Workforce Information

Butler County, Alabama, is home to a highly-skilled and motivated workforce. Basic workforce information for Butler County is listed below. If you have additional questions, the staff at the Butler County Commission for Economic Development will be happy to help. Contact the BCCED at 334-371-8400 (or DHutchison@bcced.com). Alabama is a right-to-work state.

For monthly & current stats, visit : Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

2013 Average Workforce Stats

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Alabama 2,138,048 1,999,848 138,200 6.5%
Butler County 8,857 8,032 825 9.3%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor.

Region 7 Workforce

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Autauga County 25,357 23,793 1,564 6.2%
Butler County 9,014 8,242 772 8.6%
Crenshaw County 6,537 6,103 434 6.6%
Elmore County 34,929 32,702 2,227 6.4%
Lowndes County 3,885 3,420 465 12.0%
Montgomery County 102,238 94,238 8,000 7.8%
Area Totals: 181,960 168,501 13,462 7.9%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on July 2014 data. 

2013 Underemployment

  Rate Workers
Region 7 24.7 42,042
Butler County 20.6 1,637

Note: Rounding errors may be present. Based on December 2013 labor force data and 2013 underemployment rates.  Region 7 includes Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties.

Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama and Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.  This information was included in the 2013 State of the Workforce Report VIII: Region 7.

Commuting Patterns

Inflow

Total Primary Jobs: 8,441
Workers Living and Working in Butler County: 3,260
Workers Employed in Butler County, but Living Outside the County: 5,181

  Count Share
Montgomery County 1,388 16.4%
Covington County 292 3.5%
Crenshaw County 267 3.2%
Lowndes County 251 3.0%
Jefferson County 223 2.6%
Pike County 210 2.5%
Houston County 205 2.4%
Lee County 176 2.1%
Elmore County 129 1.5%
All Other Locations 2,040 24.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, OnTheMap Application

Outflow

Total Primary Jobs: 6,335
Workers Living and Working in Butler County: 3,260
Total Living Butler County, but Employed Outside the County: 3,075

  Count Share
Montgomery County 269 4.2%
Crenshaw County 257 4.1%
Conecuh County 252 4.0%
Covington County 186 2.9%
Lowndes County 182 2.9%
Pike County 111 1.8%
Monroe County 103 1.6%
Escambia County 94 1.5%
Elmore County 90 1.4%
All Other Locations 1,531 24.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, OnTheMap Application