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Feb
18
Women’s Earnings in Alabama – 2019
In 2019, Alabama women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $726, or 76.4 percent of the $950 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Feb
16
Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama – Second Quarter 2020
From March 2020 to June 2020, gross job gains from private-sector establishments in Alabama were 74,974, while gross job losses from private-sector establishments were 197,333.
Feb
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2021
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alabama Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,230.7 | 2,264.2 | 2,272.6 | 2,247.0 | 2,260.1 | (p)2,237.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,054.2 | 2,138.4 | 2,119.3 | 2,119.6 | 2,159.7 | (p)2,150.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
176.6 | 125.9 | 153.3 | 127.4 | 100.4 | (p)87.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
7.9 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.4 | (p)3.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,972.9 | 1,998.7 | 2,006.4 | 2,028.8 | 2,036.7 | (p)2,049.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 | -3.7 | -3.3 | -2.3 | -2.1 | (p)-1.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
10.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | (p)9.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -5.8 | -4.9 | -3.0 | -3.0 | (p)-1.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
94.4 | 93.4 | 93.4 | 98.7 | 99.3 | (p)100.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -1.3 | -1.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | (p)5.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
260.9 | 265.9 | 263.8 | 264.3 | 266.7 | (p)266.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -0.7 | (p)-0.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
381.1 | 388.6 | 385.9 | 386.7 | 388.5 | (p)392.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | (p)1.7 |
Information(3) |
|
18.8 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.4 | (p)19.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.5 | -10.0 | -6.3 | -7.2 | -7.2 | (p)-7.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
95.9 | 96.0 | 96.3 | 96.6 | 97.2 | (p)97.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | (p)0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
231.1 | 238.2 | 246.2 | 252.8 | 255.1 | (p)255.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.2 | -5.3 | -1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | (p)1.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
232.2 | 231.0 | 232.5 | 234.5 | 233.2 | (p)235.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.6 | -8.0 | -7.3 | -6.5 | -7.2 | (p)-6.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
173.5 | 174.4 | 178.5 | 181.9 | 185.1 | (p)190.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-16.5 | -16.2 | -14.0 | -13.5 | -12.0 | (p)-9.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
94.3 | 95.4 | 95.3 | 97.5 | 98.0 | (p)98.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 | -3.7 | -3.9 | -2.3 | -2.2 | (p)-1.7 |
Government(3) |
|
380.7 | 387.2 | 385.3 | 386.7 | 384.5 | (p)383.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -2.4 | (p)-2.4 |
|
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