Workforce Information
Alabama is a right-to-work state. For more detailed workforce information, contact your local economic development agency.
Current Workforce Statistics
| Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|
| Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on August 2015 data. |
| Alabama |
2,159,442 |
2,018,340 |
141,102 |
6.5% |
| Coffee County |
20,319 |
19,002 |
1,317 |
6.5% |
Average Workforce Statistics
| Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|
| Source: Alabama Department of Labor.Based on August 2015 data. |
| Alabama |
2,150,048 |
2,003,910 |
146,208 |
6.8% |
| Coffee County, AL |
20,213 |
18,862 |
1,351 |
6.7% |
Regional Workforce
| Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate |
|---|
| Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on August 2015 data. |
| Barbour County |
8,618 |
7,794 |
824 |
9.6% |
| Coffee County |
20,213 |
18,862 |
1,351 |
6.7% |
| Covington County |
15,816 |
14,653 |
1,163 |
7.4% |
| Dale County |
19,945 |
18,607 |
1,338 |
6.7% |
| Geneva County |
11,005 |
10,317 |
688 |
6.3% |
| Henry County |
6,868 |
6,385 |
483 |
7.0% |
| Houston County |
45,013 |
41,999 |
3,014 |
6.7% |
| Pike County |
15,046 |
13,957 |
1,089 |
7.2% |
| Area Totals: |
142,524 |
132,574 |
9,950 |
7.2% |
Underemployment
| | Rate | Workers |
|---|
Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on June 2015 labor force data and 2014 underemployment rates. Region 10 includes Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike Counties.
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. This information was included in the 2015 State of the Workforce Report VII: Region 10. |
| Region 10 |
22.2 |
29,595 |
| Coffee County |
22.2 |
4,209 |
