# Nonfarm payroll employment in Alabama

Nonfarm payroll employment in Alabama was 2,221,000 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-01`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/alabama
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-01

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,221,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 2,215,100 |
| 2026-06 | 2,215,300 |
| 2026-05 | 2,214,000 |
| 2026-04 | 2,208,700 |
| 2026-03 | 2,205,100 |
| 2026-02 | 2,202,700 |
| 2026-01 | 2,202,900 |
| 2025-12 | 2,196,200 |
| 2025-11 | 2,195,200 |
| 2025-10 | 2,195,300 |
| 2025-09 | 2,197,400 |
| 2025-08 | 2,197,300 |
| 2025-07 | 2,195,800 |
| 2025-06 | 2,195,000 |
| 2025-05 | 2,198,400 |
| 2025-04 | 2,196,500 |
| 2025-03 | 2,194,200 |
| 2025-02 | 2,195,800 |
| 2025-01 | 2,195,900 |
| 2024-12 | 2,191,800 |
| 2024-11 | 2,193,300 |
| 2024-10 | 2,193,000 |
| 2024-09 | 2,192,200 |
| 2024-08 | 2,193,700 |
| 2024-07 | 2,190,000 |
| 2024-06 | 2,192,400 |
| 2024-05 | 2,190,900 |
| 2024-04 | 2,188,200 |
| 2024-03 | 2,188,600 |
| 2024-02 | 2,184,200 |
| 2024-01 | 2,178,800 |
| 2023-12 | 2,176,900 |
| 2023-11 | 2,174,300 |
| 2023-10 | 2,174,700 |
| 2023-09 | 2,173,100 |
| 2023-08 | 2,166,900 |
| 2023-07 | 2,163,100 |
| 2023-06 | 2,163,400 |
| 2023-05 | 2,154,600 |
| 2023-04 | 2,153,200 |
| 2023-03 | 2,150,800 |
| 2023-02 | 2,147,200 |
| 2023-01 | 2,145,400 |
| 2022-12 | 2,133,100 |
| 2022-11 | 2,128,200 |
| 2022-10 | 2,126,100 |
| 2022-09 | 2,128,000 |
| 2022-08 | 2,119,300 |
| 2022-07 | 2,118,400 |
| 2022-06 | 2,103,200 |
| 2022-05 | 2,101,900 |
| 2022-04 | 2,101,100 |
| 2022-03 | 2,093,400 |
| 2022-02 | 2,093,300 |
| 2022-01 | 2,083,500 |
| 2021-12 | 2,082,800 |
| 2021-11 | 2,077,000 |
| 2021-10 | 2,071,200 |
| 2021-09 | 2,057,200 |
| 2021-08 | 2,055,200 |
| 2021-07 | 2,055,900 |
| 2021-06 | 2,042,400 |
| 2021-05 | 2,035,500 |
| 2021-04 | 2,031,000 |
| 2021-03 | 2,032,000 |
| 2021-02 | 2,026,600 |
| 2021-01 | 2,024,400 |
| 2020-12 | 2,023,500 |
| 2020-11 | 2,016,600 |
| 2020-10 | 2,012,700 |
| 2020-09 | 1,996,100 |
| 2020-08 | 1,986,600 |
| 2020-07 | 1,961,400 |
| 2020-06 | 1,940,800 |
| 2020-05 | 1,892,000 |
| 2020-04 | 1,843,400 |
| 2020-03 | 2,080,900 |
| 2020-02 | 2,087,700 |
| 2020-01 | 2,088,100 |
| 2019-12 | 2,084,200 |
| 2019-11 | 2,083,700 |
| 2019-10 | 2,080,200 |
| 2019-09 | 2,082,800 |
| 2019-08 | 2,083,600 |
| 2019-07 | 2,080,300 |
| 2019-06 | 2,078,300 |
| 2019-05 | 2,077,300 |
| 2019-04 | 2,075,800 |
| 2019-03 | 2,070,400 |
| 2019-02 | 2,067,500 |
| 2019-01 | 2,066,500 |
| 2018-12 | 2,059,800 |
| 2018-11 | 2,058,900 |
| 2018-10 | 2,056,900 |
| 2018-09 | 2,054,000 |
| 2018-08 | 2,051,000 |
| 2018-07 | 2,048,100 |
| 2018-06 | 2,048,400 |
| 2018-05 | 2,040,500 |
| 2018-04 | 2,039,100 |
| 2018-03 | 2,035,900 |
| 2018-02 | 2,031,600 |
| 2018-01 | 2,028,400 |
| 2017-12 | 2,025,000 |
| 2017-11 | 2,023,900 |
| 2017-10 | 2,026,800 |
| 2017-09 | 2,022,800 |
| 2017-08 | 2,021,100 |
| 2017-07 | 2,018,800 |
| 2017-06 | 2,018,600 |
| 2017-05 | 2,016,300 |
| 2017-04 | 2,012,500 |
| 2017-03 | 2,016,000 |
| 2017-02 | 2,012,300 |
| 2017-01 | 2,009,300 |
| 2016-12 | 2,003,500 |
| 2016-11 | 2,000,500 |
| 2016-10 | 2,002,300 |
| 2016-09 | 2,005,600 |
| 2016-08 | 1,999,800 |
| 2016-07 | 1,999,700 |
| 2016-06 | 1,993,600 |
| 2016-05 | 1,994,800 |
| 2016-04 | 1,995,500 |
| 2016-03 | 1,990,200 |
| 2016-02 | 1,988,900 |
| 2016-01 | 1,988,600 |
| 2015-12 | 1,986,600 |
| 2015-11 | 1,983,600 |
| 2015-10 | 1,980,100 |
| 2015-09 | 1,976,800 |
| 2015-08 | 1,975,100 |
| 2015-07 | 1,970,600 |
| 2015-06 | 1,969,300 |
| 2015-05 | 1,969,100 |
| 2015-04 | 1,962,500 |
| 2015-03 | 1,958,100 |
| 2015-02 | 1,960,600 |
| 2015-01 | 1,958,700 |
| 2014-12 | 1,960,100 |
| 2014-11 | 1,955,500 |
| 2014-10 | 1,954,000 |
| 2014-09 | 1,951,300 |
| 2014-08 | 1,947,400 |
| 2014-07 | 1,943,800 |
| 2014-06 | 1,942,700 |
| 2014-05 | 1,939,400 |
| 2014-04 | 1,938,900 |
| 2014-03 | 1,933,600 |
| 2014-02 | 1,929,300 |
| 2014-01 | 1,930,900 |
| 2013-12 | 1,933,100 |
| 2013-11 | 1,929,000 |
| 2013-10 | 1,927,100 |
| 2013-09 | 1,925,000 |
| 2013-08 | 1,926,000 |
| 2013-07 | 1,924,600 |
| 2013-06 | 1,924,900 |
| 2013-05 | 1,924,200 |
| 2013-04 | 1,921,900 |
| 2013-03 | 1,921,100 |
| 2013-02 | 1,918,600 |
| 2013-01 | 1,914,000 |
| 2012-12 | 1,912,800 |
| 2012-11 | 1,913,200 |
| 2012-10 | 1,911,700 |
| 2012-09 | 1,908,400 |
| 2012-08 | 1,906,300 |
| 2012-07 | 1,901,600 |
| 2012-06 | 1,904,000 |
| 2012-05 | 1,902,900 |
| 2012-04 | 1,906,000 |
| 2012-03 | 1,905,200 |
| 2012-02 | 1,898,800 |
| 2012-01 | 1,898,700 |
| 2011-12 | 1,892,400 |
| 2011-11 | 1,893,400 |
| 2011-10 | 1,891,800 |
| 2011-09 | 1,895,600 |
| 2011-08 | 1,891,300 |
| 2011-07 | 1,891,100 |
| 2011-06 | 1,884,100 |
| 2011-05 | 1,887,900 |
| 2011-04 | 1,889,300 |
| 2011-03 | 1,889,800 |
| 2011-02 | 1,888,700 |
| 2011-01 | 1,885,800 |
| 2010-12 | 1,890,800 |
| 2010-11 | 1,892,500 |
| 2010-10 | 1,894,500 |
| 2010-09 | 1,887,700 |
| 2010-08 | 1,892,100 |
| 2010-07 | 1,896,100 |
| 2010-06 | 1,896,300 |
| 2010-05 | 1,898,000 |
| 2010-04 | 1,886,400 |
| 2010-03 | 1,882,500 |
| 2010-02 | 1,878,700 |
| 2010-01 | 1,881,600 |
| 2009-12 | 1,883,200 |
| 2009-11 | 1,884,900 |
| 2009-10 | 1,883,100 |
| 2009-09 | 1,887,300 |
| 2009-08 | 1,892,400 |
| 2009-07 | 1,899,100 |
| 2009-06 | 1,901,100 |
| 2009-05 | 1,908,700 |
| 2009-04 | 1,914,800 |
| 2009-03 | 1,921,700 |
| 2009-02 | 1,933,500 |
| 2009-01 | 1,947,600 |
| 2008-12 | 1,970,900 |
| 2008-11 | 1,979,000 |
| 2008-10 | 1,994,800 |
| 2008-09 | 2,005,000 |
| 2008-08 | 2,010,000 |
| 2008-07 | 2,014,800 |
| 2008-06 | 2,016,600 |
| 2008-05 | 2,021,100 |
| 2008-04 | 2,025,700 |
| 2008-03 | 2,023,500 |
| 2008-02 | 2,028,400 |
| 2008-01 | 2,028,700 |
| 2007-12 | 2,032,500 |
| 2007-11 | 2,028,300 |
| 2007-10 | 2,028,200 |
| 2007-09 | 2,026,500 |
| 2007-08 | 2,022,600 |
| 2007-07 | 2,019,600 |
| 2007-06 | 2,021,100 |
| 2007-05 | 2,018,700 |
| 2007-04 | 2,017,200 |
| 2007-03 | 2,024,400 |
| 2007-02 | 2,020,800 |
| 2007-01 | 2,016,000 |
| 2006-12 | 2,005,500 |
| 2006-11 | 2,000,600 |
| 2006-10 | 1,999,000 |
| 2006-09 | 2,002,200 |
| 2006-08 | 2,000,400 |
| 2006-07 | 1,996,800 |
| 2006-06 | 1,997,900 |
| 2006-05 | 1,993,100 |
| 2006-04 | 1,993,500 |
| 2006-03 | 1,994,200 |
| 2006-02 | 1,988,700 |
| 2006-01 | 1,985,100 |
| 2005-12 | 1,983,700 |
| 2005-11 | 1,981,000 |
| 2005-10 | 1,975,500 |
| 2005-09 | 1,969,500 |
| 2005-08 | 1,966,500 |
| 2005-07 | 1,963,000 |
| 2005-06 | 1,955,000 |
| 2005-05 | 1,956,200 |
| 2005-04 | 1,953,700 |
| 2005-03 | 1,943,900 |
| 2005-02 | 1,941,300 |
| 2005-01 | 1,938,800 |
| 2004-12 | 1,936,300 |
| 2004-11 | 1,932,300 |
| 2004-10 | 1,928,600 |
| 2004-09 | 1,920,100 |
| 2004-08 | 1,922,300 |
| 2004-07 | 1,920,700 |
| 2004-06 | 1,915,000 |
| 2004-05 | 1,911,500 |
| 2004-04 | 1,909,900 |
| 2004-03 | 1,904,700 |
| 2004-02 | 1,903,200 |
| 2004-01 | 1,900,200 |
| 2003-12 | 1,894,700 |
| 2003-11 | 1,894,100 |
| 2003-10 | 1,892,300 |
| 2003-09 | 1,889,100 |
| 2003-08 | 1,886,600 |
| 2003-07 | 1,885,100 |
| 2003-06 | 1,884,300 |
| 2003-05 | 1,889,900 |
| 2003-04 | 1,892,600 |
| 2003-03 | 1,894,100 |
| 2003-02 | 1,895,400 |
| 2003-01 | 1,895,600 |
| 2002-12 | 1,896,900 |
| 2002-11 | 1,900,400 |
| 2002-10 | 1,900,300 |
| 2002-09 | 1,899,600 |
| 2002-08 | 1,896,600 |
| 2002-07 | 1,894,300 |
| 2002-06 | 1,894,800 |
| 2002-05 | 1,898,200 |
| 2002-04 | 1,901,600 |
| 2002-03 | 1,901,200 |
| 2002-02 | 1,901,200 |
| 2002-01 | 1,899,600 |
| 2001-12 | 1,909,800 |
| 2001-11 | 1,911,100 |
| 2001-10 | 1,913,100 |
| 2001-09 | 1,919,900 |
| 2001-08 | 1,922,000 |
| 2001-07 | 1,918,700 |
| 2001-06 | 1,924,800 |
| 2001-05 | 1,928,400 |
| 2001-04 | 1,932,400 |
| 2001-03 | 1,933,300 |
| 2001-02 | 1,936,900 |
| 2001-01 | 1,934,500 |
| 2000-12 | 1,945,000 |
| 2000-11 | 1,944,900 |
| 2000-10 | 1,946,000 |
| 2000-09 | 1,950,500 |
| 2000-08 | 1,949,600 |
| 2000-07 | 1,945,600 |
| 2000-06 | 1,949,700 |
| 2000-05 | 1,953,700 |
| 2000-04 | 1,945,000 |
| 2000-03 | 1,949,200 |
| 2000-02 | 1,943,000 |
| 2000-01 | 1,944,700 |
| 1999-12 | 1,944,000 |
| 1999-11 | 1,940,600 |
| 1999-10 | 1,939,100 |
| 1999-09 | 1,939,600 |
| 1999-08 | 1,935,500 |
| 1999-07 | 1,935,700 |
| 1999-06 | 1,934,000 |
| 1999-05 | 1,930,400 |
| 1999-04 | 1,929,500 |
| 1999-03 | 1,930,200 |
| 1999-02 | 1,927,500 |
| 1999-01 | 1,921,800 |
| 1998-12 | 1,919,400 |
| 1998-11 | 1,917,500 |
| 1998-10 | 1,915,200 |
| 1998-09 | 1,916,100 |
| 1998-08 | 1,913,300 |
| 1998-07 | 1,905,600 |
| 1998-06 | 1,921,800 |
| 1998-05 | 1,915,500 |
| 1998-04 | 1,912,500 |
| 1998-03 | 1,902,700 |
| 1998-02 | 1,900,100 |
| 1998-01 | 1,896,600 |
| 1997-12 | 1,893,400 |
| 1997-11 | 1,892,000 |
| 1997-10 | 1,888,800 |
| 1997-09 | 1,883,600 |
| 1997-08 | 1,878,500 |
| 1997-07 | 1,880,100 |
| 1997-06 | 1,876,300 |
| 1997-05 | 1,876,900 |
| 1997-04 | 1,874,500 |
| 1997-03 | 1,872,600 |
| 1997-02 | 1,866,000 |
| 1997-01 | 1,864,900 |
| 1996-12 | 1,857,400 |
| 1996-11 | 1,857,600 |
| 1996-10 | 1,852,500 |
| 1996-09 | 1,846,100 |
| 1996-08 | 1,844,600 |
| 1996-07 | 1,839,600 |
| 1996-06 | 1,835,400 |
| 1996-05 | 1,835,800 |
| 1996-04 | 1,833,500 |
| 1996-03 | 1,833,100 |
| 1996-02 | 1,830,100 |
| 1996-01 | 1,829,100 |
| 1995-12 | 1,829,300 |
| 1995-11 | 1,826,500 |
| 1995-10 | 1,821,900 |
| 1995-09 | 1,819,800 |
| 1995-08 | 1,818,000 |
| 1995-07 | 1,813,200 |
| 1995-06 | 1,818,800 |
| 1995-05 | 1,811,500 |
| 1995-04 | 1,810,200 |
| 1995-03 | 1,808,500 |
| 1995-02 | 1,805,200 |
| 1995-01 | 1,804,100 |
| 1994-12 | 1,794,600 |
| 1994-11 | 1,803,600 |
| 1994-10 | 1,783,300 |
| 1994-09 | 1,785,400 |
| 1994-08 | 1,776,600 |
| 1994-07 | 1,768,600 |
| 1994-06 | 1,767,400 |
| 1994-05 | 1,757,600 |
| 1994-04 | 1,754,900 |
| 1994-03 | 1,752,300 |
| 1994-02 | 1,746,500 |
| 1994-01 | 1,744,200 |
| 1993-12 | 1,744,700 |
| 1993-11 | 1,742,100 |
| 1993-10 | 1,741,300 |
| 1993-09 | 1,729,700 |
| 1993-08 | 1,732,000 |
| 1993-07 | 1,727,200 |
| 1993-06 | 1,726,200 |
| 1993-05 | 1,722,800 |
| 1993-04 | 1,721,200 |
| 1993-03 | 1,712,900 |
| 1993-02 | 1,713,600 |
| 1993-01 | 1,705,900 |
| 1992-12 | 1,703,300 |
| 1992-11 | 1,699,700 |
| 1992-10 | 1,697,500 |
| 1992-09 | 1,686,800 |
| 1992-08 | 1,696,700 |
| 1992-07 | 1,683,400 |
| 1992-06 | 1,679,000 |
| 1992-05 | 1,679,800 |
| 1992-04 | 1,671,400 |
| 1992-03 | 1,670,700 |
| 1992-02 | 1,668,100 |
| 1992-01 | 1,666,500 |
| 1991-12 | 1,659,200 |
| 1991-11 | 1,658,100 |
| 1991-10 | 1,658,900 |
| 1991-09 | 1,656,700 |
| 1991-08 | 1,655,300 |
| 1991-07 | 1,654,300 |
| 1991-06 | 1,648,000 |
| 1991-05 | 1,646,600 |
| 1991-04 | 1,644,500 |
| 1991-03 | 1,644,300 |
| 1991-02 | 1,641,600 |
| 1991-01 | 1,646,000 |
| 1990-12 | 1,648,000 |
| 1990-11 | 1,648,300 |
| 1990-10 | 1,647,100 |
| 1990-09 | 1,651,300 |
| 1990-08 | 1,649,800 |
| 1990-07 | 1,652,100 |
| 1990-06 | 1,650,500 |
| 1990-05 | 1,648,900 |
| 1990-04 | 1,643,700 |
| 1990-03 | 1,632,000 |
| 1990-02 | 1,633,500 |
| 1990-01 | 1,635,500 |