| | Civilian Labor Force, 2018 | Persons Employed, 2018 | Persons Unemployed, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 |
|
| United States | 162,075,000 | 155,761,000 | 6,314,000 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,072,930 | 11,566,708 | 506,222 | 4.2% | 107.6% |
| Alabama | 2,216,627 | 2,130,845 | 85,782 | 3.9% | 99.3% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 1,451,783 | 1,398,828 | 52,955 | 3.6% | 93.6% |
|
| County |
| Bibb | 8,605 | 8,268 | 337 | 3.9% | 100.5% |
| Blount | 25,069 | 24,201 | 868 | 3.5% | 88.9% |
| Calhoun | 46,307 | 44,191 | 2,116 | 4.6% | 117.3% |
| Chambers | 15,366 | 14,775 | 591 | 3.8% | 98.7% |
| Cherokee | 11,688 | 11,276 | 412 | 3.5% | 90.5% |
| Chilton | 19,624 | 18,924 | 700 | 3.6% | 91.6% |
| Clay | 6,010 | 5,784 | 226 | 3.8% | 96.5% |
| Cleburne | 5,795 | 5,552 | 243 | 4.2% | 107.6% |
| Colbert | 23,541 | 22,478 | 1,063 | 4.5% | 115.9% |
| Coosa | 4,426 | 4,246 | 180 | 4.1% | 104.4% |
| Cullman | 38,113 | 36,879 | 1,234 | 3.2% | 83.1% |
| DeKalb | 30,289 | 29,153 | 1,136 | 3.8% | 96.3% |
| Elmore | 37,590 | 36,313 | 1,277 | 3.4% | 87.2% |
| Etowah | 43,252 | 41,502 | 1,750 | 4.0% | 103.9% |
| Fayette | 6,529 | 6,267 | 262 | 4.0% | 103.0% |
| Franklin | 14,291 | 13,768 | 523 | 3.7% | 93.9% |
| Hale | 5,979 | 5,680 | 299 | 5.0% | 128.4% |
| Jackson | 23,412 | 22,468 | 944 | 4.0% | 103.5% |
| Jefferson | 315,793 | 304,248 | 11,545 | 3.7% | 93.8% |
| Lamar | 5,743 | 5,528 | 215 | 3.7% | 96.1% |
| Lauderdale | 42,390 | 40,644 | 1,746 | 4.1% | 105.7% |
| Lawrence | 14,044 | 13,469 | 575 | 4.1% | 105.1% |
| Limestone | 42,979 | 41,472 | 1,507 | 3.5% | 90.0% |
| Macon | 7,862 | 7,442 | 420 | 5.3% | 137.1% |
| Madison | 181,565 | 175,352 | 6,213 | 3.4% | 87.8% |
| Marion | 12,621 | 12,114 | 507 | 4.0% | 103.1% |
| Marshall | 42,925 | 41,496 | 1,429 | 3.3% | 85.5% |
| Morgan | 57,158 | 55,192 | 1,966 | 3.4% | 88.3% |
| Pickens | 7,745 | 7,395 | 350 | 4.5% | 116.0% |
| Randolph | 9,581 | 9,202 | 379 | 4.0% | 101.5% |
| Shelby | 114,634 | 111,425 | 3,209 | 2.8% | 71.9% |
| St. Clair | 40,120 | 38,742 | 1,378 | 3.4% | 88.2% |
| Talladega | 35,332 | 33,847 | 1,485 | 4.2% | 107.9% |
| Tallapoosa | 17,959 | 17,226 | 733 | 4.1% | 104.8% |
| Tuscaloosa | 102,508 | 98,826 | 3,682 | 3.6% | 92.2% |
| Walker | 25,128 | 24,078 | 1,050 | 4.2% | 107.3% |
| Winston | 9,810 | 9,405 | 405 | 4.1% | 106.0% |
