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Marengo County

Current Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,131,160 1,965,640 165,520 7.8%
Marengo County 7,593 6,803 790 10.4%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on January 2013 data.

2012 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,156,955 2,004,317 152,638 7.1
Marengo County 7,679 6,918 761 9.9

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

2011 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,190,519 1,993,977 196,542 9.0
Marengo County 7,894 6,966 928 11.8

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

Regional Workforce - 2012 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Marengo County 7,679 6,918 761 9.9
Dallas County 14,714 12,594 2,120 14.4
Perry County 3,513 3,038 475 13.5
Sumter County 4,513 3,963 550 12.2
Wilcox County 3,244 2,689 555 17.1
Area Totals: 33,663 29,202 4,461 13.3

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

2011 Underemployment

  Rate Workers
Region 6 26.5 7,848
Marengo County 25.9 1,811

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on May 2012 labor force data and 2011 underemployment rates.  Region 6 includes Marengo, Dallas, Perry, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties.

Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Labor.  This information was included in the 2011 State of the Workforce Report for Region 4 available from the Governor's Office of Workforce Development.

Commuting Patterns

Top Five Areas Sending Workers:

County Count Percentage
Perry County 477 6.6%
Hale County 375 5.2%
Greene County 288 4.0%
Clarke County 232 3.2%
Sumter County 229 3.2%

Total Primary Jobs: 7,236
Workers Living and Working in Marengo County: 3,717

Top Five Areas Receiving Workers:

County Count Percentage
Tuscaloosa County 454 6.3%
Jefferson County 410 5.7%
Choctaw County 340 4.7%
Clarke County 325 4.5%
Montgomery County 305 4.2%

Total Primary Jobs: 7,194
Total Living in Marengo County, but Employed Outside the County: 3,477

*Source for Commuting Patterns Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies, On the Map. 2010 Statistics.