FEBRUARY 2017 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA

Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Alabama (Seasonally Adjusted) 2,203,868 2,195,054 2,166,597 2,067,042 2,053,837 2,036,314 136,826 141,217 130,283 6.2% 6.4% 6.0%
Alabama (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 2,180,055 2,168,848 2,152,446 2,047,571 2,022,360 2,017,039 132,484 146,488 135,407 6.1% 6.8% 6.3%
Autauga 25,791 25,583 25,435 24,423 24,081 24,039 1,368 1,502 1,396 5.3% 5.9% 5.5%
Baldwin 89,520 87,883 87,027 84,340 82,254 81,783 5,180 5,629 5,244 5.8% 6.4% 6.0%
Barbour 8,067 8,086 8,331 7,402 7,323 7,598 665 763 733 8.2% 9.4% 8.8%
Bibb 8,588 8,549 8,539 8,052 7,962 7,938 536 587 601 6.2% 6.9% 7.0%
Blount 24,619 24,453 24,272 23,227 22,923 22,837 1,392 1,530 1,435 5.7% 6.3% 5.9%
Bullock 4,742 4,779 4,568 4,428 4,383 4,239 314 396 329 6.6% 8.3% 7.2%
Butler 9,052 9,070 9,218 8,393 8,338 8,538 659 732 680 7.3% 8.1% 7.4%
Calhoun 45,783 45,626 45,719 42,689 42,183 42,485 3,094 3,443 3,234 6.8% 7.5% 7.1%
Chambers 15,230 15,182 15,146 14,369 14,271 14,238 861 911 908 5.7% 6.0% 6.0%
Cherokee 11,172 11,142 11,033 10,539 10,409 10,407 633 733 626 5.7% 6.6% 5.7%
Chilton 19,230 19,131 18,953 18,142 17,927 17,819 1,088 1,204 1,134 5.7% 6.3% 6.0%
Choctaw 4,233 4,241 4,262 3,853 3,822 3,863 380 419 399 9.0% 9.9% 9.4%
Clarke 7,992 8,115 7,973 7,094 7,076 7,017 898 1,039 956 11.2% 12.8% 12.0%
Clay 5,528 5,515 5,527 5,182 5,145 5,178 346 370 349 6.3% 6.7% 6.3%
Cleburne 5,775 5,765 5,666 5,413 5,350 5,300 362 415 366 6.3% 7.2% 6.5%
Coffee 20,521 20,327 20,176 19,242 18,962 18,821 1,279 1,365 1,355 6.2% 6.7% 6.7%
Colbert 23,807 23,702 23,593 22,128 21,809 21,801 1,679 1,893 1,792 7.1% 8.0% 7.6%
Conecuh 4,525 4,555 4,555 4,122 4,098 4,119 403 457 436 8.9% 10.0% 9.6%
Coosa 4,393 4,389 4,401 4,092 4,069 4,105 301 320 296 6.9% 7.3% 6.7%
Covington 15,168 15,161 15,113 14,018 13,896 13,967 1,150 1,265 1,146 7.6% 8.3% 7.6%
Crenshaw 6,387 6,343 6,229 5,980 5,895 5,819 407 448 410 6.4% 7.1% 6.6%
Cullman 37,777 37,689 37,286 35,779 35,539 35,245 1,998 2,150 2,041 5.3% 5.7% 5.5%
Dale 20,174 19,996 19,930 18,956 18,707 18,663 1,218 1,289 1,267 6.0% 6.4% 6.4%
Dallas 15,360 15,442 15,375 13,904 13,818 13,958 1,456 1,624 1,417 9.5% 10.5% 9.2%
DeKalb 28,603 28,697 28,577 26,712 26,513 26,684 1,891 2,184 1,893 6.6% 7.6% 6.6%
Elmore 36,961 36,685 36,516 35,127 34,640 34,618 1,834 2,045 1,898 5.0% 5.6% 5.2%
Escambia 14,614 14,612 14,498 13,611 13,495 13,457 1,003 1,117 1,041 6.9% 7.6% 7.2%
