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Workforce Statistics

Alabama is a right-to-work state. For more detailed workforce information, contact the City of Heflin Industrial Development Board at 256-463-2290.

Current Workforce Statistics

AreaLabor ForceEmploymentUnemploymentUnemployment Rate
Alabama  2,156,496  2,023,0335  133,161  6.2%
Cleburne County  6,079  5,678  401  6.60%

Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Based on January 2015 data.

2014 Average Workforce Statistics

AreaLabor ForceEmploymentUnemploymentUnemployment Rate
Alabama  2,150,118  2,003,910  146,208  6.8%
Cleburne County  5,764  5,377  387  6.7%

Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

Regional Workforce

AreaLabor ForceEmploymentUnemploymentUnemployment Rate
Cleburne County  5,995  5,663  332  5.5%
Calhoun County  46,186  43,309  2,877  6.2%
Carroll County, GA  52,702  48,898  3,804  7.2%
Cherokee County  11,461  10,897  564  4.9%
Clay County  5,773  5,455  318  5.5%
Coosa County  4,483  4,226  257  5.7%
Haralson County, GA  12,025  11,210  815  6.8%
Etowah County  43,850  41,292  2,558  5.8%
Polk County, GA  18,004  16,719  1,285  7.1%
Randolph County  9,502  8,991  511  5.4%
Talladega County  35,021  32,709  2,312  6.6%
Tallapoosa County  19,214  18,228  986  5.1%
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Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Based on September 2016 data.

2014 Underemployment

 RateWorkers
Region 5  22.2%   37,615
Cleburne County  12.2%   673

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on April 2015 labor force data and 2014 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 Region V: Workforce Reports.