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May 2020 Publication

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AL LMI NewsISSUE

04 PUBLICATION OF THE

AL DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

A P R I L 2020 DATA

Economic Brief The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 12.9 percent in April, was up from the March revised rate of 3.0 percent and is above the 3.2 percent recorded a year ago. The current rate represents 283,787 unemployed persons, compared to 67,004 in March and 71,185 in April of 2019.

The national unemployment rate in April was 14.7 percent, is up from March’s rate of 4.4 percent, and above the year-ago rate of 3.6 percent.

Nonfarm payroll employment totaling 1,872,100 in April, was down 201,700 over the month. Monthly losses were seen in leisure and hospitality; professional and business services; education and health services; manufacturing; trade, transportation, and utilities; other services; government; construction; information; financial activities; and mining and logging.

Total nonfarm payroll employment decreased 199,200 from April 2019. The annual losses were due to leisure and hospitality, information; professional and business services; education and health services; manufacturing; trade, transportation, and utilities; other services; construction; information; financial activities; mining and logging; and government.

Industry employment in the good producing supersector shrunk by 27,600 over the month and declined by 23,000 over the year.

Industry employment in the service providing supersector decreased by 174,100 over the month and dropped by 176,200 over the year.

Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Civilian Labor Force 1 2,195,170 2,227,113 2,235,992 2,195,299 2,218,590 2,236,130Employment 1,904,172 2,160,067 2,177,000 1,911,512 2,151,586 2,164,945Unemployment 290,998 67,046 58,992 283,787 67,004 71,185AL Unemployment Rate 13.3 3.0 2.6 12.9 3.0 3.2AL Labor Force Participation Rate 56.7 57.5 58.0 56.7 57.3 58.0U.S. Unemployment Rates 14.4 4.5 3.3 14.7 4.4 3.6U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate 60.0 62.6 62.7 60.2 62.7 62.8

1 Place of residence basis. PPreliminary. rRevised.

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

Goods Producing Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019

Mining and Logging 9,600 9,800 10,000 -200 -400Construction 90,100 93,300 93,600 -3,200 -3,500Manufacturing 248,400 272,600 267,500 -24,200 -19,100Durable Goods Manufacturing 164,700 178,100 174,400 -13,400 -9,700Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing 83,700 94,500 93,100 -10,800 -9,400

NET CHANGEFROM:

Service Providing Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 365,100 381,200 380,900 -16,100 -15,800Information 18,800 21,000 21,800 -2,200 -3,000Financial Activities 93,700 95,700 95,500 -2,000 -1,800Professional and Business Services 219,600 249,100 250,400 -29,500 -30,800Education and Health Services 222,900 249,300 248,200 -26,400 -25,300Leisure and Hospitality 124,000 203,500 211,900 -79,500 -87,900Other Services 88,200 98,200 99,500 -10,000 -11,300Government 391,700 400,100 392,000 -8,400 -300

NET CHANGEFROM:

Economic Brief 1

LMI Definitions 2

Consumer Price Index 6

Current Employment Statistics Employment 3-5, 7-14 Hours and Earnings 6

Local Area Unemployment Statistics 15-19 Release Schedule 20

Effects of COVID-19 on LAUS 20

Technical Support 20

AL LMI News Issue 04 April 2020 Data

LMI DefinitionsAmerican Community Survey (ACS): The ACS is an ongoing survey that provides data every year by giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): The Bureau is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor and functions as the principal data gathering agency of the federal government in the field of labor economics. The BLS collects, processes, analyzes and disseminates data relating to employment, unemployment, the labor force, productivity, prices, family expenditures, wages, industrial relations, and occupational safety and health.

Census Tract: A small relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county delineated by local committees of census data users for the purpose of collecting and presenting census data. It is worth noting that census tract conform to county lines (that is they are always sub-sets of a county), but may not follow zip code lines.

Civilian Labor Force: The civilian labor force comprises the total of all civilians age 16 and older classified as employed or unemployed, or seeking employment. This gives employers a measure of the labor pool.

Consumer Price Index (CPI): A measure of the average change in prices over time for a set group of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) for all urban consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2) for all urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. Among the CPI components are the costs of housing, food, transportation, and energy. While the CPI is not technically a cost of living index, it is often used to indicate changes in the cost-of-living.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey: A monthly survey of nonfarm business establishments used to collect nonfarm payroll employment, and worker hours and earnings by industry and area. Through the Federal/State cooperative effort, these data are used to compute current monthly employment, and hours and earnings estimates, by industry, for the nation, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and over 250 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA’s).

Current Population Survey (CPS): A monthly household survey of the civilian non-institutional population of the United States. This BLS survey provides labor market statistics (e.g., employment, unemployment and wages) by industry, occupation, and demographic characteristics. The Bureau of the Census collects data for this survey in cooperation with BLS.

CES Employment: A count of all persons who worked full or part time or received pay from a nonagricultural employer for any part of the pay period that included the 12th day of the month. Because this count comes from a survey of employers, persons who work for two different companies could be counted twice. Therefore, non-farm payroll employment is really a count of the number of jobs rather than the number of persons employed. This count is also based on where the jobs are located, regardless of where the workers reside. Non-farm payroll employment data are collected and compiled by Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey.

Labor Market Information (LMI): A body of knowledge that includes a variety of economic, social, and demographic information. This information describes current conditions and forecasts employment conditions at a future date. LMI is comprised of population data, labor force data, industry data, occupational data, general economic trends, and career data.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS): A federal-state cooperative program, which produces monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment for approximately 7,500 areas.

Metropolitan Area (MA): A Core Based Statistical Area associated with at least one urbanized area that has a population of at least 50,000. The Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises the central county or counties containing the core, plus adjacent outlying counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the central county as measured through commuting.

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS): A system of identifying industry activity, NAICS is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)system. NAICS will reshape the way we track our industries. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America.

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES): A federal state cooperative program, which collects detailed occupational data by industry in a three-year cycle. The OES survey is an annual mail survey measuring occupational employment and occupational wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry. On a national level, the survey samples approximately 400,000 establishments per year, taking 3 years to fully collect the sample of 1.2 million establishments.

Seasonal Adjustment: A statistical technique that eliminates the influences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools, and other recurring seasonal events from economic time series. This permits easier observation and analysis of cyclical, trend, and other nonseasonal movements in the data.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC): This is an occupational coding system that was presented by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to replace and consolidate several previous coding systems used to classify occupations. The consolidated coding systems include the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), and the grouping of occupational titles used by the Census based on survey responses.

Workforce Regions: State specific geographical area, designated by the governor, within which employment and training services are provided under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in Alabama.


Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019

Total Nonfarm 1872.1 2073.8 2071.3 -201.7 -199.2 -9.73 -9.62Total Private 1480.4 1673.7 1679.3 -193.3 -198.9 -11.55 -11.84Goods Producing 348.1 375.7 371.1 -27.6 -23.0 -7.35 -6.20

Mining and Logging 9.6 9.8 10.0 -0.2 -0.4 -2.04 -4.00Mining (except Oil and Gas) 4.9 4.9 5.0 0.0 -0.1 0.00 -2.00

Construction 90.1 93.3 93.6 -3.2 -3.5 -3.43 -3.74Construction of Buildings 20.2 21.8 21.0 -1.6 -0.8 -7.34 -3.81Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 18.4 17.8 18.3 0.6 0.1 3.37 0.55Specialty Trade Contractors 51.5 53.7 54.3 -2.2 -2.8 -4.10 -5.16

Manufacturing 248.4 272.6 267.5 -24.2 -19.1 -8.88 -7.14Durable Goods Manufacturing 164.7 178.1 174.4 -13.4 -9.7 -7.52 -5.56

Wood Product Manufacturing 17.9 17.7 17.4 0.2 0.5 1.13 2.87Primary Metal Manufacturing 16.7 17.5 17.4 -0.8 -0.7 -4.57 -4.02Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 27.2 28.1 27.3 -0.9 -0.1 -3.20 -0.37Machinery Manufacturing 10.4 10.8 10.7 -0.4 -0.3 -3.70 -2.80Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 8.6 8.6 8.7 0.0 -0.1 0.00 -1.15Elect.Equipment, Appliance & Component Manfng 5.3 5.5 5.2 -0.2 0.1 -3.64 1.92Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 55.8 64.8 64.0 -9.0 -8.2 -13.89 -12.81

