Current Workforce Stats
| Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|
| Alabama |
2,159,442 |
2,018,340 |
141,102 |
6.5% |
| Dale County |
19,945 |
18,607 |
1,338 |
6.7% |
Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on August 2015 data.
Average Workforce Stats
| Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|
| Alabama |
2,150,118 |
2,003,910 |
146,208 |
6.8% |
| Dale County, AL |
20,397 |
18,938 |
1,459 |
7.2% |
Source: Alabama Department of Labor.
Regional Workforce
| Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|
| Dale County, AL |
19,945 |
18,607 |
1,338 |
6.7% |
| Barbour County, AL |
8,618 |
7,794 |
824 |
9.6% |
| Coffee County, AL |
20,319 |
19,002 |
1,317 |
6.5% |
| Covington County, AL |
15,816 |
14,653 |
1,163 |
7.4% |
| Geneva County, AL |
11,005 |
10,317 |
688 |
6.3% |
| Henry County, AL |
6,868 |
6,385 |
483 |
7.0% |
| Holmes County, FL |
6,584 |
6,165 |
419 |
6.4% |
| Houston County, AL |
45,013 |
41,999 |
3,014 |
6.7% |
| Jackson County, FL |
17,602 |
16,580 |
1,022 |
5.8% |
| Pike County, AL |
15,046 |
13,957 |
1,089 |
7.2% |
| Area Totals: |
166,816 |
155,459 |
11,357 |
6.96% |
Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on August 2015 data.
Underemployment
| | Rate | Workers |
|---|
| Region 10 |
22.2 |
29,595 |
| Dale County, AL |
28.9 |
5,407 |
Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on April 2015 labor force data and 2015 underemployment rates. Region 10 includes Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Pike Counties.
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. This information was included in theState of the Workforce Report V: Region 10.
