Workforce Stats

Additional workforce statistics are available by request. For more information, contact the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance at 256-215-4411.

Employment Statistics

Area Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Source: Alabama Department of Labor.
Alabama 2,264,104 2,200,681 63,333 2.8
Coosa County 4,500 4,033 108 2.4
Tallapoosa County 17,961 17,494 467 2.6

Labor Force in Surrounding Counties

Area Counties Sending Workers:

Area Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Source: Alabama Department of Labor.
Coosa 4,500 108 2.4
Tallapoosa 17,961 467 2.6
Chambers 16,083 386 2.4
Chilton 20,273 446 2.2
Clay 6,217 143 2.3
Elmore 38,181 840 2.2
Lee 79,762 1,675 2.1
Macon 7,971 271 3.4
Randolph 9,720 243 2.5
Shelby 114,222 2,056 1.8
Talladega 35,379 1,026 2.9
Area Total 3350,269 7,661 2.4

Underemployment Statistics

Area Counties Receiving Workers:

Area Underemployment Rate Underemployed Workers
Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on July 2017 labor force data and 2016 underemployment rates. Region 5 includes Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties.
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. This information was included in the State of the Workforce Report IV: Region V.
Coosa County 16.5% 727
Tallapoosa County 21.8% 4,042
Region 5 23.8% 37,290

Commuting Patterns

A study of the 2006 commuting patterns is available from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. 

Coosa County – Inflow

Coosa County – Inflow

Area Counties Sending Workers:

County Count Percentage
Tallapoosa County 200 22.5
Talladega County 102 11.5
Clay County 67 7.5
Elmore County 54 6.1
Jefferson County 20 2.3
  • Total Primary Jobs: 888
  • Workers Living and Working in Coosa County: 299
  • Total Employed in Coosa County, but Living Outside the County: 589
Coosa County – Outflow

Coosa County – Outflow

Area Counties Receiving Workers:

County Count Percentage
Tallapoosa County 843 23.4
Talladega County 657 18.2
Jefferson County 291 8.1
Montgomery County 251 7.0
Shelby County 137 3.8
  • Total Primary Jobs: 3,610
  • Total Living Coosa County, but Employed Outside the County: 3,311
Tallapoosa – Inflow

Tallapoosa – Inflow

Area Counties Sending Workers:

County Count Percentage
Montgomery County 1,561 9.5
Lee County 1,444 8.8
Elmore County 1,062 6.4
Jefferson County 1,011 6.1
Talladega County 430 2.6
  • Total Primary Jobs: 16,490
  • Workers Living and Working in Tallapoosa County: 7,225
  • Total Employed in Tallapoosa County, but Living Outside the County: 9,265
Tallapoosa – Outflow

Tallapoosa – Outflow

Area Counties Receiving Workers:

County Count Percentage
Coosa County 843 6.6
Elmore County 647 5.1
Talladega County 477 3.7
Lee County 409 3.2
Montgomery County 381 3.0
  • Total Primary Jobs: 12,801
  • Total Living Tallapoosa County, but Employed Outside the County: 7,225


Source for Commuting Patterns statistics: U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies, On the Map. 2009 Statistics.

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