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 11.2 14.9 13.8 -3.7 -2.6 -24.83 -18.84Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 21.7 23.9 25.1 -2.2 -3.4 -9.21 -13.55Aerospace Products & Parts Manufacturing 13.4 13.3 13.0 0.1 0.4 0.75 3.08

Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing 8.4 9.4 9.2 -1.0 -0.8 -10.64 -8.70Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing 83.7 94.5 93.1 -10.8 -9.4 -11.43 -10.10

Food Manufacturing 30.5 32.8 32.7 -2.3 -2.2 -7.01 -6.73Animal Slaughtering and Processing 23.8 24.0 23.5 -0.2 0.3 -0.83 1.28

Textile Mills 4.9 4.9 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.0 -0.1 0.00 -4.17

Textile Product Mills 3.5 3.9 4.3 -0.4 -0.8 -10.26 -18.60Textile Furnishings Mills 2.1 2.2 2.6 -0.1 -0.5 -4.55 -19.23

Paper Manufacturing 11.3 11.5 11.3 -0.2 0.0 -1.74 0.00Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 7.3 7.5 7.5 -0.2 -0.2 -2.67 -2.67

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 14.8 18.1 18.0 -3.3 -3.2 -18.23 -17.78Service Providing 1524.0 1698.1 1700.2 -174.1 -176.2 -10.25 -10.36Private Service Providing 1132.3 1298.0 1308.2 -165.7 -175.9 -12.77 -13.45

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 365.1 381.2 380.9 -16.1 -15.8 -4.22 -4.15Wholesale Trade 72.7 74.3 74.3 -1.6 -1.6 -2.15 -2.15

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 36.2 36.5 35.6 -0.3 0.6 -0.82 1.69Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 21.2 22.2 22.4 -1.0 -1.2 -4.50 -5.36Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 15.3 15.6 16.3 -0.3 -1.0 -1.92 -6.13

p = Preliminary r = Revised

1/ Data include, on a place of work basis, all full and part-time nonagricultural wage and salary employees who worked during or receivedpay for, any part of the pay period which included the 12th of the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, workers in private householdsand unpaid family workers are excluded. Estimates adjusted to a 2019 benchmark, based on the North American IndustrialClassification System (NAICS) Manual, 2017. Totals may not add due to rounding.

ESTIMATES PREPARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

INDUSTRY

EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN ALABAMA 1/(in thousands)

FROM:NET CHANGE PERCENT CHANGE

FROM:


Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019

Retail Trade 215.8 229.4 229.7 -13.6 -13.9 -5.93 -6.05Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 31.3 32.8 32.3 -1.5 -1.0 -4.57 -3.10Building Mat. & Garden Equip. and Supplies Dealers 22.2 21.2 21.4 1.0 0.8 4.72 3.74Food and Beverage Stores 33.9 32.6 32.1 1.3 1.8 3.99 5.61Health and Personal Care Stores 15.3 15.9 16.3 -0.6 -1.0 -3.77 -6.13General Merchandise Stores 56.4 56.8 57.7 -0.4 -1.3 -0.70 -2.25

Department Stores 11.8 14.3 14.2 -2.5 -2.4 -17.48 -16.90General Merch. Stores, incl. Warehouse Clubs 44.6 42.5 43.5 2.1 1.1 4.94 2.53

Trans, Warehousing, and Utilities 76.6 77.5 76.9 -0.9 -0.3 -1.16 -0.39Utilities 12.9 13.0 13.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.77 -2.27

Elect. Power Gen., Transmission & Distribution 10.8 10.9 11.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.92 -2.70Transportation and Warehousing 63.7 64.5 63.7 -0.8 0.0 -1.24 0.00

Truck Transportation 26.1 26.8 27.3 -0.7 -1.2 -2.61 -4.40 General Freight Trucking 17.1 17.6 17.6 -0.5 -0.5 -2.84 -2.84

Information 18.8 21.0 21.8 -2.2 -3.0 -10.48 -13.76Telecommunications 7.6 7.6 7.8 0.0 -0.2 0.00 -2.56

Financial Activities 93.7 95.7 95.5 -2.0 -1.8 -2.09 -1.88Finance and Insurance 72.2 71.6 71.8 0.6 0.4 0.84 0.56

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 40.3 40.0 40.3 0.3 0.0 0.75 0.00Depository Credit Intermediation 31.6 31.5 31.5 0.1 0.1 0.32 0.32

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 27.3 27.2 27.0 0.1 0.3 0.37 1.11Insurance Carriers 12.3 12.1 12.2 0.2 0.1 1.65 0.82

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 21.5 24.1 23.7 -2.6 -2.2 -10.79 -9.28Professional and Business Services 219.6 249.1 250.4 -29.5 -30.8 -11.84 -12.30

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 103.4 109.1 107.8 -5.7 -4.4 -5.22 -4.08Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 26.4 26.8 27.6 -0.4 -1.2 -1.49 -4.35Computer Systems Design and Related Services 24.8 25.0 25.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.80 -1.20

Management of Companies and Enterprises 14.2 16.0 15.9 -1.8 -1.7 -11.25 -10.69Admin, Support & Waste Mngmt & Remediation Svcs. 102.0 124.0 126.7 -22.0 -24.7 -17.74 -19.49

Education and Health Services 222.9 249.3 248.2 -26.4 -25.3 -10.59 -10.19Educational Services 26.5 31.1 32.0 -4.6 -5.5 -14.79 -17.19Health Care and Social Assistance 196.4 218.2 216.2 -21.8 -19.8 -9.99 -9.16

Ambulatory Health Care Services 83.9 98.9 98.9 -15.0 -15.0 -15.17 -15.17Offices of Physicians 34.2 40.5 40.8 -6.3 -6.6 -15.56 -16.18

Hospitals 44.2 47.3 45.8 -3.1 -1.6 -6.55 -3.49Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 44.5 44.5 45.1 0.0 -0.6 0.00 -1.33Social Assistance 23.8 27.5 26.4 -3.7 -2.6 -13.45 -9.85

Leisure and Hospitality 124.0 203.5 211.9 -79.5 -87.9 -39.07 -41.48Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 9.1 21.1 21.2 -12.0 -12.1 -56.87 -57.08

Amusements, Gambling, and Recreation 6.7 16.4 16.9 -9.7 -10.2 -59.15 -60.36Accommodation and Food Services 114.9 182.4 190.7 -67.5 -75.8 -37.01 -39.75

Food Services and Drinking Places 110.1 165.9 172.1 -55.8 -62.0 -33.63 -36.03 Restaurants and Other Eating Places 100.3 156.8 161.6 -56.5 -61.3 -36.03 -37.93

Full-Service Restaurants 27.1 63.2 67.7 -36.1 -40.6 -57.12 -59.97 Limited-Services Eating Places 73.2 93.6 93.9 -20.4 -20.7 -21.79 -22.04

Other Services 88.2 98.2 99.5 -10.0 -11.3 -10.18 -11.36Government 391.7 400.1 392.0 -8.4 -0.3 -2.10 -0.08

Federal Government 54.7 54.8 53.6 -0.1 1.1 -0.18 2.05State Government 122.1 125.5 119.9 -3.4 2.2 -2.71 1.83

State Government Educational Services 71.3 74.1 69.8 -2.8 1.5 -3.78 2.15State Government Excluding Educational Services 50.8 51.4 50.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.17 1.40

Local Government 214.9 219.8 218.5 -4.9 -3.6 -2.13 -1.65Local Government Educational Services 96.4 98.5 98.4 -2.1 -2.0 -2.31 -2.03Local Government Excluding Educational Services 118.5 121.3 120.1 -2.8 -1.6 -8.69 -1.33p = Preliminary r = Revised

1/ Data include, on a place of work basis, all full and part-time nonagricultural wage and salary employees who worked during or receivedpay for, any part of the pay period which included the 12th of the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, workers in private householdsand unpaid family workers are excluded. Estimates adjusted to a 2019 benchmark, based on the North American IndustrialClassification System (NAICS) Manual, 2017. Totals may not add due to rounding.

