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  • BREAKING NEWS: Alabama's Labor Force Participation Rate Holds Steady at 57.5%

    Alabama Department of Labor|Oct 1, 2024

    October 18,2024 - MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Marty Redden announced today that Alabama's labor force participation rate for September held steady at 57.5%. The percentage of prime-age workers decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 79.3% over the month. Over the year, this number increased 1.3 percentage points from 78.0%. Prime-age workers are those aged 25-54 years. "Month after month, we are continuing to see yearly growth in the number of prime age workers w...