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