ESTIMATES PREPARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

PERCENT CHANGE

INDUSTRY

EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN ALABAMA 1/

(in thousands)

FROM:NET CHANGE

FROM:


INDUSTRY Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Total Nonfarm2/ 1872.1 2073.8 2071.3 1866.2 2076.6 2070.0Total Private 1480.4 1673.7 1679.3 1477.2 1681.0 1682.9Goods Producing 348.1 375.7 371.1 346.9 377.2 373.9 Mining and Logging 9.6 9.8 10.0 9.6 9.8 9.9 Construction 90.1 93.3 93.6 89.1 94.3 93.7 Manufacturing 248.4 272.6 267.5 248.2 273.1 270.3Service Providing 1524.0 1698.1 1700.2 1519.3 1699.4 1696.1Private Service Providing 1132.3 1298.0 1308.2 1130.3 1303.8 1309.0 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 365.1 381.2 380.9 367.6 382.8 381.0 Wholesale Trade 72.7 74.3 74.3 73.6 74.1 73.4 Retail Trade 215.8 229.4 229.7 216.2 230.6 231.7 Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 76.6 77.5 76.9 77.8 78.1 75.9 Information 18.8 21.0 21.8 18.6 21.0 21.5 Financial Activities 93.7 95.7 95.5 93.4 96.1 97.9 Finance and Insurance 72.2 71.6 71.8 72.0 71.9 73.9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 21.5 24.1 23.7 21.4 24.2 24.0 Professional and Business Services 219.6 249.1 250.4 218.6 250.8 250.4 Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services 103.4 109.1 107.8 101.8 108.2 109.1 Management of Companies and Enterprises 14.2 16.0 15.9 14.2 16.1 16.0 Admin,Supp & Waste Manage & Remed Services 102.0 124.0 126.7 102.6 126.5 125.3 Education and Health Services 222.9 249.3 248.2 221.8 249.1 247.7 Educational Services 26.5 31.1 32.0 25.5 30.6 30.5 Health Care and Social Assistance 196.4 218.2 216.2 196.3 218.5 217.2 Leisure and Hospitality 124.0 203.5 211.9 121.6 205.5 212.1 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 9.1 21.1 21.2 8.8 22.5 22.0 Accommodation and Food Services 114.9 182.4 190.7 112.8 183.0 190.1 Other Services 88.2 98.2 99.5 88.7 98.5 98.4 Government 391.7 400.1 392.0 389.0 395.6 387.1 Federal Government 54.7 54.8 53.6 54.8 54.8 53.8 State Government 122.1 125.5 119.9 120.0 122.0 116.0 Local Government 214.9 219.8 218.5 214.2 218.8 217.3

METROPOLITAN AREAS Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr rTotal Nonfarm Employment 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Anniston-Oxford-Jackson 43.1 47.2 47.1 43.0 47.2 47.0Auburn-Opelika 61.0 67.9 67.0 60.1 67.6 67.1Birmingham-Hoover 501.6 545.0 544.5 501.8 546.6 545.9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 66.9 80.0 80.7 66.0 80.3 79.3Decatur 50.5 57.2 57.2 50.6 57.3 56.8Dothan 54.1 59.9 59.8 53.8 59.9 59.1Florence-Muscle Shoals 51.6 57.4 57.9 51.3 57.4 56.8Gadsden 33.7 37.7 37.4 33.5 37.7 38.4Huntsville 226.0 246.4 244.4 225.9 246.6 241.3Mobile 168.4 185.8 186.2 167.5 186.0 186.4Montgomery 161.6 175.8 177.7 160.8 176.3 178.8Tuscaloosa 101.5 114.4 113.5 100.9 114.3 112.4

p= Preliminary r= Revised

1/ Nonagricultural wage and salary employment estimates prepared by the United States Department of Labor. Data estimated on place of work basis and seasonally adjusted by use of the Bureau of Labor Statistics X-12 Seasonal Adjustment method. 2/ Total Nonfarm employment may not equal sum of data in seasonally adjusted columns due to some series not being seasonally adjusted.3/ A 3-month average of seasonally adjusted over-the-month change is available at www.bls.gov/sae/tables.htm.

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted

NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT IN ALABAMA 1/(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted3/


For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact the CPI Information and Analysis Section at (202) 691-7000.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 256.389 (1982-84=100). For April, the index decreased 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 249.515 (1982-84=100). For April, the index decreased 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Total Private 1,480.4 1,673.7 1,679.3 $908.52 $883.17 $843.45 33.9 35.2 35.1 $26.80 $25.09 $24.03Goods Producing 348.1 375.7 371.1 $1,001.95 $1,071.02 $1,046.22 37.4 41.4 41.5 $26.79 $25.87 $25.21

Construction 90.1 93.3 93.6 $1,027.04 $1,011.90 $1,003.27 39.2 38.8 41.0 $26.20 $26.08 $24.47Manufacturing 248.4 272.6 267.5 $974.19 $1,068.06 $1,041.17 36.5 42.4 41.3 $26.69 $25.19 $25.21

1,132.3 1,298.0 1,308.2 $879.04 $828.65 $786.21 32.8 33.4 33.3 $26.80 $24.81 $23.61Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 365.1 381.2 380.9 $785.30 $740.93 $683.18 31.5 33.3 33.1 $24.93 $22.25 $20.64Financial Activities 93.7 95.7 95.5 $1,164.13 $1,126.24 $1,015.31 37.3 38.1 37.3 $31.21 $29.56 $27.22Professional and Business Services 219.6 249.1 250.4 $1,163.83 $1,097.78 $1,059.97 36.9 36.9 36.4 $31.54 $29.75 $29.12Education and Health Services 222.9 249.3 248.2 $788.51 $792.87 $781.49 32.8 33.3 33.1 $24.04 $23.81 $23.61Leisure and Hospitality 124.0 203.5 211.9 $337.62 $322.06 $328.42 25.5 25.2 26.4 $13.24 $12.78 $12.44Other Services 88.2 98.2 99.5 $808.03 $781.87 $748.01 30.4 31.9 32.2 $26.58 $24.51 $23.23


Manufacturing 183.6 204.0 197.6 $723.49 $847.89 $850.23 34.6 42.1 42.3 $20.91 $20.14 $20.10Durable Goods 117.9 130.1 122.8 $698.29 $856.90 $869.32 32.6 41.8 42.2 $21.42 $20.50 $20.60Non-Durable Goods 65.7 73.9 74.8 $770.98 $831.55 $817.05 38.3 42.6 42.4 $20.13 $19.52 $19.27


43.1 47.2 47.1 $626.12 $642.36 $648.63 31.4 33.3 33.4 $19.94 $19.29 $19.4261.0 67.9 67.0 $696.32 $675.80 $672.17 32.0 31.0 32.1 $21.76 $21.80 $20.94

501.6 545.0 544.5 $948.86 $944.77 $894.01 33.9 35.2 34.8 $27.99 $26.84 $25.6966.9 80.0 80.7 $841.49 $736.47 $665.61 33.7 33.4 33.0 $24.97 $22.05 $20.1750.5 57.2 57.2 $1,029.25 $984.02 $801.93 35.2 35.9 34.3 $29.24 $27.41 $23.3854.1 59.9 59.8 $754.89 $742.98 $771.12 34.9 34.8 35.7 $21.63 $21.35 $21.6051.6 57.4 57.9 $841.01 $773.59 $691.00 37.0 35.6 35.6 $22.73 $21.73 $19.4133.7 37.7 37.4 $661.19 $671.16 $636.87 32.7 35.7 34.5 $20.22 $18.80 $18.46

226.0 246.4 244.4 $1,111.87 $1,105.47 $1,078.64 33.5 34.6 35.4 $33.19 $31.95 $30.47168.4 185.8 186.2 $944.93 $911.55 $897.74 34.6 35.4 35.4 $27.31 $25.75 $25.36161.6 175.8 177.7 $817.65 $812.75 $812.54 34.5 35.6 36.7 $23.70 $22.83 $22.14101.5 114.4 113.5 $819.81 $789.79 $811.59 35.2 34.9 35.8 $23.29 $22.63 $22.67

p = Preliminary r = Revised1/ Estimates, computed on a gross basis, do not represent straight time earnings or standard workweek.

