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Workforce Statistics

January 2021 Employment Statistics

  Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,228,910 2,138,693 90,217 4.0%
Morgan County 59,305 57,579 1,726 2.9%

Average Unemployment Rates

  Morgan County Decatur MSA
Jan-21 2.9% 3.0%
Jul-20 6.3% 6.4%
Jan-20 2.8% 2.9%
Jul-19 2.6% 2.7%
Jan-19 3.8% 4.0%
Jul-18 3.9% 4.0%
Jan-18 3.9% 4.0%
Jul-17 4.5% 4.6%
Jan-17 6.2% 6.5%
Jul-16 5.3% 5.6%
Jan-16 5.9% 6.3%
July-15 6.4% 6.8%
Jan-15 6.1% 6.5%
July-14 7.5% 8.0%
Jan-14 6.5% 6.7%

November 2022 Underemployment Statistics

  Underemployment Rate Underemployed Workers
Morgan County 8.8 5,189
North Alabama 19.2 107,087

Note: Rounding errors may be present.

North Alabama (Region 1) includes: Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston Counties. (seasonally adjusted)

Source: Alabama Department of Labor

2021 Chart of Work-Age Population in Morgan County, Alabama

  Total Labor Force Participation Rate Employed
16 years and over 99,040 54.9% 52.8%
16 to 19 years 6,758 50.5% 45.4%
20 to 24 years 6,688 68.2% 61.3%
25 to 29 years 6,561 78.2% 77.1%
30 to 34 years 7,910 60.7% 59.1%
35 to 44 years 16,267 81.0% 74.9%
45 to 54 years 15,243 66.9% 66.8%
55 to 59 years 8,169 60.4% 60.1%
60 to 64 years 8,680 65.1% 65.1%
65 to 74 years 13,459 17.6% 16.9%
75 years and over 9,305 1.8% 1.8%

2021 American Community Survey, one year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau - Report S2301