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Cities in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Calera, AL had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 cities in 2022, at 75.4%. Talladega, AL had the lowest, at 44%. The median was 59.9% and the figure for Alabama was 58%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.4Calera, AL
Lowest44Talladega, AL
Median59.966 cities
Alabama58History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Calera, AL: 75.4 %Calera, AL75.4Pike Road, AL: 73.7 %Pike Road, AL73.7Helena, AL: 70.3 %Helena, AL70.3Pelham, AL: 68.4 %Pelham, AL68.4Alabaster, AL: 68.4 %Alabaster, AL68.4Hoover, AL: 68.4 %Hoover, AL68.4Homewood, AL: 67.9 %Homewood, AL67.9Northport, AL: 67.2 %Northport, AL67.2Chelsea, AL: 66.4 %Chelsea, AL66.4Trussville, AL: 66 %Trussville, AL66Pell City, AL: 65.9 %Pell City, AL65.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 65.3 %Vestavia Hills, AL65.3Leeds, AL: 65 %Leeds, AL65Madison, AL: 65 %Madison, AL65Irondale, AL: 64.6 %Irondale, AL64.6Daphne, AL: 64.1 %Daphne, AL64.1Spanish Fort, AL: 63.7 %Spanish Fort, AL63.7Huntsville, AL: 63.4 %Huntsville, AL63.4Gardendale, AL: 63.2 %Gardendale, AL63.2Valley, AL: 62.8 %Valley, AL62.8Muscle Shoals, AL: 62.6 %Muscle Shoals, AL62.6Oxford, AL: 62.6 %Oxford, AL62.6Russellville, AL: 62.4 %Russellville, AL62.4Hueytown, AL: 62.2 %Hueytown, AL62.2Center Point, AL: 62 %Center Point, AL62Clay, AL: 62 %Clay, AL62Prattville, AL: 61.9 %Prattville, AL61.9Moody, AL: 61.4 %Moody, AL61.4Millbrook, AL: 61.3 %Millbrook, AL61.3Phenix City, AL: 60.8 %Phenix City, AL60.8Mountain Brook, AL: 60.6 %Mountain Brook, AL60.6Gulf Shores, AL: 60.5 %Gulf Shores, AL60.5Albertville, AL: 60.2 %Albertville, AL60.2Montgomery, AL: 59.7 %Montgomery, AL59.7Boaz, AL: 59.4 %Boaz, AL59.4Hartselle, AL: 59.2 %Hartselle, AL59.2Auburn, AL: 59.2 %Auburn, AL59.2Opelika, AL: 59 %Opelika, AL59Decatur, AL: 58.8 %Decatur, AL58.8Rainbow City, AL: 58.8 %Rainbow City, AL58.8Calera, AL: 75.4 %Calera, AL75.4Pike Road, AL: 73.7 %Pike Road, AL73.7Helena, AL: 70.3 %Helena, AL70.3Pelham, AL: 68.4 %Pelham, AL68.4Alabaster, AL: 68.4 %Alabaster, AL68.4Hoover, AL: 68.4 %Hoover, AL68.4Homewood, AL: 67.9 %Homewood, AL67.9Northport, AL: 67.2 %Northport, AL67.2Chelsea, AL: 66.4 %Chelsea, AL66.4Trussville, AL: 66 %Trussville, AL66Pell City, AL: 65.9 %Pell City, AL65.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 65.3 %Vestavia Hills, AL65.3Leeds, AL: 65 %Leeds, AL65Madison, AL: 65 %Madison, AL65Irondale, AL: 64.6 %Irondale, AL64.6Daphne, AL: 64.1 %Daphne, AL64.1Spanish Fort, AL: 63.7 %Spanish Fort, AL63.7Huntsville, AL: 63.4 %Huntsville, AL63.4Gardendale, AL: 63.2 %Gardendale, AL63.2Valley, AL: 62.8 %Valley, AL62.8Muscle Shoals, AL: 62.6 %Muscle Shoals, AL62.6Oxford, AL: 62.6 %Oxford, AL62.6Russellville, AL: 62.4 %Russellville, AL62.4Hueytown, AL: 62.2 %Hueytown, AL62.2Center Point, AL: 62 %Center Point, AL62Clay, AL: 62 %Clay, AL62Prattville, AL: 61.9 %Prattville, AL61.9Moody, AL: 61.4 %Moody, AL61.4Millbrook, AL: 61.3 %Millbrook, AL61.3Phenix City, AL: 60.8 %Phenix City, AL60.8Mountain Brook, AL: 60.6 %Mountain Brook, AL60.6Gulf Shores, AL: 60.5 %Gulf Shores, AL60.5Albertville, AL: 60.2 %Albertville, AL60.2Montgomery, AL: 59.7 %Montgomery, AL59.7Boaz, AL: 59.4 %Boaz, AL59.4Hartselle, AL: 59.2 %Hartselle, AL59.2Auburn, AL: 59.2 %Auburn, AL59.2Opelika, AL: 59 %Opelika, AL59Decatur, AL: 58.8 %Decatur, AL58.8Rainbow City, AL: 58.8 %Rainbow City, AL58.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Calera, AL75.4-1.6 pts
2Pike Road, AL73.7-0.3 pts
3Helena, AL70.3+1.2 pts
4Pelham, AL68.4+0.6 pts
5Alabaster, AL68.4-0.8 pts
5Hoover, AL68.4-0.3 pts
7Homewood, AL67.9-0.4 pts
8Northport, AL67.2-0.9 pts
9Chelsea, AL66.4-1.2 pts
10Trussville, AL66+1.5 pts
11Pell City, AL65.9+5.2 pts
12Vestavia Hills, AL65.3-1.9 pts
13Leeds, AL65+0.6 pts
14Madison, AL65-0.4 pts
15Irondale, AL64.6-1.9 pts
16Daphne, AL64.1+0.2 pts
17Spanish Fort, AL63.7-0.5 pts
18Huntsville, AL63.4+0.4 pts
19Gardendale, AL63.2+1.6 pts
20Valley, AL62.8+1.5 pts
21Muscle Shoals, AL62.6+0.2 pts
22Oxford, AL62.6-0.1 pts
23Russellville, AL62.4-0.3 pts
24Hueytown, AL62.2+1.2 pts
25Center Point, AL62+2.6 pts
25Clay, AL62-0.1 pts
27Prattville, AL61.9+0.6 pts
28Moody, AL61.4-0 pts
29Millbrook, AL61.3-3.3 pts
30Phenix City, AL60.8+1.3 pts
31Mountain Brook, AL60.6+1.8 pts
32Gulf Shores, AL60.5-2.1 pts
33Albertville, AL60.2+1.9 pts
34Montgomery, AL59.7-0.1 pts
35Boaz, AL59.4-0.4 pts
36Hartselle, AL59.2+0.3 pts
37Auburn, AL59.2+0.3 pts
38Opelika, AL59+0.6 pts
39Decatur, AL58.8+0.3 pts
40Rainbow City, AL58.8+1 pts
41Cullman, AL58.6-0.5 pts
42Saraland, AL58.6-0.5 pts
43Tuscaloosa, AL58.2-0 pts
44Mobile, AL58.1+0.3 pts
45Enterprise, AL58-1.2 pts
46Jacksonville, AL57.9+0.2 pts
47Birmingham, AL57.9-0.8 pts
48Sylacauga, AL57.6+4.2 pts
49Athens, AL57.5+0.3 pts
50Dothan, AL56.9-0 pts
51Jasper, AL56.5+0.7 pts
52Gadsden, AL56.3+1.3 pts
53Florence, AL56.10 pts
54Fort Payne, AL55.3+0.1 pts
55Fairhope, AL53.5-1.8 pts
56Troy, AL52.9+0.8 pts
57Scottsboro, AL51.9+0.9 pts
58Anniston, AL51.5-0.3 pts
59Selma, AL50.2+0.2 pts
60Eufaula, AL50-2.2 pts
61Bessemer, AL49.9-1.4 pts
62Alexander City, AL49.8-1.5 pts
63Foley, AL48.3-1.3 pts
64Ozark, AL48.1-0.3 pts
65Prichard, AL46.1-0.5 pts
66Talladega, AL44+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Alabama by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Calera, AL, with 75.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Talladega, AL, with 44% in 2022.

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