United States Employment Snapshot



Alabama Employment Snapshot




Alabama Payroll Employment


  • Alabama lost 1,600 net payroll jobs, or -0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during October. In the prior month, Alabama lost 1,900 jobs. Alabama nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 12,000 in October, or 0 percent. Alabama is tied for 9th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Alabama lost 1,700 private sector jobs, or -0.1 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during October. In the prior month, Alabama lost 1,300 jobs. Alabama private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs fell by 28,000 jobs in October, or 0 percent. Alabama is tied for 9th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during October were Education and Health Services (700) and Leisure and Hospitality (400).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,300) and Financial Activities (-1,400).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (11,100) and Government (7,000).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Professional and Business Services (300) and Mining and Logging (-100).



Alabama Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.