Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Authority

Nonagricultural Employment

38,000

Goods Producing

7,300

Natural Resources, Mining and Construction

Manufacturing

1,700

5,600

Service Providing

30,700

Retail and Wholesale Trade

Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities

Information

Financial Activities

Professional and Business Services

Education and Health Services

Leisure and Hospitality

Other Services

Government

6,000
1,300
500
1,500
3,200
6,900
4,000
1,700
5,100

2007 annual average unemployment rate: 4.2%

Note: Many manufacturing companies have temporary employees or use employee leasing services. These employees, although working in Goods Producing occupations, are paid through service-sector companies and, therefore, are classified in the Service Providing category by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unemployment Statistics

Gadsden MSA (Etowah County): January, 2008

Civilian Labor Force

45,921

Employment

43,887

Unemployment

1,919

Unemployment rate

4.7%