WORKFORCE INFORMATION

Alabama is a right-to-work state. For more detailed workforce information, contact us.

Current Workforce Stats

Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Alabama	2,227,049	2,151,139	71,627	3.1%
Dale County	20,752	20,134	617	3.0%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on July 2021 data.

Average Workforce Stats

Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Alabama	2,269,059	2,157,736	106,318	4.7%
Dale County, AL	20,682	20,039	643	3.1%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

Regional Workforce

Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Dale County, AL	20,752	20,135	617	3.0%
Barbour County, AL	7,097	6,651	446	6.3%
Coffee County, AL	21,124	20,534	590	2.8%
Covington County, AL	15,074	14,626	448	3.0%
Geneva County, AL	11,140	10,836	304	2.7%
Henry County, AL	6,973	6,763	210	3.0%
Holmes County, FL	7,198	6,781	367	5.1%
Houston County, AL	47,080	45,523	1,557	3.3%
Jackson County, FL	17,462	16,706	756	4.3%
Pike County, AL	15,688	15,211	477	3.0%
Area Totals:	169,588	163,766	5,772	3.40%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on July 2021 data.

Underemployment

	Rate	Workers
Southeast Region	20.9	158,629

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on March 2020 labor force data and 2019/2020 underemployment rates. Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Labor.

This information was included in the State of the Workforce Report XIV: Southeast AlabamaWorks.

TOP EMPLOYERS

M1 Support Services - Aviation Maintenance
Michelin-Dothan - Tire Manufacturing
Dale County Schools - Education
Dale Medical Center - Hospital Services
Commercial Jet - Aviation Maintenance
Ozark City Schools - Education
Covan International, Inc. - Headquarters and Distribution
Wiregrass Construction - Asphalt
General Dynamics - Aviation Simulation
E & H Steel Corporation - Structural Steel Fabrication

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3247 South US Hwy 231
(inside the Ozark Airport)
Ozark, AL 36360
(334) 443-2000
info@odedc.com

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