All Employees

Average Hourly

Earnings Hours Earnings

(in thousands) Earnings Hours EarningsAll Employees Average Weekly Average Weekly

HOURS AND EARNINGS DATA FOR SELECTEDNONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN ALABAMA1/

Average Hourly(in thousands)

Production Workers Average Weekly Average WeeklyMANUFACTURING: PRODUCTION

WORKERS

Average HourlyEarnings Hours Earnings(in thousands)STATEWIDE INDUSTRY

Average Weekly Average Weekly

Anniston-Oxford-JacksonAuburn-OpelikaBirmingham-HooverDaphne-Fairhope-Foley

Private Service Providing

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS TOTAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY

MobileMontgomeryTuscaloosa

DecaturDothanFlorence-Muscle ShoalsGadsdenHuntsville

Consumer Price Index


Mining and Logging9,600

Construction 90,100

Manufacturing 248,400

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

365,100

Information 18,800

Financial Activities 93,700

Professional and Business Services

219,600

Education and Health Services222,900Leisure and

Hospitality124,000

Other Services 88,200

Government 391,700

Alabama April 2020 Preliminary Current Employment Statistics

Statewide Employment by Industry Sector

Estimates prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and adjusted to a 2019 benchmark, based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Manual, 2017.


Anniston-Oxford-Jackson43,100 Auburn-Opelika

61,000

Birmingham-Hoover501,600

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley

66,900Decatur50,500

Dothan54,100

Florence-Muscle Shoals51,600

Gadsden33,700

Huntsville226,000

Mobile168,400

Montgomery161,600

Tuscaloosa101,500

Balance of State352,100

Alabama April 2020 Preliminary Current Employment Statistics

Statewide Employment by Geography

Estimates prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and adjusted to a 2019 benchmark, based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Manual, 2017.


Net Change From :ANNISTON-OXFORD-JACKSONVILLE MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r

2020 2020 2019 2020 2019TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT 43,100 47,200 47,100 -4,100 -4,000

GOODS PRODUCING 7,200 7,900 7,700 -700 -500Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,200 1,300 1,200 -100 0Manufacturing 6,000 6,600 6,500 -600 -500

SERVICE PROVIDING 35,900 39,300 39,400 -3,400 -3,500Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 8,700 8,800 8,900 -100 -200

Wholesale Trade 1,700 1,800 1,700 -100 0Retail Trade 5,700 5,700 5,900 0 -200Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,300 1,300 1,300 0 0

Information 400 400 400 0 0Financial Activities 1,300 1,300 1,300 0 0Professional and Business Services 3,900 4,100 4,200 -200 -300Education and Health Services 4,300 4,800 4,800 -500 -500Leisure and Hospitality 3,300 5,100 5,200 -1,800 -1,900Other Services 1,400 1,700 1,800 -300 -400Government 12,600 13,100 12,800 -500 -200

Federal 4,200 4,300 4,100 -100 100State and Local 8,400 8,800 8,700 -400 -300

NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENTFOR ALABAMA METRO AREAS (MA’S)1/

1 Place of work basis. p Preliminary. r Revised.NOTE: Estimates prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.Estimates adjusted to a 2019 benchmark. Based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2017.

Net Change From :AUBURN-OPELIKA MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 8,600 9,200 8,900 -600 -300Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,900 2,900 2,700 0 200Manufacturing 5,700 6,300 6,200 -600 -500

SERVICE PROVIDING 52,400 58,700 58,100 -6,300 -5,700Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 12,500 13,000 12,300 -500 200

Wholesale Trade 2,000 2,100 2,000 -100 0Retail Trade 7,200 7,600 7,100 -400 100Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 3,300 3,300 3,200 0 100

Information 500 500 500 0 0Financial Activities 1,800 1,800 1,900 0 -100Professional and Business Services 6,200 6,900 7,200 -700 -1,000Education and Health Services 4,500 5,200 4,800 -700 -300Leisure and Hospitality 4,800 8,700 9,300 -3,900 -4,500Other Services 2,100 2,600 2,600 -500 -500Government 20,000 20,000 19,500 0 500

Federal 300 300 300 0 0State and Local 19,700 19,700 19,200 0 500




Net Change From :BIRMINGHAM - HOOVER MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 68,900 70,000 71,500 -1,100 -2,600Mining and Logging 2,600 2,600 2,700 0 -100Construction 28,400 28,400 29,400 0 -1,000

Specialty Trade Contractors 15,900 16,600 16,800 -700 -900Manufacturing 37,900 39,000 39,400 -1,100 -1,500

Durable Goods 26,800 27,600 28,000 -800 -1,200Primary Metal Manufacturing 5,400 5,400 5,400 0 0

Nondurable Goods 11,100 11,400 11,400 -300 -300Food Manufacturing 3,700 4,000 4,000 -300 -300

SERVICE PROVIDING 432,700 475,000 473,000 -42,300 -40,300Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 103,700 108,300 107,700 -4,600 -4,000

Wholesale Trade 27,300 27,700 27,800 -400 -500Merchant Wholesalers 13,200 13,700 13,500 -500 -300

Retail Trade 52,700 56,900 56,900 -4,200 -4,200General Merchandise Stores 13,600 13,500 13,700 100 -100

Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 23,700 23,700 23,000 0 700Utilities 6,500 6,500 6,500 0 0Transportation and Warehousing 17,200 17,200 16,500 0 700

Information 6,300 7,300 8,000 -1,000 -1,700 Telecommunication 3,100 3,100 3,200 0 -100

Financial Activities 40,400 42,000 41,600 -1,600 -1,200Finance and Insurance 34,200 35,000 34,500 -800 -300

Credit Intermediation and Related 16,700 17,100 17,300 -400 -600Insurance Carriers and Related 14,900 15,300 14,900 -400 0

Professional and Business Services 66,500 69,700 70,100 -3,200 -3,600Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 29,200 30,100 29,100 -900 100

Management of Companies and Enterprises 7,600 8,600 8,600 -1,000 -1,000Admin., Support and Waste Management 29,700 31,000 32,400 -1,300 -2,700

Education and Health Services 70,400 76,700 75,000 -6,300 -4,600Health Care and Social Assistance 63,200 68,200 66,700 -5,000 -3,500Ambulatory Healthcare 27,500 31,100 30,700 -3,600 -3,200Hospitals 17,000 18,200 17,900 -1,200 -900

Leisure and Hospitality 30,100 52,400 53,600 -22,300 -23,500Food Service and Drinking Places 26,500 41,300 42,900 -14,800 -16,400

Other Services 29,100 31,000 31,300 -1,900 -2,200Government 86,200 87,600 85,700 -1,400 500

Federal 9,300 9,300 9,100 0 200State 33,100 33,600 32,400 -500 700Local 43,800 44,700 44,200 -900 -400



Net Change From :DAPHNE-FAIRHOPE-FOLEY MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 9,400 9,600 9,200 -200 200SERVICE PROVIDING 57,500 70,400 71,500 -12,900 -14,000

Government 10,100 10,300 10,100 -200 0




Net Change From :DOTHAN MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 7,600 8,100 7,900 -500 -300Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,600 2,700 2,600 -100 0Manufacturing 5,000 5,400 5,300 -400 -300


Wholesale Trade 3,100 2,900 3,100 200 0Retail Trade 8,300 8,800 8,900 -500 -600Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 3,400 3,400 3,400 0 0

Information 500 500 500 0 0Financial Activities 2,000 2,100 2,000 -100 0Professional and Business Services 4,100 4,900 5,000 -800 -900Education and Health Services 8,700 9,100 8,800 -400 -100Leisure and Hospitality 3,400 6,300 6,600 -2,900 -3,200Other Services 2,400 2,900 2,900 -500 -500Government 10,600 10,900 10,700 -300 -100

Federal 400 400 400 0 0State and Local 10,200 10,500 10,300 -300 -100



Net Change From :DECATUR MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 16,000 17,500 17,300 -1,500 -1,300Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 4,300 4,100 -400 -200Manufacturing 12,100 13,200 13,200 -1,100 -1,100

Durable Goods 5,900 6,500 6,300 -600 -400Nondurable Goods 6,200 6,700 6,900 -500 -700


