AUGUST 2017 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA

Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Aug p Jul r Aug r Aug p Jul r Aug r Aug p Jul r Aug r Aug p Jul r Aug r
Area 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016

Alabama (Seasonally Adjusted) 2,148,022 2,160,058 2,172,599 2,057,109 2,063,900 2,044,186 90,913 96,158 128,413 4.2% 4.5% 5.9%
Alabama (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 2,162,768 2,180,600 2,168,460 2,069,931 2,074,007 2,033,706 92,837 106,593 134,754 4.3% 4.9% 6.2%
Autauga 25,688 25,832 25,690 24,673 24,687 24,255 1,015 1,145 1,435 4.0% 4.4% 5.6%
Baldwin 92,291 93,777 91,338 88,808 90,008 86,386 3,483 3,769 4,952 3.8% 4.0% 5.4%
Barbour 8,158 8,185 8,367 7,660 7,637 7,582 498 548 785 6.1% 6.7% 9.4%
Bibb 8,485 8,619 8,569 8,125 8,189 7,984 360 430 585 4.2% 5.0% 6.8%
Blount 24,619 24,853 24,619 23,649 23,784 23,213 970 1,069 1,406 3.9% 4.3% 5.7%
Bullock 4,941 4,930 4,932 4,696 4,655 4,543 245 275 389 5.0% 5.6% 7.9%
Butler 9,117 9,252 9,097 8,635 8,633 8,424 482 619 673 5.3% 6.7% 7.4%
Calhoun 45,393 45,663 45,787 43,185 43,168 42,664 2,208 2,495 3,123 4.9% 5.5% 6.8%
Chambers 15,276 15,321 15,092 14,646 14,637 14,242 630 684 850 4.1% 4.5% 5.6%
Cherokee 11,104 11,068 11,165 10,659 10,575 10,548 445 493 617 4.0% 4.5% 5.5%
Chilton 19,218 19,433 19,193 18,461 18,580 18,087 757 853 1,106 3.9% 4.4% 5.8%
Choctaw 4,242 4,278 4,269 3,964 3,963 3,899 278 315 370 6.6% 7.4% 8.7%
Clarke 7,679 7,815 8,040 7,022 7,017 7,081 657 798 959 8.6% 10.2% 11.9%
Clay 5,771 5,725 5,585 5,508 5,437 5,224 263 288 361 4.6% 5.0% 6.5%
Cleburne 5,985 6,027 5,856 5,733 5,739 5,500 252 288 356 4.2% 4.8% 6.1%
Coffee 20,669 20,688 20,525 19,795 19,690 19,245 874 998 1,280 4.2% 4.8% 6.2%
Colbert 23,280 23,476 23,667 22,119 22,156 21,984 1,161 1,320 1,683 5.0% 5.6% 7.1%
Conecuh 4,495 4,536 4,610 4,233 4,218 4,217 262 318 393 5.8% 7.0% 8.5%
Coosa 4,373 4,415 4,458 4,185 4,172 4,185 188 243 273 4.3% 5.5% 6.1%
Covington 15,602 15,684 15,555 14,812 14,777 14,413 790 907 1,142 5.1% 5.8% 7.3%
Crenshaw 6,498 6,575 6,544 6,235 6,213 6,127 263 362 417 4.0% 5.5% 6.4%
Cullman 37,805 37,991 37,621 36,443 36,462 35,644 1,362 1,529 1,977 3.6% 4.0% 5.3%
Dale 19,896 19,984 20,182 19,053 19,030 18,940 843 954 1,242 4.2% 4.8% 6.2%
Dallas 15,274 15,554 15,510 14,094 14,024 13,915 1,180 1,530 1,595 7.7% 9.8% 10.3%
DeKalb 28,671 29,129 29,112 27,444 27,741 27,257 1,227 1,388 1,855 4.3% 4.8% 6.4%
Elmore 36,724 36,941 36,722 35,380 35,415 34,819 1,344 1,526 1,903 3.7% 4.1% 5.2%
Escambia 14,497 14,577 14,595 13,766 13,790 13,581 731 787 1,014 5.0% 5.4% 6.9%
Etowah 43,797 44,088 43,538 41,906 41,943 40,815 1,891 2,145 2,723 4.3% 4.9% 6.3%
Fayette 6,448 6,481 6,554 6,162 6,156 6,085 286 325 469 4.4% 5.0% 7.2%
Franklin 13,733 13,779 13,674 13,153 13,140 12,835 580 639 839 4.2% 4.6% 6.1%
Geneva 11,071 11,064 11,071 10,611 10,564 10,408 460 500 663 4.2% 4.5% 6.0%
Greene 2,831 2,822 2,910 2,609 2,570 2,614 222 252 296 7.8% 8.9% 10.2%
Hale 6,201 6,228 6,150 5,849 5,797 5,638 352 431 512 5.7% 6.9% 8.3%
Henry 6,771 6,778 6,842 6,457 6,441 6,375 314 337 467 4.6% 5.0% 6.8%
