United States Employment Snapshot



Alabama Employment Snapshot




Alabama Payroll Employment


  • Alabama added 5,200 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Alabama added 3,000 jobs. Alabama nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Alabama is tied for 21st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Alabama added 4,800 private sector jobs, or 0.3 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Alabama added 2,800 jobs. Alabama private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Alabama is tied for 23rd in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Construction (2,100) and Education and Health Services (800).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Other Services (400) and Mining and Logging tied with Information; and Financial Activities; and Professional and Business Services (0).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (7,900) and Government (5,700).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,100) and Professional and Business Services (-3,400).



Alabama Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.