Wholesale Trade 2,500 2,400 2,300 100 200Retail Trade 6,300 6,500 6,200 -200 100Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,700 1,800 1,800 -100 -100

Information 200 200 300 0 -100Financial Activities 2,100 2,100 2,000 0 100Professional and Business Services 5,000 5,800 6,100 -800 -1,100Education and Health Services 3,300 5,000 5,200 -1,700 -1,900Leisure and Hospitality 3,200 5,200 5,400 -2,000 -2,200Other Services 1,800 2,200 2,200 -400 -400Government 8,400 8,500 8,400 -100 0

Federal 400 400 400 0 0State and Local 8,000 8,100 8,000 -100 0




GADSDEN MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT 33,700 37,700 37,400 -4,000 -3,700

GOODS PRODUCING 5,600 6,300 6,200 -700 -600Mining, Logging, and Construction 900 1,000 1,000 -100 -100Manufacturing 4,700 5,300 5,200 -600 -500


Wholesale Trade 1,000 1,100 1,100 -100 -100Retail Trade 5,000 4,900 4,700 100 300Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,000 1,100 1,100 -100 -100

Information 300 300 300 0 0Financial Activities 1,300 1,300 1,300 0 0Professional and Business Services 3,400 3,700 4,000 -300 -600Education and Health Services 7,000 8,000 7,700 -1,000 -700Leisure and Hospitality 2,500 4,000 4,000 -1,500 -1,500Other Services 1,300 1,600 1,600 -300 -300Government 5,300 5,400 5,400 -100 -100



Net Change From :


Net Change From :FLORENCE - MUSCLE SHOALS MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 12,200 12,600 12,800 -400 -600Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,200 3,500 3,600 -300 -400Manufacturing 9,000 9,100 9,200 -100 -200


Wholesale Trade 1,900 2,100 2,100 -200 -200Retail Trade 7,800 8,200 8,200 -400 -400Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,000 1,200 1,300 -200 -300

Information 400 400 400 0 0Financial Activities 2,300 2,400 2,400 -100 -100Professional and Business Services 4,100 4,300 4,100 -200 0Education and Health Services 6,500 7,300 7,200 -800 -700Leisure and Hospitality 4,000 6,300 6,600 -2,300 -2,600Other Services 1,900 2,400 2,500 -500 -600Government 9,500 10,200 10,300 -700 -800





MOBILE MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019


GOODS PRODUCING 29,100 30,400 30,300 -1,300 -1,200

Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,100 11,700 11,700 -600 -600Manufacturing 18,000 18,700 18,600 -700 -600

SERVICE PROVIDING 139,300 155,400 155,900 -16,100 -16,600Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 35,000 35,800 36,200 -800 -1,200

Wholesale Trade 7,600 7,800 7,800 -200 -200Retail Trade 19,200 19,600 20,100 -400 -900

General Merchandise Stores Retail 4,900 4,900 5,000 0 -100Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 8,200 8,400 8,300 -200 -100

Information 1,500 1,900 2,000 -400 -500Financial Activities 8,600 9,100 8,500 -500 100Professional and Business Services 22,200 24,400 24,400 -2,200 -2,200Education and Health Services 25,900 28,600 28,200 -2,700 -2,300

Health Care and Social Assistance 22,800 24,800 24,400 -2,000 -1,600Leisure and Hospitality 11,200 17,900 18,700 -6,700 -7,500

Food Services and Drinking Places 9,500 14,400 15,000 -4,900 -5,500Other Services 10,300 12,000 12,200 -1,700 -1,900Government 24,600 25,700 25,700 -1,100 -1,100

Federal 2,800 2,800 2,600 0 200State 6,800 7,700 7,900 -900 -1,100Local 15,000 15,200 15,200 -200 -200


Net Change From :


Net Change From :HUNTSVILLE MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r


GOODS PRODUCING 33,400 35,600 35,700 -2,200 -2,300Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 9,800 9,900 -1,100 -1,200Manufacturing 24,700 25,800 25,800 -1,100 -1,100

Durable Goods 21,600 22,300 22,200 -700 -600 Computer and Electronic Prod. Manufacturing 5,000 5,000 5,200 0 -200 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 9,400 10,200 9,700 -800 -300

Nondurable Goods 3,100 3,500 3,600 -400 -500SERVICE PROVIDING 192,600 210,800 208,700 -18,200 -16,100

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 34,100 35,600 34,700 -1,500 -600Wholesale Trade 6,000 6,200 6,000 -200 0Retail Trade 24,300 25,600 25,000 -1,300 -700

General Merchandise Stores 6,800 6,700 6,700 100 100Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 3,800 3,800 3,700 0 100

Information 2,200 2,500 2,300 -300 -100Financial Activities 7,100 7,100 7,000 0 100Professional and Business Services 55,700 59,800 59,400 -4,100 -3,700

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 41,600 42,200 40,000 -600 1,600Education and Health Services 19,800 22,100 22,400 -2,300 -2,600Leisure and Hospitality 14,500 22,500 22,600 -8,000 -8,100

Food Services and Drinking Places 13,200 18,600 18,100 -5,400 -4,900Other Services 7,100 8,600 8,500 -1,500 -1,400Government 52,100 52,600 51,800 -500 300

Federal 20,000 19,900 19,300 100 700State 6,500 6,700 6,700 -200 -200Local 25,600 26,000 25,800 -400 -200




MONTGOMERY MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019


GOODS PRODUCING 23,200 24,800 25,000 -1,600 -1,800Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,500 6,700 6,900 -200 -400Manufacturing 16,700 18,100 18,100 -1,400 -1,400


Wholesale Trade 5,800 5,800 5,800 0 0Retail Trade 17,000 17,700 17,800 -700 -800

General Merchandise Stores Retail 4,700 4,700 4,700 0 0Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 5,800 5,800 5,900 0 -100

Information 1,900 2,000 2,000 -100 -100Financial Activities 7,300 7,400 7,400 -100 -100

Finance and Insurance 5,600 5,500 5,500 100 100Professional and Business Services 19,600 20,700 22,100 -1,100 -2,500Education and Health Services 18,000 20,500 20,400 -2,500 -2,400

Health Care and Social Assistance 14,100 15,800 15,700 -1,700 -1,600Leisure and Hospitality 10,500 17,100 17,700 -6,600 -7,200

Food Services and Drinking Places 8,600 13,000 13,600 -4,400 -5,000Other Services 8,700 9,500 9,400 -800 -700Government 43,800 44,500 44,200 -700 -400

Federal 6,700 6,700 6,700 0 0State 23,000 23,600 23,200 -600 -200Local 14,100 14,200 14,300 -100 -200


Net Change From :


TUSCALOOSA MA Apr p Mar r Apr r Mar r Apr r2020 2020 2019 2020 2019


GOODS PRODUCING 22,100 24,100 24,200 -2,000 -2,100Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,900 7,200 6,800 -300 100Manufacturing 15,200 16,900 17,400 -1,700 -2,200


Wholesale Trade 2,000 2,000 2,100 0 -100Retail Trade 10,800 11,300 11,100 -500 -300Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 3,300 3,300 3,100 0 200

Information 1,900 2,000 2,100 -100 -200Financial Activities 3,900 4,000 4,000 -100 -100Professional and Business Services 9,000 12,200 12,200 -3,200 -3,200Education and Health Services 8,300 9,600 9,200 -1,300 -900Leisure and Hospitality 7,100 11,600 12,200 -4,500 -5,100Other Services 4,100 4,200 4,300 -100 -200Government 29,000 30,100 29,000 -1,100 0

Federal 2,000 2,100 2,000 -100 0State and Local 27,000 28,000 27,000 -1,000 0



Net Change From :


Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r

Area 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Alabama (Seasonally Adjusted) 2,195,299 2,218,590 2,236,130 1,911,512 2,151,586 2,164,945 283,787 67,004 71,185 12.9% 3.0% 3.2%Alabama (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 2,195,170 2,227,113 2,235,992 1,904,172 2,160,067 2,177,000 290,998 67,046 58,992 13.3% 3.0% 2.6%Autauga 25,215 25,835 26,165 22,321 25,114 25,552 2,894 721 613 11.5% 2.8% 2.3%Baldwin 91,688 96,392 97,486 77,301 93,783 95,092 14,387 2,609 2,394 15.7% 2.7% 2.5%Barbour 8,101 8,537 8,428 7,292 8,221 8,152 809 316 276 10.0% 3.7% 3.3%Bibb 9,041 8,618 8,650 7,437 8,349 8,403 1,604 269 247 17.7% 3.1% 2.9%Blount 23,980 25,103 25,198 21,711 24,421 24,614 2,269 682 584 9.5% 2.7% 2.3%Bullock 4,335 4,610 4,816 3,942 4,453 4,678 393 157 138 9.1% 3.4% 2.9%Butler 9,617 9,030 9,280 7,714 8,663 8,983 1,903 367 297 19.8% 4.1% 3.2%Calhoun 47,701 45,631 45,910 38,939 44,011 44,474 8,762 1,620 1,436 18.4% 3.6% 3.1%Chambers 16,287 15,737 15,675 13,776 15,262 15,267 2,511 475 408 15.4% 3.0% 2.6%Cherokee 12,493 11,597 11,585 11,071 11,263 11,297 1,422 334 288 11.4% 2.9% 2.5%Chilton 19,351 19,603 19,715 16,993 19,083 19,249 2,358 520 466 12.2% 2.7% 2.4%Choctaw 4,283 4,521 4,774 3,774 4,296 4,587 509 225 187 11.9% 5.0% 3.9%Clarke 7,403 7,537 7,564 6,296 7,090 7,207 1,107 447 357 15.0% 5.9% 4.7%Clay 5,782 6,094 6,070 5,247 5,915 5,912 535 179 158 9.3% 2.9% 2.6%Cleburne 5,503 5,669 5,783 4,815 5,479 5,611 688 190 172 12.5% 3.4% 3.0%Coffee 20,174 21,115 21,451 18,267 20,506 20,888 1,907 609 563 9.5% 2.9% 2.6%Colbert 23,701 23,412 23,684 19,788 22,563 22,915 3,913 849 769 16.5% 3.6% 3.2%Conecuh 4,483 4,466 4,543 3,818 4,294 4,375 665 172 168 14.8% 3.9% 3.7%Coosa 4,441 4,489 4,532 3,862 4,350 4,411 579 139 121 13.0% 3.1% 2.7%Covington 14,576 15,204 15,668 13,034 14,685 15,144 1,542 519 524 10.6% 3.4% 3.3%Crenshaw 6,447 6,311 6,528 5,441 6,120 6,365 1,006 191 163 15.6% 3.0% 2.5%Cullman 37,900 38,586 38,613 33,450 37,586 37,710 4,450 1,000 903 11.7% 2.6% 2.3%Dale 19,387 20,443 20,630 17,547 19,853 20,055 1,840 590 575 9.5% 2.9% 2.8%Dallas 15,427 14,496 14,779 12,202 13,739 14,104 3,225 757 675 20.9% 5.2% 4.6%DeKalb 30,168 30,906 31,021 26,644 30,025 30,258 3,524 881 763 11.7% 2.9% 2.5%Elmore 36,122 37,110 37,567 32,104 36,118 36,721 4,018 992 846 11.1% 2.7% 2.3%Escambia 14,046 14,553 14,746 12,448 14,021 14,284 1,598 532 462 11.4% 3.7% 3.1%Etowah 44,060 42,791 42,464 35,776 41,082 41,220 8,284 1,709 1,244 18.8% 4.0% 2.9%Fayette 6,332 6,565 6,568 5,631 6,374 6,387 701 191 181 11.1% 2.9% 2.8%Franklin 14,118 14,540 14,628 12,529 14,133 14,280 1,589 407 348 11.3% 2.8% 2.4%Geneva 10,044 10,885 10,991 9,235 10,573 10,702 809 312 289 8.1% 2.9% 2.6%Greene 3,114 2,917 2,893 2,424 2,758 2,747 690 159 146 22.2% 5.5% 5.0%Hale 6,374 6,105 6,112 5,044 5,845 5,904 1,330 260 208 20.9% 4.3% 3.4%Henry 6,372 6,864 6,907 5,784 6,628 6,683 588 236 224 9.2% 3.4% 3.2%Houston 43,726 45,851 45,955 38,906 44,492 44,735 4,820 1,359 1,220 11.0% 3.0% 2.7%Jackson 22,696 22,904 23,625 19,685 22,133 22,936 3,011 771 689 13.3% 3.4% 2.9%Jefferson 313,537 316,463 317,025 273,910 307,482 309,107 39,627 8,981 7,918 12.6% 2.8% 2.5%Lamar 5,614 5,810 5,813 4,988 5,634 5,651 626 176 162 11.2% 3.0% 2.8%Lauderdale 41,834 42,107 42,602 35,740 40,810 41,433 6,094 1,297 1,169 14.6% 3.1% 2.7%Lawrence 13,405 14,150 14,262 11,832 13,731 13,872 1,573 419 390 11.7% 3.0% 2.7%Lee 74,057 76,676 76,111 64,841 74,584 74,342 9,216 2,092 1,769 12.4% 2.7% 2.3%Limestone 42,808 43,808 43,741 37,910 42,674 42,718 4,898 1,134 1,023 11.4% 2.6% 2.3%Lowndes 4,006 3,509 3,581 2,964 3,328 3,396 1,042 181 185 26.0% 5.2% 5.2%Macon 8,269 7,904 7,822 6,718 7,578 7,545 1,551 326 277 18.8% 4.1% 3.5%Madison 179,201 185,228 184,753 160,476 180,618 180,583 18,725 4,610 4,170 10.4% 2.5% 2.3%Marengo 7,330 7,546 7,703 6,459 7,260 7,478 871 286 225 11.9% 3.8% 2.9%Marion 12,517 13,005 12,977 11,127 12,564 12,573 1,390 441 404 11.1% 3.4% 3.1%Marshall 42,915 44,162 44,001 38,192 43,071 43,046 4,723 1,091 955 11.0% 2.5% 2.2%Mobile 186,844 187,627 188,444 158,671 180,496 182,200 28,173 7,131 6,244 15.1% 3.8% 3.3%Monroe 7,401 7,357 7,260 6,224 6,991 6,942 1,177 366 318 15.9% 5.0% 4.4%Montgomery 106,077 104,520 105,822 90,087 101,201 102,906 15,990 3,319 2,916 15.1% 3.2% 2.8%Morgan 54,744 57,807 58,130 48,573 56,342 56,825 6,171 1,465 1,305 11.3% 2.5% 2.2%Perry 3,532 3,287 3,427 2,795 3,122 3,281 737 165 146 20.9% 5.0% 4.3%Pickens 7,688 7,973 7,917 6,589 7,648 7,681 1,099 325 236 14.3% 4.1% 3.0%Pike 14,774 15,542 15,437 13,431 15,052 15,016 1,343 490 421 9.1% 3.2% 2.7%Randolph 9,361 9,612 9,586 8,210 9,331 9,327 1,151 281 259 12.3% 2.9% 2.7%Russell 22,199 23,592 23,963 19,924 22,905 23,336 2,275 687 627 10.2% 2.9% 2.6%Shelby 110,465 115,144 115,424 100,282 112,610 113,210 10,183 2,534 2,214 9.2% 2.2% 1.9%St. Clair 40,125 40,203 40,355 34,839 39,141 39,371 5,286 1,062 984 13.2% 2.6% 2.4%Sumter 4,675 4,786 4,881 4,090 4,590 4,698 585 196 183 12.5% 4.1% 3.7%Talladega 37,932 35,537 35,673 30,391 34,318 34,605 7,541 1,219 1,068 19.9% 3.4% 3.0%Tallapoosa 19,109 18,551 18,718 15,985 17,962 18,224 3,124 589 494 16.3% 3.2% 2.6%Tuscaloosa 106,255 105,366 104,987 88,367 102,666 102,590 17,888 2,700 2,397 16.8% 2.6% 2.3%Walker 24,827 25,182 25,188 21,624 24,327 24,473 3,203 855 715 12.9% 3.4% 2.8%Washington 6,466 6,681 6,739 5,654 6,377 6,473 812 304 266 12.6% 4.6% 3.9%Wilcox 2,886 2,736 2,720 2,227 2,499 2,570 659 237 150 22.8% 8.7% 5.5%Winston 9,827 10,211 9,926 8,807 9,874 9,628 1,020 337 298 10.4% 3.3% 3.0%United States (Seasonally Adjusted) 156,481,000 162,913,000 162,546,000 133,403,000 155,772,000 156,696,000 23,078,000 7,140,000 5,850,000 14.7% 4.4% 3.6%United States (Not Seasonally Adj.) 155,830,000 162,537,000 162,097,000 133,326,000 155,167,000 156,710,000 22,504,000 7,370,000 5,387,000 14.4% 4.5% 3.3%

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 2019 benchmark.

ALABAMA, U.S., & COUNTY AREACIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA


Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr r Apr p Mar r Apr rArea 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville MA 47,701 45,631 45,910 38,939 44,011 44,474 8,762 1,620 1,436 18.4% 3.6% 3.1%Auburn-Opelika MA 74,057 76,676 76,111 64,841 74,584 74,342 9,216 2,092 1,769 12.4% 2.7% 2.3%Birmingham-Hoover MA 541,326 550,316 551,555 476,796 535,413 538,427 64,530 14,903 13,128 11.9% 2.7% 2.4%Daphne-Fairhope-Foley MA 91,688 96,392 97,486 77,301 93,783 95,092 14,387 2,609 2,394 15.7% 2.7% 2.5%Decatur MA 68,149 71,957 72,392 60,405 70,073 70,697 7,744 1,884 1,695 11.4% 2.6% 2.3%Dothan MA 60,142 63,600 63,853 53,925 61,693 62,120 6,217 1,907 1,733 10.3% 3.0% 2.7%Florence-Muscle Shoals MA 65,535 65,519 66,286 55,528 63,373 64,348 10,007 2,146 1,938 15.3% 3.3% 2.9%Gadsden MA 44,060 42,791 42,464 35,776 41,082 41,220 8,284 1,709 1,244 18.8% 4.0% 2.9%Huntsville MA 222,009 229,036 228,494 198,386 223,292 223,301 23,623 5,744 5,193 10.6% 2.5% 2.3%Mobile MA 186,844 187,627 188,444 158,671 180,496 182,200 28,173 7,131 6,244 15.1% 3.8% 3.3%Montgomery MA 171,420 170,974 173,135 147,476 165,761 168,575 23,944 5,213 4,560 14.0% 3.0% 2.6%Tuscaloosa MA 120,317 119,444 119,016 100,000 116,159 116,175 20,317 3,285 2,841 16.9% 2.8% 2.4%

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 2019 benchmark.

METROPOLITAN AREASCIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0%

Tuscaloosa

Montgomery

Mobile

Huntsville

Gadsden

Florence‐Muscle Shoals

Dothan

Decatur

Daphne‐Fairhope‐Foley

Birmingham‐Hoover

Auburn‐Opelika

Anniston‐Oxford‐Jacksonville

2.4%

2.6%

3.3%

2.3%

2.9%

2.9%

2.7%

2.3%

2.5%

2.4%

2.3%

3.1%

2.8%

3.0%

3.8%

2.5%

4.0%

3.3%

3.0%

2.6%

2.7%

2.7%

2.7%

3.6%

16.9%

14.0%

15.1%

10.6%

18.8%

15.3%

10.3%

11.4%

15.7%

11.9%

12.4%

18.4%

ALABAMA METROPOLITAN AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Apr p 2020 Mar r 2020 Apr r 2019




ALABASTER CITY 17,441 18,273 18,311 15,919 17,876 17,972 1,522 397 339 8.7% 2.2% 1.9%ANNISTON CITY 8,750 8,033 8,112 6,815 7,702 7,784 1,935 331 328 22.1% 4.1% 4.0%ATHENS CITY 11,715 12,055 12,046 10,448 11,761 11,773 1,267 294 273 10.8% 2.4% 2.3%AUBURN CITY 29,810 30,896 30,667 26,120 30,045 29,947 3,690 851 720 12.4% 2.8% 2.3%BESSEMER CITY 10,396 9,837 9,826 8,416 9,447 9,497 1,980 390 329 19.0% 4.0% 3.3%BIRMINGHAM CITY 94,152 92,523 92,517 79,495 89,239 89,711 14,657 3,284 2,806 15.6% 3.5% 3.0%DAPHNE CITY 11,702 12,543 12,680 10,064 12,210 12,381 1,638 333 299 14.0% 2.7% 2.4%DECATUR CITY 25,843 27,024 27,164 22,693 26,322 26,547 3,150 702 617 12.2% 2.6% 2.3%DOTHAN CITY 28,575 29,829 29,907 25,298 28,924 29,084 3,277 905 823 11.5% 3.0% 2.8%ENTERPRISE CITY 10,714 11,054 11,242 9,545 10,717 10,915 1,169 337 327 10.9% 3.0% 2.9%FLORENCE CITY 18,538 18,406 18,610 15,613 17,828 18,100 2,925 578 510 15.8% 3.1% 2.7%GADSDEN CITY 14,148 13,306 13,204 11,030 12,666 12,709 3,118 640 495 22.0% 4.8% 3.7%HOMEWOOD CITY 13,353 14,211 14,254 12,411 13,932 14,005 942 279 249 7.1% 2.0% 1.7%HOOVER CITY 43,864 45,531 45,699 39,723 44,596 44,832 4,141 935 867 9.4% 2.1% 1.9%HUNTSVILLE CITY 97,156 99,054 98,791 85,680 96,434 96,417 11,476 2,620 2,374 11.8% 2.6% 2.4%MADISON CITY 25,111 26,503 26,475 23,036 25,927 25,925 2,075 576 550 8.3% 2.2% 2.1%MOBILE CITY 86,203 85,718 86,059 72,188 82,117 82,892 14,015 3,601 3,167 16.3% 4.2% 3.7%MONTGOMERY CITY 92,994 91,032 92,140 78,384 88,054 89,538 14,610 2,978 2,602 15.7% 3.3% 2.8%NORTHPORT CITY 13,587 13,930 13,887 11,743 13,643 13,633 1,844 287 254 13.6% 2.1% 1.8%OPELIKA CITY 14,653 14,434 14,340 12,167 13,996 13,950 2,486 438 390 17.0% 3.0% 2.7%PHENIX CITY 14,046 15,088 15,314 12,778 14,691 14,919 1,268 397 395 9.0% 2.6% 2.6%PRATTVILLE CITY 16,632 17,001 17,236 14,707 16,546 16,834 1,925 455 402 11.6% 2.7% 2.3%PRICHARD CITY 8,171 7,876 7,870 6,539 7,438 7,508 1,632 438 362 20.0% 5.6% 4.6%SELMA CITY 6,549 6,020 6,151 5,019 5,651 5,801 1,530 369 350 23.4% 6.1% 5.7%TUSCALOOSA CITY 49,359 48,389 48,143 40,401 46,938 46,903 8,958 1,451 1,240 18.1% 3.0% 2.6%VESTAVIA HILLS CITY 17,007 18,030 18,152 15,776 17,709 17,803 1,231 321 349 7.2% 1.8% 1.9%

City 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 2019 benchmark.

