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Employed residents in Decatur, AL

Employed residents in Decatur, AL was 27,870 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons27,870
Change on 2024+2.6%
Rank10th of 30Cities in Alabama ranked
Series high27,8702025
Series low23,1081992

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Employed residents in Decatur, AL, 1990 to 2025

23K24K25K26K27K28K19901996200220082014202020251990: 23,216 persons1991: 23,226 persons1992: 23,108 persons1993: 23,597 persons1994: 24,056 persons1995: 24,710 persons1996: 25,190 persons1997: 25,746 persons1998: 26,503 persons1999: 26,767 persons2000: 26,071 persons2001: 25,854 persons2002: 25,077 persons2003: 25,041 persons2004: 25,479 persons2005: 25,545 persons2006: 25,964 persons2007: 26,514 persons2008: 26,095 persons2009: 24,413 persons2010: 24,936 persons2011: 25,442 persons2012: 25,424 persons2013: 25,423 persons2014: 25,014 persons2015: 24,738 persons2016: 23,554 persons2017: 23,931 persons2018: 24,659 persons2019: 25,351 persons2020: 24,923 persons2021: 25,410 persons2022: 25,969 persons2023: 26,505 persons2024: 27,170 persons2025: 27,870 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202527,870
202427,170
202326,505
202225,969
202125,410
202024,923
201925,351
201824,659
201723,931
201623,554
201524,738
201425,014
201325,423
201225,424
201125,442
201024,936
200924,413
200826,095
200726,514
200625,964
200525,545
200425,479
200325,041
200225,077
200125,854
200026,071
199926,767
199826,503
199725,746
199625,190
199524,710
199424,056
199323,597
199223,108
199123,226
199023,216

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Decatur, AL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Decatur, AL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/decatur-al. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Decatur, AL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/decatur-al.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Decatur, AL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/decatur-al (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Decatur, AL?

Employed residents in Decatur, AL was 27,870 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Decatur, AL?

27,870 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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