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Chilton County

Current Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,131,160 1,965,640 165,520 7.8%
Chilton County 19,723 18,280 1,443 7.3%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on January 2013 data.

2012 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,156,955 2,004,317 152,638 7.1
Chilton County 19,516 18,143 1,373 7.0

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

2011 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,190,519 1,993,977 196,542 9.0
Chilton County 19,913 18,206 1,707 8.6

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

Regional Workforce - 2012 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Chilton County 19,516 18,143 1,373 7.0
Blount County 25,804 24,073 1,731 6.7
Jefferson County 300,855 278,943 21,912 7.3
Shelby County 101,275 95,875 5,402 5.3
St. Clair County 36,923 34,385 2,538 6.9
Walker County 27,152 24,971 2,181 8.0

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

2011 Underemployment

  Rate Workers
Region 4 25.7 122,118
Chilton County 27.3 5,227

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on May 2012 labor force data and 2011 underemployment rates.  Region 4 includes Chilton, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker Counties.

Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Labor.  This information was included in the 2011 State of the Workforce Report for Region 4 available from the Governor's Office of Workforce Development.

Commuting Patterns

Top Five Areas Sending Workers:

County Count Percentage
Shelby County 545 6.9%
Autauga County 387 4.9%
Jefferson County 296 3.7%
Elmore County 214 2.7%
Dallas County 204 2.6%

Total Primary Jobs: 7,897
Workers Living and Working in Chilton County: 4,573

Top Five Areas Receiving Workers:

County Count Percentage
Shelby County 3,154 20.1%
Jefferson County 2,879 18.4%
Montgomery County 1,331 8.5%
Autauga County 293 1.9%
Elmore County 244 1.6%

Total Primary Jobs: 15,677
Total Living in Chilton County, but Employed Outside the County: 11,104

* Source for Commuting Patterns Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies, On the Map. 2010 Statistics.