Alabama

Data Series	Back Data	Apr  2004	May  2004	June  2004	July  2004	Aug  2004	Sept  2004
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1)		2,164.6	2,159.1	2,157.0	2,167.4
Employment (1)		2,039.3	2,032.4	2,041.9	2,044.9
Unemployment (1)		125.3	126.7	115.0	122.5
Unemployment Rate (2)		5.8	5.9	5.3	5.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3)		1,881.2	1,878.2	1,880.6	1,883.4	1,888.1	1,882.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm		0.3	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.5 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4)		12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining		-1.6	-0.8	-0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0 (P)
Construction (3)		101.0	100.9	100.6	100.7	101.9	101.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction		2.3	2.6	2.4	2.4	3.7	2.6 (P)
Manufacturing (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4)		288.9	288.6	289.6	289.1	290.6	290.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing		-2.7	-2.6	-1.8	-0.6	-0.4	-0.2 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)		375.9	375.9	377.5	378.5	379.2	377.4 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU		1.3	1.5	1.8	1.4	1.6	1.0 (P)
Information (3)		30.5	30.3	30.4	30.4	30.4	30.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Information		-4.1	-4.4	-4.1	-3.8	-3.2	-3.5 (P)
Financial Activities (3)		96.3	96.2	96.4	96.0	96.3	95.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities		0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.9	-0.6	-1.3 (P)
Professional & Business Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4)		188.7	187.8	188.4	189.3	190.1	190.1 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS		1.2	0.8	0.8	1.8	1.4	1.5 (P)
Educational & Health Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4)		188.7	188.2	186.4	186.3	186.8	188.6 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.6 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3)		156.1	155.5	154.7	155.4	156.0	156.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality		1.8	1.5	0.7	0.9	0.8	1.0 (P)
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4)		82.7	82.8	83.3	83.6	83.9	83.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services		-1.1	-1.4	-1.7	-0.7	-0.6	-0.7 (P)
Government (3)		359.5	358.4	359.6	359.3	360.8	360.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Government		0.3	-0.2	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.1 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries		15	11	8	48	10 (P)	18 (P)
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries		-9	-10	-13	3	-14 (P)	10 (P)
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries		-37.5	-47.6	-61.9	6.7	-58.3 (P)	125.0 (P)
Initial claimants, all industries		2,051	2,586	579	6,033	1,080 (P)	1,793 (P)
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries		-1,997	590	-3,303	567	-2,660 (P)	629 (P)
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries		-49.3	29.6	-85.1	10.4	-71.1 (P)	54.0 (P)

Alabama includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Anniston, AL
• Auburn-Opelika, AL
• Birmingham, AL
• Decatur, AL
• Dothan, AL
• Florence, AL
• Gadsden, AL
• Huntsville, AL
• Mobile, AL
• Montgomery, AL
• Tuscaloosa, AL

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

• Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the CES survey (State and Area)
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• NEW Create Customized Maps -- Unemployment Rates
• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• Mass Layoff Statistics
• Occupational Employment Statistics
• Geographic Profile

• Consumer Price Index
• Consumer Expenditure Survey

• National Compensation Survey
• Employment Cost Index
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

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