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Montgomery

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2025
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Apr 2025
Montgomery Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Montgomery — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024
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

Montgomery, AL Economy at a Glance:

Montgomery, AL

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)179.5	(2)179.8	(2)179.6	180.0	181.5	(p)182.3
Employment(1)		(2)173.7	(2)173.8	(2)173.9	173.9	175.3	(p)176.2
Unemployment(1)		(2)5.8	(2)6.0	(2)5.7	6.1	6.2	(p)6.2
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.2	(2)3.3	(2)3.2	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		186.7	187.9	188.2	185.7	186.8	(p)187.6
12-month % change		1.6	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.2	(p)1.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		7.5	7.6	7.7	7.5	7.6	(p)7.6
12-month % change		1.4	1.3	2.7	1.4	2.7	(p)1.3
Manufacturing(4)		20.6	20.7	20.7	20.6	20.7	(p)20.8
12-month % change		3.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	(p)2.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		30.9	31.5	32.1	31.0	30.9	(p)30.9
12-month % change		0.7	0.6	1.3	1.3	2.0	(p)2.3
Information(4)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	0.0	-5.3	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	(p)8.8
12-month % change		2.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	1.1	(p)1.1
Professional and Business Services(4)		21.7	21.9	21.5	21.3	21.5	(p)21.5
12-month % change		-1.8	-0.9	-3.2	-3.2	-3.6	(p)-3.2
Education and Health Services(4)		21.2	21.4	21.5	21.3	21.6	(p)21.7
12-month % change		2.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	(p)3.8
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		17.4	17.2	17.1	16.9	17.2	(p)17.4
12-month % change		3.0	1.8	1.8	1.2	1.8	(p)1.2
Other Services(4)		9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	(p)9.5
12-month % change		2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	-1.1	(p)-1.0
Government(4)		47.2	47.5	47.5	47.1	47.3	(p)47.6
12-month % change		2.4	2.6	2.2	2.2	1.9	(p)2.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary