Hale County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hale County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Hale County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
5,650
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,749
people in Hale County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,325
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hale County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hale County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hale County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

West, Region 3 Board
Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in Hale County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.