Workforce Summary - Jackson County, Alabama
| Total Employed - Jackson County, AL: |
21,986 |
| Total Unemployed - Jackson County, AL: |
3,185 |
|
Total Unemployed -
Northeast AL: (Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall Counties) |
11,619 |
| Workers Commuting Out of Jackson County: |
7,735 |
| High School Graduates Annually - Jackson County: |
500 |
| Workforce - Jackson County : |
25,171 |
| Workforce - Northeast Alabama: |
91,795 |
| Workforce Within 50 miles: |
623,807 |
| Workforce Within 50 miles with: |
High School Degree
Only - 231,965
2-year degree -
25,773
4-year degree -
52,578 |
Alabama's Industrial Development Training Institute offers customized, no-cost, pre-employment training programs for new and expanding industries. This program has proven itself as one of the nation's best in terms of training for low turnover and absenteeism (averages less than 2% of trainees hired). The local Northeast Alabama Community College also has its own technical skills curriculum tailored to the current and ongoing demands of our area industries.
As a Right to Work State, it is the public policy of Alabama that the right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or non-membership in any labor union or labor organization.