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Counties in Alabama by covered employment (QCEW)

Jefferson County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2014, at 339,026 jobs. Coosa County had the lowest, at 1,286 jobs. The median was 9,330 jobs and the figure for Alabama was 1,863,561 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest339,026Jefferson County
Lowest1,286Coosa County
Median9,33067 counties
Alabama1,863,561History

Map of counties, 2014

Autauga County: 10,458 jobsBaldwin County: 65,024 jobsBarbour County: 8,166 jobsBibb County: 4,240 jobsBlount County: 7,960 jobsBullock County: 2,932 jobsButler County: 6,818 jobsCalhoun County: 43,719 jobsChambers County: 8,178 jobsCherokee County: 5,130 jobsChilton County: 9,207 jobsChoctaw County: 3,432 jobsClarke County: 8,161 jobsClay County: 3,736 jobsCleburne County: 2,364 jobsCoffee County: 14,781 jobsColbert County: 23,128 jobsConecuh County: 3,462 jobsCoosa County: 1,286 jobsCovington County: 12,402 jobsCrenshaw County: 3,703 jobsCullman County: 26,635 jobsDale County: 16,677 jobsDallas County: 12,696 jobsDeKalb County: 20,737 jobsElmore County: 18,688 jobsEscambia County: 12,246 jobsEtowah County: 35,141 jobsFayette County: 3,809 jobsFranklin County: 9,931 jobsGeneva County: 4,858 jobsGreene County: 1,816 jobsHale County: 2,736 jobsHenry County: 3,302 jobsHouston County: 46,222 jobsJackson County: 15,997 jobsJefferson County: 339,026 jobsLamar County: 3,260 jobsLauderdale County: 29,732 jobsLawrence County: 4,937 jobsLee County: 53,693 jobsLimestone County: 22,102 jobsLowndes County: 2,326 jobsMacon County: 4,949 jobsMadison County: 182,630 jobsMarengo County: 7,041 jobsMarion County: 9,330 jobsMarshall County: 33,447 jobsMobile County: 165,758 jobsMonroe County: 6,198 jobsMontgomery County: 128,537 jobsMorgan County: 46,389 jobsPerry County: 2,038 jobsPickens County: 3,746 jobsPike County: 13,423 jobsRandolph County: 4,613 jobsRussell County: 13,360 jobsSt. Clair County: 18,060 jobsShelby County: 78,679 jobsSumter County: 3,131 jobsTalladega County: 28,815 jobsTallapoosa County: 12,789 jobsTuscaloosa County: 88,879 jobsWalker County: 18,462 jobsWashington County: 3,423 jobsWilcox County: 2,673 jobsWinston County: 7,307 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Jefferson County: 339,026 jobsJefferson County339,026Madison County: 182,630 jobsMadison County182,630Mobile County: 165,758 jobsMobile County165,758Montgomery County: 128,537 jobsMontgomery County128,537Tuscaloosa County: 88,879 jobsTuscaloosa County88,879Shelby County: 78,679 jobsShelby County78,679Baldwin County: 65,024 jobsBaldwin County65,024Lee County: 53,693 jobsLee County53,693Morgan County: 46,389 jobsMorgan County46,389Houston County: 46,222 jobsHouston County46,222Calhoun County: 43,719 jobsCalhoun County43,719Etowah County: 35,141 jobsEtowah County35,141Marshall County: 33,447 jobsMarshall County33,447Lauderdale County: 29,732 jobsLauderdale County29,732Talladega County: 28,815 jobsTalladega County28,815Cullman County: 26,635 jobsCullman County26,635Colbert County: 23,128 jobsColbert County23,128Limestone County: 22,102 jobsLimestone County22,102DeKalb County: 20,737 jobsDeKalb County20,737Elmore County: 18,688 jobsElmore County18,688Walker County: 18,462 jobsWalker County18,462St. Clair County: 18,060 jobsSt. Clair County18,060Dale County: 16,677 jobsDale County16,677Jackson County: 15,997 jobsJackson County15,997Coffee County: 14,781 jobsCoffee County14,781Pike County: 13,423 jobsPike County13,423Russell County: 13,360 jobsRussell County13,360Tallapoosa County: 12,789 jobsTallapoosa County12,789Dallas County: 12,696 jobsDallas County12,696Covington County: 12,402 jobsCovington County12,402Escambia County: 12,246 jobsEscambia County12,246Autauga County: 10,458 jobsAutauga County10,458Franklin County: 9,931 jobsFranklin County9,931Marion County: 9,330 jobsMarion County9,330Chilton County: 9,207 jobsChilton County9,207Chambers County: 8,178 jobsChambers County8,178Barbour County: 8,166 jobsBarbour County8,166Clarke County: 8,161 jobsClarke County8,161Blount County: 7,960 jobsBlount County7,960Winston County: 7,307 jobsWinston County7,307Jefferson County: 339,026 jobsJefferson County339,026Madison County: 182,630 jobsMadison County182,630Mobile County: 165,758 jobsMobile County165,758Montgomery County: 128,537 jobsMontgomery County128,537Tuscaloosa County: 88,879 jobsTuscaloosa County88,879Shelby County: 78,679 jobsShelby County78,679Baldwin County: 65,024 jobsBaldwin County65,024Lee County: 53,693 jobsLee County53,693Morgan County: 46,389 jobsMorgan County46,389Houston County: 46,222 jobsHouston County46,222Calhoun County: 43,719 jobsCalhoun County43,719Etowah County: 35,141 jobsEtowah County35,141Marshall County: 33,447 jobsMarshall County33,447Lauderdale County: 29,732 jobsLauderdale County29,732Talladega County: 28,815 jobsTalladega County28,815Cullman County: 26,635 jobsCullman County26,635Colbert County: 23,128 jobsColbert County23,128Limestone County: 22,102 jobsLimestone County22,102DeKalb County: 20,737 jobsDeKalb County20,737Elmore County: 18,688 jobsElmore County18,688Walker County: 18,462 jobsWalker County18,462St. Clair County: 18,060 jobsSt. Clair County18,060Dale County: 16,677 jobsDale County16,677Jackson County: 15,997 jobsJackson County15,997Coffee County: 14,781 jobsCoffee County14,781Pike County: 13,423 jobsPike County13,423Russell County: 13,360 jobsRussell County13,360Tallapoosa County: 12,789 jobsTallapoosa County12,789Dallas County: 12,696 jobsDallas County12,696Covington County: 12,402 jobsCovington County12,402Escambia County: 12,246 jobsEscambia County12,246Autauga County: 10,458 jobsAutauga County10,458Franklin County: 9,931 jobsFranklin County9,931Marion County: 9,330 jobsMarion County9,330Chilton County: 9,207 jobsChilton County9,207Chambers County: 8,178 jobsChambers County8,178Barbour County: 8,166 jobsBarbour County8,166Clarke County: 8,161 jobsClarke County8,161Blount County: 7,960 jobsBlount County7,960Winston County: 7,307 jobsWinston County7,307
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs		Change on 2013
1Jefferson County339,026+0.3%
2Madison County182,630+0.6%
3Mobile County165,758+1.1%
4Montgomery County128,537+0.1%
5Tuscaloosa County88,879+3.4%
6Shelby County78,679+2.4%
7Baldwin County65,024+3.7%
8Lee County53,693+3.2%
9Morgan County46,389+1%
10Houston County46,222-0.4%
11Calhoun County43,719-0.6%
12Etowah County35,141+1.6%
13Marshall County33,447-1.1%
14Lauderdale County29,732+2.1%
15Talladega County28,815+0.4%
16Cullman County26,635+2.4%
17Colbert County23,128+2%
18Limestone County22,102+2.6%
19DeKalb County20,737+1.8%
20Elmore County18,688+2.5%
21Walker County18,462-0.3%
22St. Clair County18,060+2.4%
23Dale County16,677-1.6%
24Jackson County15,997+0.3%
25Coffee County14,781+0.3%
26Pike County13,423+1.5%
27Russell County13,360+0.2%
28Tallapoosa County12,789+1.2%
29Dallas County12,696-0.3%
30Covington County12,402-0.2%
31Escambia County12,246+1.7%
32Autauga County10,458+2.6%
33Franklin County9,931+1.8%
34Marion County9,330-1.4%
35Chilton County9,2070%
36Chambers County8,178+0.9%
37Barbour County8,166-3.1%
38Clarke County8,161+1.2%
39Blount County7,960-2.6%
40Winston County7,307+1.7%
41Marengo County7,041+2.8%
42Butler County6,818+3.9%
43Monroe County6,198-1.1%
44Cherokee County5,130+2.6%
45Macon County4,949-2.7%
46Lawrence County4,937-15.1%
47Geneva County4,858+0.5%
48Randolph County4,613+3.3%
49Bibb County4,240+1%
50Fayette County3,809+0.2%
51Pickens County3,746+5.8%
52Clay County3,736+5.8%
53Crenshaw County3,703+1.9%
54Conecuh County3,462+1.4%
55Choctaw County3,432-4.1%
56Washington County3,423+0.6%
57Henry County3,302+2.7%
58Lamar County3,260-2.4%
59Sumter County3,131-2.4%
60Bullock County2,9320%
61Hale County2,736+1%
62Wilcox County2,673+8.5%
63Cleburne County2,364+3.1%
64Lowndes County2,326-5.1%
65Perry County2,038+0.2%
66Greene County1,816+3.7%
67Coosa County1,286+0.6%

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About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Alabama by covered employment (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Alabama by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/alabama-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Alabama by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/alabama-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Alabama by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/alabama-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Jefferson County, with 339,026 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Coosa County, with 1,286 jobs in 2014.

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