Alabama is a right-to-work state. For more detailed workforce information, contact the Covington County Economic Development Commission office at 334.222.7040.

Current Workforce Stats

Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Alabama	2,121,081	1,976,090	144,127	6.8%
Covington County	15,794	14,519	1,275	8.1%

Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Based on March 2014 data.

2013 Average Workforce Stats

Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Alabama	2,138,048	1,999,848	138,200	6.5%
Covington County	16,009	14,864	1,145	7.2%

Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

Regional Workforce

Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Covington County	15,794	14,519	1,275	8.1%
Barbour County	8,610	7,666	944	11.0%
Coffee County	20,570	19,164	1,406	6.8%
Dale County	18,966	17,584	1,382	7.3%
Geneva County	10,533	9,812	721	6.8%
Henry County	6,763	6,240	523	7.7%
Houston County	43,721	40,814	2,907	6.6%
Pike County	14,887	13,843	1,044	7.0%
Area Totals:	139,844	129,642	10,202	7.66%

Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Based on March 2014 data.

2011 Underemployment

	Rate	Workers
Region 10	26.6	34,764
Covington County	36.8	5,320

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on January 2011 labor force data and 2010 underemployment rates. Region 10 includes Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike Counties.