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Jan
14
Consumer Price Index, South Region – December 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Dec
23
Women’s Earnings in Alabama – 2018
In 2018, Alabama women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $688, or 74.6 percent of the $922 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.
Dec
19
County Employment and Wages in Alabama – Second Quarter 2019
Employment increased in 4 of Alabama’s 6 largest counties from June 2018 to June 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alabama Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,239.8 | 2,246.9 | 2,255.1 | 2,261.0 | 2,264.1 | (p)2,265.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,160.5 | 2,171.8 | 2,184.5 | 2,194.1 | 2,200.9 | (p)2,203.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
79.3 | 75.1 | 70.6 | 66.9 | 63.3 | (p)62.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | (p)2.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,078.4 | 2,084.5 | 2,087.5 | 2,090.5 | 2,095.7 | (p)2,100.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | (p)9.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | (p)-3.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
95.0 | 94.6 | 94.2 | 94.0 | 93.8 | (p)94.5 |
12-month % change |
|
6.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | (p)4.8 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
269.5 | 269.2 | 270.3 | 270.6 | 272.4 | (p)273.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | (p)1.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
383.8 | 384.5 | 386.4 | 384.9 | 384.0 | (p)383.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | (p)0.9 |
Information(3) |
|
21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 | (p)21.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | (p)0.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
98.4 | 98.3 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 97.8 | (p)97.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | (p)0.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
253.3 | 254.0 | 254.4 | 255.4 | 257.9 | (p)259.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | (p)6.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
249.3 | 252.0 | 252.0 | 251.4 | 249.9 | (p)249.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
210.9 | 212.3 | 212.8 | 215.4 | 217.5 | (p)216.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | (p)4.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
99.1 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 100.2 | 101.0 | (p)101.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | (p)3.9 |
Government(3) |
|
387.5 | 388.2 | 388.8 | 389.4 | 390.2 | (p)392.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | (p)1.6 |
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