CITY AREASCIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA

1.9% 2.6%

5.7% 4.6%

2.3% 2.6%2.7% 1.8% 2.8%

3.7%

2.1% 2.4%1.9% 1.7%

3.7%

2.7%2.9%

2.8% 2.3%2.4%

3.0% 3.3%

2.3%2.3%

4.0%

1.9%1.8%

3.0%

6.1% 5.6%

2.7%2.6%

3.0%2.1% 3.3%

4.2%

2.2%2.6% 2.1% 2.0%

4.8%

3.1% 3.0% 3.0%2.6% 2.7% 3.5%

4.0%

2.8%

2.4%

4.1%

2.2%

7.2%

18.1%

23.4%

20.0%

11.6%

9.0%

17.0%

13.6%

15.7%16.3%

8.3%

11.8%

9.4%

7.1%

22.0%

15.8%

10.9%11.5%

12.2%

14.0%

15.6%

19.0%

12.4%

10.8%

22.1%

8.7%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%SELECTED CITY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Apr r 2019 Mar r 2020 Apr p 2020




Region 1 525,834 540,826 541,963 464,753 526,124 528,777 61,081 14,702 13,186 11.6% 2.7% 2.4%Region 2 162,832 156,931 157,071 134,449 151,399 152,446 28,383 5,532 4,625 17.4% 3.5% 2.9%Region 3 156,423 155,686 155,524 131,029 151,124 151,539 25,394 4,562 3,985 16.2% 2.9% 2.6%Region 4 532,285 541,698 542,905 469,359 527,064 530,024 62,926 14,634 12,881 11.8% 2.7% 2.4%Region 5 339,076 340,316 342,978 291,521 329,716 333,763 47,555 10,600 9,215 14.0% 3.1% 2.7%Region 6 153,218 159,782 161,275 136,651 154,793 156,723 16,567 4,989 4,552 10.8% 3.1% 2.8%Region 7 325,500 331,870 334,276 276,413 319,847 323,730 49,087 12,023 10,546 15.1% 3.6% 3.2%

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 2019 benchmark.

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATAWORKFORCE REGIONS

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 2019 benchmark.

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0%

Region 7

Region 6

Region 5

Region 4

Region 3

Region 2

Region 1

3.2%

2.8%

2.7%

2.4%

2.6%

2.9%

2.4%

3.6%

3.1%

3.1%

2.7%

2.9%

3.5%

2.7%

15.1%

10.8%

14.0%

11.8%

16.2%

17.4%

11.6%

Alabama Workforce RegionsUnemployment Rates

Apr p 2020 Mar r 2020 Apr r 2019

For information about the Workforce Region geography, please visit http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/Information/WorkforceRegionsMap.pdf.


Ranked Highest to Lowest 2019 Annual Average

Rank Area Rate Rank Area Rate1 Lowndes County, AL 26.0% 1 Wilcox County, AL 7.1%2 Wilcox County, AL 22.8% 2 Clarke County, AL 5.8%3 Greene County, AL 22.2% 3 Lowndes County, AL 5.7%4 Dallas County, AL 20.9% 4 Greene County, AL 5.6%5 Hale County, AL 20.9% 5 Dallas County, AL 5.5%6 Perry County, AL 20.9% 6 Perry County, AL 5.2%7 Talladega County, AL 19.9% 7 Monroe County, AL 4.9%8 Butler County, AL 19.8% 8 Choctaw County, AL 4.7%9 Etowah County, AL 18.8% 9 Washington County, AL 4.6%

10 Macon County, AL 18.8% 10 Sumter County, AL 4.5%11 Calhoun County, AL 18.4% 11 Macon County, AL 4.3%12 Bibb County, AL 17.7% 12 Conecuh County, AL 4.0%13 Tuscaloosa County, AL 16.8% 13 Hale County, AL 3.9%14 Colbert County, AL 16.5% 14 Barbour County, AL 3.8%15 Tallapoosa County, AL 16.3% 15 Colbert County, AL 3.7%16 Monroe County, AL 15.9% 16 Mobile County, AL 3.7%17 Baldwin County, AL 15.7% 17 Bullock County, AL 3.6%18 Crenshaw County, AL 15.6% 18 Butler County, AL 3.6%19 Chambers County, AL 15.4% 19 Henry County, AL 3.6%20 Mobile County, AL 15.1% 20 Calhoun County, AL 3.5%21 Montgomery County, AL 15.1% 21 Escambia County, AL 3.5%22 Clarke County, AL 15.0% 22 Marengo County, AL 3.5%23 Conecuh County, AL 14.8% 23 Pickens County, AL 3.5%24 Lauderdale County, AL 14.6% 24 Covington County, AL 3.4%25 Pickens County, AL 14.3% 25 Marion County, AL 3.4%26 Jackson County, AL 13.3% 26 Talladega County, AL 3.4%27 St. Clair County, AL 13.2% 27 Etowah County, AL 3.3%28 Coosa County, AL 13.0% 28 Jackson County, AL 3.3%29 Walker County, AL 12.9% 29 Lauderdale County, AL 3.3%30 Jefferson County, AL 12.6% 30 Pike County, AL 3.3%31 Washington County, AL 12.6% 31 Walker County, AL 3.3%32 Cleburne County, AL 12.5% 32 Winston County, AL 3.3%33 Sumter County, AL 12.5% 33 Cleburne County, AL 3.2%34 Lee County, AL 12.4% 34 Bibb County, AL 3.1%35 Randolph County, AL 12.3% 35 Dale County, AL 3.1%36 Chilton County, AL 12.2% 36 Fayette County, AL 3.1%37 Choctaw County, AL 11.9% 37 Lamar County, AL 3.1%38 Marengo County, AL 11.9% 38 Lawrence County, AL 3.1%39 Cullman County, AL 11.7% 39 Montgomery County, AL 3.1%40 DeKalb County, AL 11.7% 40 Clay County, AL 3.0%41 Lawrence County, AL 11.7% 41 Coosa County, AL 3.0%42 Autauga County, AL 11.5% 42 Houston County, AL 3.0%43 Cherokee County, AL 11.4% 43 Randolph County, AL 3.0%44 Escambia County, AL 11.4% 44 Tallapoosa County, AL 3.0%45 Limestone County, AL 11.4% 45 Chambers County, AL 2.9%46 Franklin County, AL 11.3% 46 Cherokee County, AL 2.9%47 Morgan County, AL 11.3% 47 Coffee County, AL 2.9%48 Lamar County, AL 11.2% 48 Geneva County, AL 2.9%49 Elmore County, AL 11.1% 49 Jefferson County, AL 2.9%50 Fayette County, AL 11.1% 50 Russell County, AL 2.9%51 Marion County, AL 11.1% 51 Crenshaw County, AL 2.8%52 Houston County, AL 11.0% 52 DeKalb County, AL 2.8%53 Marshall County, AL 11.0% 53 Franklin County, AL 2.8%54 Covington County, AL 10.6% 54 Autauga County, AL 2.7%55 Madison County, AL 10.4% 55 Baldwin County, AL 2.7%56 Winston County, AL 10.4% 56 Blount County, AL 2.7%57 Russell County, AL 10.2% 57 Chilton County, AL 2.7%58 Barbour County, AL 10.0% 58 Lee County, AL 2.7%59 Blount County, AL 9.5% 59 St. Clair County, AL 2.7%60 Coffee County, AL 9.5% 60 Tuscaloosa County, AL 2.7%61 Dale County, AL 9.5% 61 Cullman County, AL 2.6%62 Clay County, AL 9.3% 62 Elmore County, AL 2.6%63 Henry County, AL 9.2% 63 Limestone County, AL 2.6%64 Shelby County, AL 9.2% 64 Morgan County, AL 2.6%65 Bullock County, AL 9.1% 65 Madison County, AL 2.5%66 Pike County, AL 9.1% 66 Marshall County, AL 2.5%67 Geneva County, AL 8.1% 67 Shelby County, AL 2.2%

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Labor in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2019 benchmark.

Ranked Highest to Lowest April 2020

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Effects of COVID-19 on the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program

For the April 2020 estimates of household employment and unemployment from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) determined that no modifications to the mod-el-based methodology were necessary. Rather, the LAUS program imple-mented level-shift outliers in the employment and/or unemployment inputs to the models based on statistical evaluation of movements in each area’s inputs. Both the household survey inputs, which serve as the primary inputs to the LAUS models, and the nonfarm payroll employment and un-employment insurance claims covariates were examined for outliers. The resulting implementation of level shifts preserved movements in published estimates that the models otherwise would have discounted, without re-quiring changes to how the models create estimates at other points in the time series. Outlier detection and implementation of level shifts are usual aspects of the LAUS modeling procedures. However, until March 2020 these activities generally had been limited to annual processing, following the completion of estimation for the full calendar year. Furthermore, prior to April 2020, outlier detection for model-based areas had been limited to the household survey inputs. The implementation of level shifts for the model covariates in the April 2020 processing cycle resulted in some un-usually large monthly revisions to estimates for March 2020. Please visit https://www.bls.gov/bls/bls-covid-19-questions-and-answers.htm for more information.

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