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Workforce Statistics for Jackson County, Alabama

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JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
2011 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA

JACKSON

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,057

25,872

26,144

26,548

26,453

26,775

26,480

26,187

26,082

25,960

25,843

26,219

Employment

23,417

23,426

23,913

24,215

24,049

24,079

23,880

23,727

23,718

23,828

23,895

23,832

Unemployment

2,640

2,446

2,231

2,333

2,404

2,696

2,600

2,460

2,364

2,132

1,948

2,387

Unemployment Rate

10.1

9.5

8.5

8.8

9.1

10.1

9.8

9.4

9.1

8.2

7.5

9.1

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2010 benchmark.

Total Unemployed - Northeast AL: (Jackson, DeKalb, Marshall Counties)	~ 9,000
Workforce - Northeast Alabama: Workforce Within 50 miles:	~ 96,000 ~ 624,000
High School Graduates Annually - Jackson County:	~ 500
Workers Commuting Out of Jackson County:	~ 8,000*
Workforce Within 50 miles with:	High School Degree Only - 232,000 2-year degree - 25,800 4-year degree - 52,500
*Total Underemployed:*	4,250**

2010

Jackson County, AL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,086

25,974

26,004

26,182

26,037

26,052

26,004

26,115

26,110

26,074

26,014

26,004

26,055

Employment

23,056

23,018

23,271

23,584

23,538

23,532

23,516

23,676

23,855

23,805

23,754

23,793

23,533

Unemployment

3,030

2,956

2,733

2,598

2,499

2,520

2,488

2,439

2,255

2,269

2,260

2,211

2,522

Unemployment Rate

11.6

11.4

10.5

9.9

9.6

9.7

9.6

9.3

8.6

8.7

8.5

9.7

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2010 benchmark.

2009

Jackson County, AL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,497

26,358

26,384

26,558

26,545

26,881

26,443

26,504

26,320

26,260

26,113

25,975

26,403

Employment

23,862

23,271

23,284

23,716

23,555

23,700

23,244

23,342

23,401

23,282

23,297

23,136

23,424

Unemployment

2,635

3,087

3,100

2,842

2,990

3,181

3,199

3,162

2,919

2,978

2,816

2,839

2,979

Unemployment Rate

9.9

11.7

10.7

11.3

11.8

12.1

11.9

11.1

11.3

10.8

10.9

11.3

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2010 benchmark.

2008

Jackson County, AL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

27,013

27,020

27,186

27,007

26,978

26,955

26,689

26,370

26,410

26,371

26,540

26,590

26,761

Employment

25,842

25,830

26,100

26,104

25,823

25,527

25,218

24,694

24,751

24,683

24,580

24,454

25,301

Unemployment

1,171

1,190

1,086

903

1,155

1,428

1,471

1,676

1,659

1,688

1,960

2,136

1,460

Unemployment Rate

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.3

4.3

5.3

5.5

6.4

6.3

6.4

7.4

8.0

5.5

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2010 benchmark.

2007

Jackson County, AL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,946

26,888

26,973

27,065

27,157

27,351

27,072

26,920

27,134

27,188

27,252

27,299

27,104

Employment

25,730

25,690

25,908

26,117

26,172

26,182

25,904

25,862

26,143

26,274

26,286

26,247

26,043

Unemployment

1,216

1,198

1,065

948

985

1,169

1,168

1,058

991

914

966

1,052

1,061

Unemployment Rate

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.5

3.9

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2010 benchmark.

2006

Jackson County, AL

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

Civilian Labor Force

26,855

26,870

26,903

27,013

27,080

27,311

27,150

27,135

27,064

27,274

27,464

27,356

27,123

Employment

25,745

25,724

25,839

26,172

26,205

26,167

25,988

26,066

26,107

25,999

26,544

26,386

26,079

Unemployment

1,110

1,146

1,064

841

875

1,144

1,162

1,069

957

1,275

920

970

1,044

Unemployment Rate

4.1

4.3

4.0

3.1

3.2

4.2

4.3

3.9

3.5

4.7

3.3

3.5

3.8

Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2010 benchmark.

Alabama Dept. of Industrial Relations

Revised: January 19, 2012

* Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008

** CBER, University of Alabama