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Which counties in Alabama are adding jobs fastest?

Limestone County (+61.3%), Coosa County (+26.6%) and Cleburne County (+20.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Alabama between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Alabama counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Limestone County+61.3%28,343122,928
2Coosa County+26.6%1,34110,161
3Cleburne County+20.3%2,02215,970
4Henry County+19.6%4,08718,394
5Bibb County+18.2%4,15922,262
6Coffee County+15.3%15,24556,953
7Marshall County+14.7%36,646103,537
8Chambers County+14.2%7,89734,253
9Madison County+13.8%191,024433,516
10Talladega County+12.4%28,46681,603
11Baldwin County+11.9%72,022267,761
12Autauga County+11.9%12,74961,920
13Blount County+10.9%7,40260,156
14Cullman County+10.6%27,59194,009
15Pike County+10.6%13,06233,688
16DeKalb County+9.4%20,00474,085
17Greene County+8.9%1,5027,067
18Lawrence County+8.0%3,56733,843
19Lee County+7.4%51,454189,881
20Tuscaloosa County+6.6%84,004241,368
21Geneva County+6.3%4,09827,554
22Morgan County+4.7%47,947126,483
23Jackson County+4.0%13,44454,281
24Clarke County+3.7%6,61522,014
25Franklin County+3.6%11,03932,449
26Elmore County+3.6%15,51391,577
27Lauderdale County+3.3%27,19397,135
28Tallapoosa County+2.7%10,55440,953
29Fayette County+2.7%3,26915,872
30Perry County+2.6%1,5607,425
31Jefferson County+1.8%341,042665,742
32Clay County+1.8%3,66614,207
33Houston County+1.8%44,694110,318
34Shelby County+1.3%87,718238,552
35Mobile County+0.9%157,810411,658
36Russell County+0.8%11,05558,898
37Randolph County−0.1%3,86523,163
38St. Clair County−0.3%18,21398,206
39Lamar County−0.6%3,20113,587
40Montgomery County−0.6%103,653225,891
41Marion County−0.7%7,76129,097
42Chilton County−1.0%7,78447,708
43Walker County−1.1%14,39965,140
44Cherokee County−1.7%4,33826,413
45Colbert County−1.8%23,23759,474
46Escambia County−1.9%9,97536,665
47Monroe County−2.3%5,19518,965
48Marengo County−3.0%5,99518,311
49Dallas County−3.5%9,17035,140
50Hale County−3.9%1,90415,194
51Covington County−4.2%9,84137,947
52Washington County−4.2%5,03814,822
53Macon County−4.5%4,65818,132
54Calhoun County−4.9%34,577115,834
55Wilcox County−5.6%1,8829,666
56Lowndes County−5.7%1,7769,359
57Pickens County−5.7%2,54618,221
58Crenshaw County−6.8%2,86213,175
59Etowah County−7.1%28,155103,886
60Butler County−8.6%5,64618,100
61Sumter County−8.6%2,59711,588
62Winston County−8.9%6,21323,829
63Choctaw County−9.7%2,68311,904
64Barbour County−9.7%6,30124,607
65Conecuh County−11.2%2,41210,899
66Bullock County−21.3%1,6299,780
67Dale County−24.6%8,32849,912

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Alabama has the fastest job growth?

Limestone County: +61.3%, ahead of Coosa County (+26.6%) and Cleburne County (+20.3%), of 67 Alabama counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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