Employment Statistics


Unemployment

ALABAMA
LIMESTONE
COUNTY
Civilian Labor Force 2,109,540 36,284
Employment 1,902,760 33,081
Unemployment 206,780 3,203
Unemployment Rate 9.8% 8.8%
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Based on December 2009 (Average 2009) labor force data.
Underemployment

Region 2*
LIMESTONE
COUNTY
Underemployed Workers 84,174 5,981
Underemployment Rate 22.5% 17.9%
*Region 2 includes Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan Counties in Alabama.
Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on 2009 State Workforce Report.
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Average Weekly Wage (2008)

Commuting Outflow

CommutingOutflow
COUNTY
NUMBER OF WORKERS
Madison County 8,878
Morgan County 2,868
Giles County 638
Lauderdale County 243
Lawrence County, TN 122
Commuting Inflow
CommutingInflow
COUNTY
NUMBER OF WORKERS
Morgan County 2,380
Madison County 1,901
Lauderdale County 1,097
Lawrence County 705
Lawrence County, TN 405