Workforce

Lawrence County, Alabama is included with neighboring Morgan County in the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Employees working in Lawrence County come from nine counties throughout North Alabama, giving the county a well-trained and diverse workforce.

Lawrence County’s workforce benefits from an abundance of nearby technical training and higher education opportunities. In addition to the area’s two-year and four-year institutions, Lawrence County also offers job training through local and state technical programs.

February 2018 Employment Data

  Civilian Labor Force Employment
Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Source: Alabama Department of Labor, February 2018 data.
Lawrence County  13,646  13,006  640  4.7%
Decatur MA  68,690  65,834  2,856  4.2%
Alabama  2,169,8785  2,077,644  92,231  4.3%
U.S.  161,494,000  154,403,000  7,091,000  4.4%

2017 Average Employment Data

  Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Source: Alabama Department of Labor, February 2018 data.
Lawrence County  13,640  12,974  666  4.9%
Decatur MA  68,480  65,562  2,918  4.3%
Alabama  2,168,444  2,073,106  95,338  4.4%
U.S.  160,320,000  153,337,000  6,982,000  4.4%

2017 Average Labor Area Workforce

  Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Source: Alabama Department of Labor, 2017 Unemployment data.
Lawrence 13,640 12,974 666 4.9%
Colbert 23,092 21,889 1,203 5.2%
Cullman 37,637 36,239 1,398 3.7%
Franklin 13,960 13,369 591 4.2%
Lauderdale 41,868 39,937 1,931 4.6%
Limestone 41,092 39,457 1,635 4.0%
Morgan 54,580 52,588 2,252 4.1%
Winston 9,646 9,164 482 5.0%
Total 235,515 225,617 10,158 4.46%

2017 Underemployment Data

  North Alabama Lawrence County Morgan County
Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on March 2017 labor force data and 2016 underemployment rates.
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Labor.
Underemployment 23.4% 23.3% 19.7%

Inflow

Total Primary Jobs: 5,338

Workers Living and Working in Lawrence County: 2,360

Total Employed in Lawrence County, but Living Outside the County: 2,978

Source: On the Map, US Census, Alabama Department of Labor
Morgan County 751 14.1%
Lauderdale County 439 8.2%
Colbert County 292 5.5%
Madison County 187 3.5%
Limestone County 167 3.1%

Outflow

Total Primary Jobs: 11,944

Total Living in Lawrence County, but Employed Outside the County: 9,584              

Source: On the Map, US Census, Alabama Department of Labor
Morgan County 4,974 41.6%
Madison County 1,367 11.4%
Colbert County 633 5.3%
Jefferson County 619 5.2%
Lauderdale County 481 4.0%

Click here for the State of the Workforce Report XI ( May 2017)


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