Southeast Information Office

Decatur

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2020
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Mechanical Occupations in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2014	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages for Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Decatur — May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2020

Decatur, AL Economy at a Glance:

Decatur, AL

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2020	Apr 2020	May 2020	June 2020	July 2020	Aug 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		72.0	68.9	69.5	68.9	70.2	(p)71.3
Employment(1)		70.1	61.2	64.2	64.6	65.7	(p)68.1
Unemployment(1)		1.9	7.7	5.3	4.4	4.5	(p)3.2
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.6	11.2	7.6	6.3	6.4	(p)4.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		57.2	51.1	51.5	53.0	53.9	(p)54.2
12-month % change		0.2	-10.7	-10.3	-7.8	-5.6	(p)-5.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		4.3	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.5	(p)4.5
12-month % change		4.9	-2.4	0.0	7.3	4.7	(p)4.7
Manufacturing(3)		13.2	12.0	12.4	12.6	12.6	(p)12.6
12-month % change		-0.8	-9.1	-5.3	-3.8	-3.8	(p)-4.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		10.7	10.3	10.4	10.7	10.7	(p)10.9
12-month % change		3.9	0.0	1.0	3.9	1.9	(p)4.8
Information(3)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		-33.3	-33.3	-33.3	-33.3	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
12-month % change		0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		5.8	5.0	4.7	4.9	5.1	(p)5.4
12-month % change		-1.7	-18.0	-20.3	-18.3	-16.4	(p)-14.3
Education and Health Services(3)		5.0	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.4	(p)4.4
12-month % change		-3.8	-17.3	-15.4	-17.3	-13.7	(p)-15.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		5.2	3.1	3.4	4.0	4.4	(p)4.2
12-month % change		-1.9	-42.6	-37.0	-25.9	-17.0	(p)-20.8
Other Services(3)		2.2	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0
12-month % change		0.0	-22.7	-18.2	-9.1	-9.1	(p)-9.1
Government(3)		8.5	8.4	7.9	7.8	7.9	(p)7.9
12-month % change		1.2	0.0	-9.2	-11.4	-3.7	(p)-3.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary