CITY AREAS

APRIL 2017 UNEMPLOYMENT 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 r
Area 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016
ALABASTER CITY 17,556 17,547 17,374 16,987 16,843 16,680 569 704 694 3.2% 4.0% 4.0%
ANNISTON CITY 8,264 8,281 8,317 7,779 7,719 7,706 485 562 611 5.9% 6.8% 7.3%
AUBURN CITY 29,696 29,838 28,752 28,521 28,268 27,327 1,175 1,570 1,425 4.0% 5.3% 5.0%
BESSEMER CITY 9,824 9,871 9,795 9,216 9,139 9,050 608 732 745 6.2% 7.4% 7.6%
BIRMINGHAM CITY 92,504 92,748 91,845 87,546 86,813 85,971 4,958 5,935 5,874 5.4% 6.4% 6.4%
DECATUR CITY 26,536 26,588 26,364 25,457 25,299 24,998 1,079 1,289 1,366 4.1% 4.8% 5.2%
DOTHAN CITY 29,664 29,601 29,169 28,391 28,040 27,647 1,273 1,561 1,522 4.3% 5.3% 5.2%
ENTERPRISE CITY 10,786 10,826 10,613 10,298 10,232 10,025 488 594 588 4.5% 5.5% 5.5%
FLORENCE CITY 18,605 18,542 18,486 17,741 17,567 17,407 864 975 1,079 4.6% 5.3% 5.8%
GADSDEN CITY 14,147 14,228 13,855 13,419 13,303 13,028 728 925 827 5.1% 6.5% 6.0%
HOMEWOOD CITY 14,072 14,067 13,908 13,658 13,544 13,412 414 523 496 2.9% 3.7% 3.6%
HOOVER CITY 44,466 44,392 43,943 43,068 42,706 42,292 1,398 1,686 1,651 3.1% 3.8% 3.8%
HUNTSVILLE CITY 94,877 95,224 92,494 91,143 90,432 88,005 3,734 4,792 4,489 3.9% 5.0% 4.9%
MADISON CITY 24,533 24,527 23,818 23,665 23,481 22,848 868 1,046 970 3.5% 4.3% 4.1%
MOBILE CITY 85,837 86,410 86,079 81,149 80,824 80,697 4,688 5,586 5,382 5.5% 6.5% 6.3%
MONTGOMERY CITY 92,303 92,745 91,749 88,241 87,810 86,949 4,062 4,935 4,800 4.4% 5.3% 5.2%
OPELIKA CITY 14,158 14,178 13,707 13,600 13,480 13,031 558 698 676 3.9% 4.9% 4.9%
PHENIX CITY 15,390 15,415 15,201 14,789 14,703 14,464 601 712 737 3.9% 4.6% 4.8%
PRATTVILLE CITY 16,868 16,946 16,718 16,259 16,182 16,007 609 764 711 3.6% 4.5% 4.3%
PRICHARD CITY 8,110 8,190 8,089 7,445 7,415 7,403 665 775 686 8.2% 9.5% 8.5%
SELMA CITY 6,637 6,724 6,508 6,120 6,089 5,907 517 635 601 7.8% 9.4% 9.2%
TUSCALOOSA CITY 45,265 45,744 44,952 43,141 43,067 42,416 2,124 2,677 2,536 4.7% 5.9% 5.6%
VESTAVIA HILLS CITY 17,528 17,474 17,290 17,016 16,873 16,709 512 601 581 2.9% 3.4% 3.4%
Cities 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.