Houston 44,487 44,715 44,939 42,611 42,637 42,192 1,876 2,078 2,747 4.2% 4.6% 6.1%
Jackson 23,342 23,429 23,571 22,280 22,214 22,044 1,062 1,215 1,527 4.5% 5.2% 6.5%
Jefferson 308,726 313,117 310,495 296,040 298,612 291,465 12,686 14,505 19,030 4.1% 4.6% 6.1%
Lamar 5,669 5,694 5,678 5,443 5,425 5,359 226 269 319 4.0% 4.7% 5.6%
Lauderdale 42,323 42,603 43,049 40,421 40,450 40,209 1,902 2,153 2,840 4.5% 5.1% 6.6%
Lawrence 13,634 13,717 13,708 12,986 12,981 12,746 648 736 962 4.8% 5.4% 7.0%
Lee 73,784 74,011 73,352 70,931 70,838 69,334 2,853 3,173 4,018 3.9% 4.3% 5.5%
Limestone 41,110 41,112 40,487 39,531 39,356 38,242 1,579 1,756 2,245 3.8% 4.3% 5.5%
Lowndes 3,748 3,850 3,823 3,469 3,470 3,393 279 380 430 7.4% 9.9% 11.2%
Macon 7,972 8,003 7,995 7,504 7,432 7,359 468 571 636 5.9% 7.1% 8.0%
Madison 174,971 175,224 172,491 168,468 167,821 163,205 6,503 7,403 9,286 3.7% 4.2% 5.4%
Marengo 7,547 7,587 7,611 7,100 7,105 7,036 447 482 575 5.9% 6.4% 7.6%
Marion 12,546 12,533 12,538 11,963 11,898 11,690 583 635 848 4.6% 5.1% 6.8%
Marshall 41,672 41,713 41,467 40,117 39,991 39,139 1,555 1,722 2,328 3.7% 4.1% 5.6%
Mobile 181,101 183,004 183,688 171,735 172,236 170,618 9,366 10,768 13,070 5.2% 5.9% 7.1%
Monroe 7,118 7,204 7,255 6,663 6,666 6,567 455 538 688 6.4% 7.5% 9.5%
Montgomery 104,266 105,437 104,652 99,848 100,043 98,213 4,418 5,394 6,439 4.2% 5.1% 6.2%
Morgan 54,977 55,341 55,094 52,794 52,877 51,935 2,183 2,464 3,159 4.0% 4.5% 5.7%
Perry 3,537 3,620 3,526 3,263 3,230 3,104 274 390 422 7.7% 10.8% 12.0%
Pickens 8,092 8,154 8,065 7,683 7,633 7,464 409 521 601 5.1% 6.4% 7.5%
Pike 15,024 15,117 15,122 14,313 14,278 14,079 711 839 1,043 4.7% 5.6% 6.9%
Randolph 9,374 9,386 9,552 8,929 8,891 8,967 445 495 585 4.7% 5.3% 6.1%
Russell 23,845 23,967 23,997 22,830 22,852 22,608 1,015 1,115 1,389 4.3% 4.7% 5.8%
Shelby 108,206 109,449 108,161 104,781 105,664 103,169 3,425 3,785 4,992 3.2% 3.5% 4.6%
St. Clair 38,534 38,984 38,607 37,036 37,324 36,448 1,498 1,660 2,159 3.9% 4.3% 5.6%
Sumter 5,068 5,134 5,104 4,752 4,696 4,696 316 438 408 6.2% 8.5% 8.0%
Talladega 34,113 34,363 34,709 32,510 32,463 32,296 1,603 1,900 2,413 4.7% 5.5% 7.0%
Tallapoosa 18,469 18,603 19,073 17,746 17,698 18,017 723 905 1,056 3.9% 4.9% 5.5%
Tuscaloosa 98,601 99,185 98,511 94,624 94,246 92,497 3,977 4,939 6,014 4.0% 5.0% 6.1%
Walker 25,296 25,595 25,738 24,069 24,231 23,695 1,227 1,364 2,043 4.9% 5.3% 7.9%
Washington 6,602 6,696 6,703 6,158 6,165 6,092 444 531 611 6.7% 7.9% 9.1%
Wilcox 2,782 2,857 2,804 2,469 2,471 2,369 313 386 435 11.3% 13.5% 15.5%
Winston 9,625 9,632 9,454 9,132 9,108 8,730 493 524 724 5.1% 5.4% 7.7%
United States (Seasonally Adjusted) 160,571,000 160,494,000 159,508,000 153,439,000 153,513,000 151,655,000 7,132,000 6,981,000 7,853,000 4.4% 4.3% 4.9%
United States (Not Seasonally Adj.) 160,863,000 161,911,000 159,800,000 153,576,000 154,470,000 151,804,000 7,287,000 7,441,000 7,996,000 4.5% 4.6% 5.0%

Counties and Metropolitan Areas are comparable to the not seasonally adjusted labor force data.
Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on a 2016 benchmark.