Etowah 44,673 44,189 43,750 41,922 41,190 40,973 2,751 2,999 2,777 6.2% 6.8% 6.3%
Fayette 6,574 6,547 6,481 6,121 6,058 5,983 453 489 498 6.9% 7.5% 7.7%
Franklin 13,746 13,698 13,708 12,891 12,757 12,812 855 941 896 6.2% 6.9% 6.5%
Geneva 10,898 10,806 10,588 10,244 10,100 9,918 654 706 670 6.0% 6.5% 6.3%
Greene 2,924 2,896 2,875 2,615 2,553 2,575 309 343 300 10.6% 11.8% 10.4%
Hale 6,081 6,029 5,844 5,590 5,492 5,382 491 537 462 8.1% 8.9% 7.9%
Henry 6,796 6,776 6,629 6,327 6,244 6,170 469 532 459 6.9% 7.9% 6.9%
Houston 45,070 44,952 44,343 42,413 41,990 41,557 2,657 2,962 2,786 5.9% 6.6% 6.3%
Jackson 23,534 23,609 23,463 22,027 21,848 21,858 1,507 1,761 1,605 6.4% 7.5% 6.8%
Jefferson 313,294 311,775 310,038 294,796 291,616 291,305 18,498 20,159 18,733 5.9% 6.5% 6.0%
Lamar 5,674 5,680 5,700 5,345 5,317 5,344 329 363 356 5.8% 6.4% 6.2%
Lauderdale 42,989 42,763 42,705 40,332 39,703 39,738 2,657 3,060 2,967 6.2% 7.2% 6.9%
Lawrence 13,785 13,722 13,653 12,838 12,666 12,590 947 1,056 1,063 6.9% 7.7% 7.8%
Lee 74,103 73,511 71,713 70,224 69,299 67,810 3,879 4,212 3,903 5.2% 5.7% 5.4%
Limestone 41,307 40,957 40,312 39,031 38,527 38,037 2,276 2,430 2,275 5.5% 5.9% 5.6%
Lowndes 3,820 3,848 3,757 3,410 3,365 3,340 410 483 417 10.7% 12.6% 11.1%
Macon 8,013 8,003 7,912 7,412 7,299 7,309 601 704 603 7.5% 8.8% 7.6%
Madison 176,334 175,112 172,599 167,116 165,027 163,180 9,218 10,085 9,419 5.2% 5.8% 5.5%
Marengo 7,587 7,569 7,543 6,991 6,932 6,964 596 637 579 7.9% 8.4% 7.7%
Marion 12,382 12,470 12,543 11,530 11,522 11,674 852 948 869 6.9% 7.6% 6.9%
Marshall 41,373 41,192 40,478 39,072 38,667 38,060 2,301 2,525 2,418 5.6% 6.1% 6.0%
Mobile 185,998 185,048 184,113 172,689 170,080 171,003 13,309 14,968 13,110 7.2% 8.1% 7.1%
Monroe 7,141 7,195 7,342 6,450 6,454 6,607 691 741 735 9.7% 10.3% 10.0%
Montgomery 105,651 105,101 104,368 99,455 98,200 98,057 6,196 6,901 6,311 5.9% 6.6% 6.0%
Morgan 55,919 55,551 55,180 52,726 52,104 51,888 3,193 3,447 3,292 5.7% 6.2% 6.0%
Perry 3,393 3,440 3,362 3,055 3,034 3,028 338 406 334 10.0% 11.8% 9.9%
Pickens 8,078 7,997 7,851 7,494 7,371 7,288 584 626 563 7.2% 7.8% 7.2%
Pike 15,238 15,238 14,984 14,311 14,116 14,036 927 1,122 948 6.1% 7.4% 6.3%
Randolph 9,467 9,436 9,277 8,925 8,834 8,728 542 602 549 5.7% 6.4% 5.9%
Russell 24,210 24,149 24,076 22,803 22,634 22,616 1,407 1,515 1,460 5.8% 6.3% 6.1%
Shelby 109,206 108,478 107,967 104,254 103,101 103,004 4,952 5,377 4,963 4.5% 5.0% 4.6%
