Workforce Information

Alabama is a right-to-work state. For more detailed workforce information, contact your local economic development agency.

Current Workforce Statistics

AreaLabor ForceEmploymentUnemploymentUnemployment Rate
Alabama 2,238,778 2,157,318 69,854 3.1%
Crenshaw County 6,144 5,981 163 2.7%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on December 2021 data.

2020 Average Workforce Statistics

AreaLabor ForceEmploymentUnemploymentUnemployment Rate
Alabama 2,205,479 2,131,621 73,858 3.3%
Crenshaw County, AL 6,550 6,341 209 3.2%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

Regional Workforce

AreaLabor ForceEmploymentUnemploymentUnemployment Rate
Crenshaw County, AL 6,144 5,981 163 2.7%
Butler County, AL 8,685 8,299 386 4.4%
Coffee County, AL 21,704 21,198 506 2.3%
Covington County, AL 15,136 14,782 354 2.3%
Lowndes County, AL 3,528 3,233 295 8.4%
Montgomery County, AL 104,794 100,485 4,309 4.1%
Pike County, AL 16,149 15,696 453 3.2%
Area Totals: 176,140 169,674 6,466 3.7%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on December 2021 data.

2015 Underemployment

 RateWorkers
Region 7 28.7 50,671
Crenshaw County, AL 22.5 1,336

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on June 2015 labor force data and 2014 underemployment rates. Region 7 includes Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery 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 VIII: Region 7.