Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.5% with the biggest shift in Business Services, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2021.
Total employment in the Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL market rose by 620 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 3.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL unemployment rate is 225 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 1,420 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 5.7% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.4%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 12,500; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 9,000; +100
- Manufacturing: 6,700; no change
- Education & Healthcare: 4,700; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 4,400; no change
- Business Services: 4,100; -100
- Other Jobs: 1,700; no change
- Financial Services: 1,300; no change
- Construction, Mining: 1,200; -100
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2021 (Data published June 2021 and reports created on June 2, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.