Selma, AL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Area Maintenance Manager - RecoveryInternational Paper
- Mill ControllerInternational Paper
- Mechanical Reliability EngineerInternational Paper
- Electrical Reliability EngineerInternational Paper
- Process Control EngineerInternational Paper
- Relationship Banker - Team Lead - Selma BranchRegions Financial
- BuyerAlamo Group
- RN Clinical Supervisor - Assistant Director of Med/Surg ServicesScionHealth
Employers hiring most in Selma
- International Paper5 open roles
- Alamo Group1 open role
- Regions Financial1 open role
- ScionHealth1 open role
Selma layoffs
No layoff notices naming Selma in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Selma
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Selma University | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Dallas County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 8.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.3%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−300 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Selma. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Brick manufacturer closing Alabama facility, laying off 50 workersal.com on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
Learn and get funded in Selma
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Selma. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Alabama? How to file for unemployment in Alabama (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
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Selma Career Center
Selma · Affiliate · 334-872-0471
8:00am-5:00pm Mon-Fri
Dallas County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
14,594
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,536
people in Dallas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,810
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Alabama unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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