Labor Market

Employment Statistics

Gadsden MA (Etowah County): June, 2022
Nonagricultural Employment 34,200
Goods Producing 5,600
   Mining, Logging and Construction 1,100
   Manufacturing 4,500
Service Providing 28,600
   Retail and Wholesale Trade 6,000
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,000
   Information 200
   Financial Activities 1,100
   Professional and Business Services 2,600
   Education and Health Services 7,000
   Leisure and Hospitality 3,800
   Other Services 1,600
   Government 5,300

Note: Many manufacturing companies have temporary employees or use employee leasing services. These employees, although working in Goods Producing occupations, are paid through service-sector companies and, therefore, are classified in the Service Providing category by the Alabama Department of Labor and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

*The estimates above are from June 2022 and are preliminary.

Unemployment Statistics

Gadsden MA (Etowah County): June, 2022
Civilian Labor Force 40,093
Employment 38,550
Unemployment 1,543
Unemployment rate 3.8%

Unemployment Rate History

Gadsden MA (Etowah County) Annual Averages
2000: 5.2%
2001: 6.0%
2002: 5.8%
2003: 5.9%
2004: 5.7%
2005: 4.0%
2006: 3.6%
2007: 3.8%
2008: 5.2%
2009: 10.2%
2010: 9.3%
2011: 8.7%
2012: 7.2%
2013: 6.5%
2014: 7.0%
2015: 6.1%
2016: 6.0%
2017: 3.6%
2018: 4.1%
2019: 3.8%

*Data as of June 2019, obtained from the Alabama Department of Labor website.