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Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mar
03
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Alabama – 2019
In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 5.4 percent in Alabama.
Feb
25
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Alabama – 2018
Fatal work injuries totaled 89 in 2018 for Alabama, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alabama Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)2,245.8 | (r)2,248.0 | (r)2,248.2 | (r)2,247.9 | 2,247.7 | (p)2,244.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)2,184.3 | (r)2,186.8 | (r)2,186.8 | (r)2,186.4 | 2,186.7 | (p)2,184.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)61.5 | (r)61.2 | (r)61.4 | (r)61.5 | 61.1 | (p)59.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)2.7 | (r)2.7 | (r)2.7 | (r)2.7 | 2.7 | (p)2.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,075.0 | 2,076.2 | 2,079.5 | 2,085.3 | 2,082.7 | (p)2,085.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | (p)0.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
10.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | (p)9.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -2.9 | -3.9 | (p)-3.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
94.8 | 93.6 | 94.3 | 95.5 | 94.3 | (p)95.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | (p)3.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
268.4 | 269.0 | 268.7 | 268.7 | 269.4 | (p)270.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | (p)0.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
383.2 | 382.5 | 382.5 | 386.0 | 387.6 | (p)385.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | (p)0.5 |
Information(3) |
|
20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.9 | (p)20.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -1.4 | (p)-2.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
96.9 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 96.3 | (p)96.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | (p)0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
250.4 | 249.9 | 250.7 | 252.7 | 250.5 | (p)253.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | (p)1.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
250.7 | 250.9 | 251.2 | 251.6 | 251.3 | (p)252.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | (p)1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
207.5 | 210.2 | 210.3 | 210.4 | 210.3 | (p)209.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (p)0.5 |
Other Services(3) |
|
99.2 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 99.7 | 98.9 | (p)98.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | (p)-0.5 |
Government(3) |
|
392.9 | 392.7 | 394.0 | 393.0 | 393.4 | (p)393.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
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