Workforce

Workforce Statistics

County	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Source: Alabama Department of Labor. Based on May 2018 data.
Alabama	2,194,378	2,112,629	81,749	3.7%
Grow SE Alabama	142,088	136,454	5,634	4.0%
Barbour	8,101	7,684	417	5.1%
Bullock	4,335	3,942	393	9.1%
Coffee	20,556	17,788	768	3.7%
Covington	15,483	14,841	642	4.1%
Dale	20,043	19,257	786	3.9%
Geneva	10,858	10,450	408	3.8%
Henry	6,738	6,457	281	4.2%
Houston	44,795	43,086	1,709	3.8%
Pike	15,514	14,891	623	4.0%

Workforce Training Resources for Industries in Southeast Alabama

Alabama Aviation College

Southeast Alabama is home to one of the post-secondary aviation training facilities authorized by the Alabama Board of Education. From aviation maintenance technology to aviation composite materials, the Alabama Aviation College provides students hands-on experience in a wide range of career tech programs in the related field. The college has three locations across Alabama, Ozark, Andalusia, and Albertville. South Alabama is also home to Fort Rucker, the U.S. Army’s Aviation Center of Excellence.

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Airframe Technology
Aviation Composite Materials
Aviation Maintenance Foundations
Avionics Technology
General Aviation Technology
Powerplant Technology

Southeast Alabama Community College Workforce Training

Southeast Alabama community colleges have curriculum designed to meet the needs of local industries. Students will learn from industry professionals and choose programs where they will gain skills to translate directly into some of the top industries including aerospace and aviation, advanced manufacturing and automotive.

Enterprise State Community College

Computer & Information Science
3D Modeling & Simulation

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Wallace Community College

Applied Engineering Technology
Automotive Technology
Electrical Technology
Welding Technology
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council

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Lurleen B. Wallace Community College

Applied Technologies
Automotive Mechanics
Advanced Manufacturing
Forest Technology
Industrial Electronics
Welding

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Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT)

AIDT is Alabama’s nationally recognized workforce training resource for industries in Alabama and is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Services include pre-employment selection and training, leadership development, on-the-job training, maintenance assessments and other training customized to a company’s needs.

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Alabama Technology Network (ATN)

Alabama Technology Network helps Alabama employers be more efficient, more productive and more competitive by providing training, services or connections to other available resources. Services are customized to the needs of individual companies and include lean manufacturing, quality systems and engineering, industrial maintenance, engineering and technical services and more.

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The Southeast Alabama Council for Economic Development is a consortium of counties actively working together to
GROW SOUTHEAST ALABAMA