Dale County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dale County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Dale County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
19,070
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
49,516
people in Dale County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,955
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dale County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.8 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Dale County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Brick manufacturer closing Alabama facility, laying off 50 workersal.com on MSN · Oct 28, 2026

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Dale County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Dale County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dale County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Chenega Base & Logistics Services3 open roles
United States Army Installation Management Command2 open roles
363601 open role
MileHigh Adjusters Houston1 open role
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA1 open role
U.S. Army Forces Command1 open role
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Dale County. 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).

Southeast, Region 6 Board
Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Pike

Ozark Career Center
Ozark · Affiliate
Thursdays 1:00PM-4:00PM

Cities in Dale County

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

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