.4 20.9

Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments

 3,803 3,796 3,811 0.3 1.7 99,548,967 9.6 15.1

Insurance Carriers & Related Activities

 24,176 24,196 24,469 -4.5 0.4 465,085,556 10.9 15.8

Funds, Trusts, & Other Financial Vehicles

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Other

 319 256 269 -16.2 -6.9 8,403,007 33.3 44.0

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

 24,844 24,865 25,177 1.2 0.6 223,824,128 12.3 16.7

Real Estate

 14,912 14,836 15,080 2.9 1.4 145,399,165 15.4 27.8

Rental & Leasing Services

 9,787 9,879 9,948 -1.3 -0.7 76,089,978 7.0 0.1

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets

 145 150 149 2.8 4.2 2,334,985 9.5 13.9

Professional & Business Services

 216,226 216,598 216,876 1.1 -0.2 2,363,969,445 6.2 12.0

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

 94,338 95,030 96,970 4.4 3.0 1,498,964,739 8.5 16.6

Management of Companies & Enterprises

 13,413 13,377 13,395 7.8 0.0 230,578,749 10.1 6.6

Administrative Support & Waste Mgmt. & Remediation

 108,475 108,191 106,511 -2.4 -2.9 634,425,957 -0.2 4.1

Administrative & Support Services

 104,761 104,451 102,817 -2.3 -3.0 597,444,051 0.0 4.3

Waste Management & Remediation Services

 3,714 3,740 3,694 -4.7 -1.3 36,981,906 -2.8 1.8

Education & Health Services

 199,223 201,158 200,237 2.1 0.5 2,031,660,696 5.1 10.2

Educational Services

 16,653 17,946 16,971 2.3 3.8 124,173,106 5.2 8.7

Health Care & Social Assistance

 182,570 183,212 183,266 2.0 0.3 1,907,487,590 5.1 10.3

Ambulatory Health Care Services

 75,421 75,837 75,800 2.8 0.4 1,139,588,855 6.2 14.9

Hospitals

 43,918 43,905 44,024 -1.6 0.2 434,016,141 1.1 4.2

Nursing & Residential Care Facilities

 41,129 41,328 41,357 3.9 0.7 229,868,410 7.0 2.8

Social Assistance

 22,102 22,142 22,085 3.5 -0.9 104,014,184 6.8 7.1

Leisure & Hospitality

 168,863 168,638 168,562 3.2 -2.8 550,445,740 6.3 2.0

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation

 16,427 16,081 15,849 3.5 -12.2 73,763,528 11.0 2.3

Performing Arts & Spectator Sports

 3,397 3,355 3,284 0.5 -13.6 21,043,133 21.4 14.4

Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks

 813 806 797 10.2 -5.6 4,344,664 15.1 8.9

Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation

 12,217 11,920 11,768 3.9 -12.2 48,375,731 6.6 -2.7

Accommodation & Food Service

 152,436 152,557 152,713 3.1 -1.7 476,682,212 5.6 1.9

Accommodation

 14,570 14,574 14,206 -0.7 -5.0 61,024,976 3.4 3.0

Food Services & Drinking Places

 137,866 137,983 138,507 3.5 -1.3 415,657,236 5.9 1.7

Other Services

 47,777 47,803 47,942 -1.2 -0.8 324,961,449 3.1 6.2

Other Services, Except Public Administration

 47,777 47,803 47,942 -1.2 -0.8 324,961,449 3.1 6.2

Repair & Maintenance

 18,799 18,813 18,770 -3.4 -2.1 164,809,409 2.6 5.6

Personal & Laundry Services

 15,367 15,358 15,479 0.9 -0.3 83,761,371 3.6 6.7

Membership Associations & Organizations

 9,648 9,698 9,750 0.2 1.1 61,742,532 3.1 7.0

Private Households

 3,963 3,934 3,943 -2.5 -1.3 14,648,137 6.2 7.1
STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT 305,445 306,443 306,783 2.5 1.1 2,858,490,440 9.7 10.6

State Government

 91,871 91,987 92,116 3.8 0.8 1,076,894,099 13.8 22.2

Local Government

 213,574 214,456 214,667 1.9 1.2 1,781,596,341 7.4 4.6
Federal Government 51,712 51,727 51,932 -0.2 0.8 805,322,109 4.6 -3.8

  * Federal, Local & State Government included in "Total", but not distributed by industry.
** Less than 0.1 percent change.