Alabama labor rate holding steady - The Brewton Standard

Alabama labor rate holding steady - The Brewton Standard

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for May held steady at 58.0 percent. The rate increased by six-tenths of a percentage point from May 2024. The percentage of prime-age workers decreased by a tenth of a percentage point to 78.7 percent over the month. Prime-age workers are those aged 25-54 years. “I continue to be pleased with the increases in our labor force partici…