MARCH 2018 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA

Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Mar p Feb r Mar r Mar p Feb r Mar r Mar p Feb r Mar r Mar p Feb r Mar r
Area 2018 2018 2017 2018 2018 2017 2018 2018 2017 2018 2018 2017

Alabama (Seasonally Adjusted) 2,163,135 2,160,917 2,173,415 2,081,906 2,080,346 2,063,770 81,229 80,571 109,645 3.8% 3.7% 5.0%
Alabama (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 2,179,270 2,169,306 2,181,424 2,095,001 2,077,680 2,073,360 84,269 91,626 108,064 3.9% 4.2% 5.0%
Autauga 25,931 25,854 26,071 25,011 24,861 24,948 920 993 1,123 3.5% 3.8% 4.3%
Baldwin 93,076 90,682 91,416 89,775 87,014 87,297 3,301 3,668 4,119 3.5% 4.0% 4.5%
Barbour 8,063 8,051 8,230 7,646 7,594 7,684 417 457 546 5.2% 5.7% 6.6%
Bibb 8,544 8,536 8,539 8,225 8,187 8,116 319 349 423 3.7% 4.1% 5.0%
Blount 24,591 24,524 24,565 23,746 23,617 23,424 845 907 1,141 3.4% 3.7% 4.6%
Bullock 4,695 4,712 4,787 4,496 4,498 4,534 199 214 253 4.2% 4.5% 5.3%
Butler 8,750 8,727 9,029 8,325 8,262 8,491 425 465 538 4.9% 5.3% 6.0%
Calhoun 45,947 45,700 46,217 43,859 43,432 43,670 2,088 2,268 2,547 4.5% 5.0% 5.5%
Chambers 15,049 15,090 15,172 14,479 14,454 14,475 570 636 697 3.8% 4.2% 4.6%
Cherokee 11,137 11,053 11,364 10,745 10,616 10,863 392 437 501 3.5% 4.0% 4.4%
Chilton 19,176 19,186 19,154 18,499 18,433 18,258 677 753 896 3.5% 3.9% 4.7%
Choctaw 4,343 4,311 4,344 4,089 4,031 4,038 254 280 306 5.8% 6.5% 7.0%
Clarke 7,602 7,574 7,822 7,043 6,968 7,124 559 606 698 7.4% 8.0% 8.9%
Clay 5,833 5,788 5,731 5,579 5,553 5,457 254 235 274 4.4% 4.1% 4.8%
Cleburne 5,575 5,567 5,750 5,348 5,314 5,462 227 253 288 4.1% 4.5% 5.0%
Coffee 20,318 20,335 20,718 19,536 19,468 19,673 782 867 1,045 3.8% 4.3% 5.0%
Colbert 23,008 22,851 23,442 21,967 21,699 22,105 1,041 1,152 1,337 4.5% 5.0% 5.7%
Conecuh 4,417 4,398 4,461 4,189 4,153 4,154 228 245 307 5.2% 5.6% 6.9%
Coosa 4,276 4,265 4,399 4,097 4,075 4,156 179 190 243 4.2% 4.5% 5.5%
Covington 15,293 15,262 15,755 14,608 14,492 14,851 685 770 904 4.5% 5.0% 5.7%
Crenshaw 6,317 6,280 6,462 6,064 6,006 6,151 253 274 311 4.0% 4.4% 4.8%
Cullman 37,575 37,413 37,925 36,369 36,080 36,329 1,206 1,333 1,596 3.2% 3.6% 4.2%
Dale 19,958 19,898 19,951 19,123 19,011 18,947 835 887 1,004 4.2% 4.5% 5.0%
Dallas 14,675 14,692 15,190 13,812 13,717 13,964 863 975 1,226 5.9% 6.6% 8.1%
DeKalb 29,126 29,009 29,157 27,993 27,809 27,661 1,133 1,200 1,496 3.9% 4.1% 5.1%
Elmore 37,320 37,217 37,486 36,064 35,831 35,973 1,256 1,386 1,513 3.4% 3.7% 4.0%
Escambia 14,439 14,386 14,374 13,800 13,676 13,565 639 710 809 4.4% 4.9% 5.6%
Etowah 43,174 42,813 43,285 41,431 40,904 41,018 1,743 1,909 2,267 4.0% 4.5% 5.2%
Fayette 6,411 6,401 6,648 6,136 6,099 6,294 275 302 354 4.3% 4.7% 5.3%
Franklin 14,053 13,988 14,054 13,530 13,433 13,364 523 555 690 3.7% 4.0% 4.9%
Geneva 10,739 10,714 10,792 10,319 10,253 10,278 420 461 514 3.9% 4.3% 4.8%
Greene 2,806 2,790 2,871 2,624 2,596 2,619 182 194 252 6.5% 7.0% 8.8%
Hale 6,000 6,014 5,985 5,711 5,682 5,581 289 332 404 4.8% 5.5% 6.8%
Henry 6,673 6,653 6,722 6,385 6,325 6,356 288 328 366 4.3% 4.9% 5.4%
Houston 44,413 44,208 44,660 42,676 42,305 42,511 1,737 1,903 2,149 3.9% 4.3% 4.8%
Jackson 22,923 22,839 23,258 21,981 21,797 22,021 942 1,042 1,237 4.1% 4.6% 5.3%
Jefferson 311,201 310,509 310,767 299,882 298,247 295,808 11,319 12,262 14,959 3.6% 3.9% 4.8%
Lamar 5,719 5,699 5,733 5,507 5,468 5,455 212 231 278 3.7% 4.1% 4.8%
Lauderdale 41,787 41,398 42,484 40,119 39,574 40,345 1,668 1,824 2,139 4.0% 4.4% 5.0%
Lawrence 13,729 13,636 13,694 13,145 13,000 12,947 584 636 747 4.3% 4.7% 5.5%
Lee 74,309 74,098 74,334 71,618 71,305 70,919 2,691 2,793 3,415 3.6% 3.8% 4.6%
Limestone 41,820 41,762 41,165 40,350 40,144 39,289 1,470 1,618 1,876 3.5% 3.9% 4.6%
Lowndes 3,703 3,711 3,765 3,448 3,438 3,443 255 273 322 6.9% 7.4% 8.6%
Macon 7,777 7,774 7,984 7,380 7,364 7,467 397 410 517 5.1% 5.3% 6.5%
Madison 178,532 178,059 175,746 172,525 171,544 167,927 6,007 6,515 7,819 3.4% 3.7% 4.4%
Marengo 7,470 7,478 7,765 7,102 7,057 7,284 368 421 481 4.9% 5.6% 6.2%
Marion 12,504 12,444 12,520 11,990 11,893 11,844 514 551 676 4.1% 4.4% 5.4%
Marshall 42,120 41,903 42,207 40,717 40,340 40,358 1,403 1,563 1,849 3.3% 3.7% 4.4%
Mobile 186,848 186,007 187,808 178,161 176,516 176,961 8,687 9,491 10,847 4.6% 5.1% 5.8%
Monroe 7,053 7,079 7,318 6,604 6,603 6,746 449 476 572 6.4% 6.7% 7.8%
Montgomery 105,534 105,306 106,277 101,426 100,885 101,219 4,108 4,421 5,058 3.9% 4.2% 4.8%
Morgan 55,389 55,005 55,129 53,396 52,802 52,591 1,993 2,203 2,538 3.6% 4.0% 4.6%
Perry 3,331 3,341 3,428 3,122 3,127 3,140 209 214 288 6.3% 6.4% 8.4%
Pickens 7,855 7,833 7,802 7,514 7,445 7,329 341 388 473 4.3% 5.0% 6.1%
Pike 15,517 15,438 15,318 14,815 14,734 14,513 702 704 805 4.5% 4.6% 5.3%
Randolph 9,604 9,547 9,322 9,229 9,145 8,881 375 402 441 3.9% 4.2% 4.7%
Russell 23,567 23,462 23,602 22,642 22,442 22,507 925 1,020 1,095 3.9% 4.3% 4.6%
Shelby 110,333 109,941 109,806 107,207 106,598 105,744 3,126 3,343 4,062 2.8% 3.0% 3.7%
St. Clair 39,247 39,140 39,123 37,876 37,656 37,357 1,371 1,484 1,766 3.5% 3.8% 4.5%
Sumter 4,753 4,748 5,116 4,473 4,462 4,762 280 286 354 5.9% 6.0% 6.9%
Talladega 34,041 33,983 34,734 32,578 32,343 32,786 1,463 1,640 1,948 4.3% 4.8% 5.6%
Tallapoosa 17,892 17,798 18,329 17,165 17,024 17,465 727 774 864 4.1% 4.3% 4.7%
Tuscaloosa 101,236 100,316 99,803 97,657 96,497 95,130 3,579 3,819 4,673 3.5% 3.8% 4.7%
Walker 25,248 25,200 25,296 24,194 24,029 23,857 1,054 1,171 1,439 4.2% 4.6% 5.7%
Washington 6,606 6,590 6,773 6,220 6,184 6,266 386 406 507 5.8% 6.2% 7.5%
Wilcox 2,749 2,795 2,827 2,491 2,502 2,469 258 293 358 9.4% 10.5% 12.7%
Winston 9,575 9,521 9,668 9,170 9,064 9,141 405 457 527 4.2% 4.8% 5.5%
United States (Seasonally Adjusted) 161,763,000 161,921,000 160,235,000 155,178,000 155,215,000 153,064,000 6,585,000 6,706,000 7,171,000 4.1% 4.1% 4.5%
United States (Not Seasonally Adj.) 161,548,000 161,494,000 159,912,000 154,877,000 154,403,000 152,628,000 6,671,000 7,091,000 7,284,000 4.1% 4.4% 4.6%

