Yellowhammer Times

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in January in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area was 524,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This is a 3 percent decrease since last January when Birmingham-Hoover reported 541,300 workers on non-farm payrolls.

Statistics were compiled from reports from the civilian labor force and unemployment data, both of which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey that measures non-farm employment, hours and earnings by industry. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.

Overall, Alabama reported 1.994 million million people employed on non-farm payrolls in January.

January 2021 (In thousands)	January 2020 (In thousands)	Percent Change
1,993.8	2,062	-3.3%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics