The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Alabama to have 119,945 employers offering 1,958,996 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Alabama jobs is $707 per week ($36,764 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Alabama than any other with 1,597,720 jobs and 113,523 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $685 per week ($35,620 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 215,668 positions and 3,790 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $672 per week ($34,944 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Alabama is the State Government sector which has 1,377 firms and agencies that employ 93,675 people in Alabama. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $791 per week ($41,132 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Alabama. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Alabama jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
32,235 employers in Alabama which hire 391,831
people. Their average weekly salary is $627 per week ( $32,604 Annually).
Manufacturing jobs are created by 5,615 employers in Alabama which employ
295,515 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Manufacturing industry is
$821 per week ($42,692 annually).
If you're interested in Alabama jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 295,515 positions filled by 5,615
employers in Alabama. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $821 per week in pay, on average or
$42,692 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 114,306 Alabama jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 12,105 firms, paying their employees $739
weekly or $38,428 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 94,005 companies that create 1,166,488 Alabama jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $643 weekly ($33,436 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 19,518 companies that employ 431,232 people in Alabama.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $799 per week ($41,548 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $821 per week
($42,692 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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