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 2017 benchmark.
 METROPOLITAN AREAS
MARCH 2018 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Mar p Feb r Mar r Mar p Feb r Mar r Mar p Feb r Mar r Mar p Feb r Mar r
Area 2018 2018 2017 2018 2018 2017 2018 2018 2017 2018 2018 2017

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville MA 45,947 45,700 46,217 43,859 43,432 43,670 2,088 2,268 2,547 4.5% 5.0% 5.5%
Auburn-Opelika MA 74,309 74,098 74,334 71,618 71,305 70,919 2,691 2,793 3,415 3.6% 3.8% 4.6%
Birmingham-Hoover MA 538,340 537,036 537,250 519,629 516,767 512,564 18,711 20,269 24,686 3.5% 3.8% 4.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley MA 93,076 90,682 91,416 89,775 87,014 87,297 3,301 3,668 4,119 3.5% 4.0% 4.5%
Decatur MA 69,118 68,641 68,823 66,541 65,802 65,538 2,577 2,839 3,285 3.7% 4.1% 4.8%
Dothan MA 61,825 61,575 62,174 59,380 58,883 59,145 2,445 2,692 3,029 4.0% 4.4% 4.9%
Florence-Muscle Shoals MA 64,795 64,249 65,926 62,086 61,273 62,450 2,709 2,976 3,476 4.2% 4.6% 5.3%
Gadsden MA 43,174 42,813 43,285 41,431 40,904 41,018 1,743 1,909 2,267 4.0% 4.5% 5.2%
Huntsville MA 220,352 219,821 216,911 212,875 211,688 207,216 7,477 8,133 9,695 3.4% 3.7% 4.5%
Mobile MA 186,848 186,007 187,808 178,161 176,516 176,961 8,687 9,491 10,847 4.6% 5.1% 5.8%
Montgomery MA 172,488 172,088 173,599 165,949 165,015 165,583 6,539 7,073 8,016 3.8% 4.1% 4.6%
Tuscaloosa MA 115,091 114,163 113,590 110,882 109,624 108,040 4,209 4,539 5,550 3.7% 4.0% 4.9%

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 2017 benchmark.