Labor availability
Population
384,000 persons live within a 30-mile, labor-drawing radius of Gadsden's airport.Unemployment
1,891 residents of Etowah County were unemployed as of August 2017 according to the Alabama Department of Labor, constituting an unemployment rate of 4.3%.Underemployment
Approximately 13,000 are underemployed in Etowah County, according to estimates prepared by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama.Job Applicants
3,802 job seekers had active applications for work on file at the Gadsden Career Center office, as of July 8, 2015.Commuting Patterns
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 16,550 Etowah County residents commute outside the county to work, and 14,343 of those employed in the Gadsden area commute in from other counties.High School Graduates
A total of 1,038 students graduated from high school in May 2014, in the Gadsden City, Attalla City and Etowah County school systems.Community College Students
612 students enrolled in industrial-related technology training classes at Gadsden State Community College for the 2014 Fall semester.Employment And Employee Staffing Services
Gadsden Office, Alabama Career Center System
Katrina Herring
216 North 6th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-546-4667
Katrina.Herring@ALCC.Alabama.Gov
Elwood Staffing Service
Karly Day
200-B West Meighan Blvd.
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-543-2833
gadsden.al@elwoodstaffing.com
First Choice Personnel
Dusty Stinson
225 Broad Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-549-0005
dusty@maxstaf.com
Lyons HR
Bruce Cornutt
112 Court Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-546-9493
bcornutt@lyonshr.com
Manpower, Inc.
LaRessa Trammell
201 South 1st Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-543-1474
laressa.trammell@na.manpower.com
Personnel Staffing, Inc.
Tina Gregerson
611A Walnut Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-547-0250
tina@personnelstaffing.com
ZLA Solutions
Will White
1100 Deerfoot Parkway
Rainbow City, AL 35906
256-485-1617
wwhite@zlausa.com