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Workforce in Chambers County, Alabama

Chambers County has seen a boom in jobs created in the past five years as well as increasing the populations to nearly 90%!  In addition, Chambers County saw a 1.6% population increase in the 2020 Census. We are only one of a few rural counties that saw a population increase.

Current Workforce Stats (April 2024)

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,344,327 2,282,691 61,636 2.6%
Chambers County 16,730 16,299 431 2.6%

YTD Average Workforce Stats (January- April 2024)

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,329,055 2,256,807 72,249 3.1%
Chambers County 16,677 16,164 513 3.1%

Regional Workforce 2024

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Chambers County 16,677 16,164 513 3.1%
Tallapoosa County 17,275 16,747 528 3.1%
Randolph County 9,678 9,375 303 3.1%
Lee County 83,126 80,746 2,380 2.9%
Area Average: 31,689 30,758 931 3.05%
*Regional labor numbers are the average of the first 4 months (January – April) of 2024
*Source for the above information is Alabama Department of Revenue, Labor Market Information