{"id":143256,"date":"2025-03-19T07:39:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/alabama-labor-force-steady-at-57-6-percent-unemployment-at-3-3-percent\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T07:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:39:20","slug":"alabama-labor-force-steady-at-57-6-percent-unemployment-at-3-3-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=143256","title":{"rendered":"Alabama labor force steady at 57.6 percent, unemployment at 3.3 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced Monday that the state\u2019s labor force participation rate for January remained unchanged at 57.6 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of prime-age workers\u2014those aged 25 to 54\u2014rose by three-tenths of a percentage point over the year to 78.9 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to see gains in the participation of prime-age workers in Alabama,\u201d Reed said. \u201cThat means that more than three out of four of these workers are in the labor force and they are working. We will continue our efforts to increase this number overall by expanding training opportunities and targeting populations that have traditionally been marginalized when it comes to labor force participation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alabama\u2019s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 3.3 percent, remaining steady from December 2024\u2019s rate. However, it marked an increase from January 2024\u2019s rate of 2.9 percent. The rate represents 78,288 unemployed individuals, slightly down from December\u2019s 78,478 but above the 66,845 unemployed in January of last year.<\/p>\n<p>The number of employed individuals in Alabama climbed by 23,534 over the year, reaching a record high of 2,285,631. The civilian labor force also hit a new record, growing by 34,977 over the year to 2,363,919.<\/p>\n<p>Wage and salary employment in the state increased by 25,600 over the year, totaling 2,181,400 jobs. Sectors experiencing notable growth included private education and health services (+8,000), government (+7,400), and manufacturing (+4,500), among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding our jobs count, employers in Alabama added more than 25,000 jobs over the year,\u201d Reed added. \u201cThis means that employers remain confident in our job market and are continuing to expand their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Counties with the lowest unemployment rates included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shelby County \u2013 2.7 percent<\/p>\n<p>Elmore, Limestone, Marshall, and St. Clair Counties \u2013 2.8 percent<\/p>\n<p>Lee, Madison, and Morgan Counties \u2013 2.9 percent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Counties with the highest unemployment rates included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greene County \u2013 9.1 percent<\/p>\n<p>Wilcox County \u2013 6.9 percent<\/p>\n<p>Perry County \u2013 6.6 percent<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Among major cities, those with the lowest unemployment rates were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Homewood, Trussville, and Vestavia Hills \u2013 2.4 percent<\/p>\n<p>Pelham \u2013 2.5 percent<\/p>\n<p>Hoover and Madison \u2013 2.6 percent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, cities with the highest unemployment rates included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prichard \u2013 7.4 percent<\/p>\n<p>Selma \u2013 6.4 percent<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anniston \u2013 4.8 percent<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics employs seasonal adjustment techniques to remove predictable labor force fluctuations, such as holiday hiring or an influx of job seekers following spring graduations.<\/p>\n<p>The Current Population Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, identifies workforce members and measures employment levels. Meanwhile, the establishment survey, conducted by BLS under the U.S. Department of Labor, tracks employer payrolls to measure total job numbers\u2014also known as wage and salary employment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced Monday that the state\u2019s labor force participation rate for January remained unchanged at 57.6 percent. 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