St. Clair 38,914 38,656 38,415 36,739 36,313 36,261 2,175 2,343 2,154 5.6% 6.1% 5.6%
Sumter 5,087 5,129 5,098 4,684 4,670 4,703 403 459 395 7.9% 8.9% 7.7%
Talladega 34,414 34,538 34,789 31,934 31,775 32,347 2,480 2,763 2,442 7.2% 8.0% 7.0%
Tallapoosa 18,607 18,569 18,758 17,558 17,415 17,615 1,049 1,154 1,143 5.6% 6.2% 6.1%
Tuscaloosa 99,624 98,938 97,930 94,055 92,670 92,217 5,569 6,268 5,713 5.6% 6.3% 5.8%
Walker 25,659 25,596 25,596 23,801 23,497 23,480 1,858 2,099 2,116 7.2% 8.2% 8.3%
Washington 6,764 6,861 6,651 6,152 6,155 6,044 612 706 607 9.0% 10.3% 9.1%
Wilcox 2,788 2,839 2,837 2,372 2,354 2,416 416 485 421 14.9% 17.1% 14.8%
Winston 9,326 9,265 9,300 8,651 8,522 8,586 675 743 714 7.2% 8.0% 7.7%
United States (Seasonally Adjusted) 160,056,000 159,716,000 158,888,000 152,528,000 152,081,000 151,043,000 7,528,000 7,635,000 7,845,000 4.7% 4.8% 4.9%
United States (Not Seasonally Adj.) 159,482,000 158,676,000 158,279,000 151,594,000 150,527,000 15,006,000 7,887,000 8,149,000 8,219,000 4.9% 5.1% 5.2%

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.
 METROPOLITAN AREAS
FEBRUARY 2017 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Feb p Jan r Feb r Feb p Jan r Feb r Feb p Jan r Feb r Feb p Jan r Feb r
Area 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville MA 45,783 45,626 45,719 42,689 42,183 42,485 3,094 3,443 3,234 6.8% 7.5% 7.1%
Auburn-Opelika MA 74,103 73,511 71,713 70,224 69,299 67,810 3,879 4,212 3,903 5.2% 5.7% 5.4%
Birmingham-Hoover MA 539,510 536,638 533,780 509,011 503,339 502,644 30,499 33,299 31,136 5.7% 6.2% 5.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley MA 89,520 87,883 87,027 84,340 82,254 81,783 5,180 5,629 5,244 5.8% 6.4% 6.0%
Decatur MA 69,704 69,273 68,833 65,564 64,770 64,478 4,140 4,503 4,355 5.9% 6.5% 6.3%
Dothan MA 62,764 62,534 61,560 58,984 58,334 57,645 3,780 4,200 3,915 6.0% 6.7% 6.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals MA 66,796 66,465 66,298 62,460 61,512 61,539 4,336 4,953 4,759 6.5% 7.5% 7.2%
Gadsden MA 44,673 44,189 43,750 41,922 41,190 40,973 2,751 2,999 2,777 6.2% 6.8% 6.3%
Huntsville MA 217,641 216,069 212,911 206,147 203,554 201,217 11,494 12,515 11,694 5.3% 5.8% 5.5%
Mobile MA 185,998 185,048 184,113 172,689 170,080 171,003 13,309 14,968 13,110 7.2% 8.1% 7.1%
Montgomery MA 172,223 171,217 170,076 162,415 160,286 160,054 9,808 10,931 10,022 5.7% 6.4% 5.9%
Tuscaloosa MA 113,783 112,964 111,625 107,139 105,533 104,887 6,644 7,431 6,738 5.8% 6.6% 6.0%

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.