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Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama — Third Quarter 2025

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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Alabama were 94,794, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 93,102, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 1,692 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 1,543. (See chart 1.)

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The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job losses

In the third quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 5.5 percent of private-sector employment in Alabama; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Alabama, contracting establishments lost 80,586 jobs in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 3,613 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 14,208 jobs, a decrease of 4,648 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Gross job gains

In the third quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 5.4 percent of private-sector employment in Alabama; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.6 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Alabama, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 74,439 in the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of 1,174 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 18,663 jobs gained in the third quarter of 2025, compared to 18,673 in the previous quarter.

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Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 5 of the 10 published industry sectors in Alabama in the third quarter of 2025. Manufacturing had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 2,271 jobs. This was the result of 8,473 gross job losses and 6,202 gross job gains. Education and health services showed a net gain of 824 jobs, the largest gain of any sector in the state.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Category Gross job gains and losses
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025

Total private

Gross job gains

99,198 98,916 92,217 94,286 93,102 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.4

At expanding establishments

78,733 78,957 74,521 75,613 74,439 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.3

At opening establishments

20,465 19,959 17,696 18,673 18,663 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1

Gross job losses

101,412 92,228 95,520 95,829 94,794 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5

At contracting establishments

80,451 74,727 77,418 76,973 80,586 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.7

At closing establishments

20,961 17,501 18,102 18,856 14,208 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8

Net employment change

-2,214 6,688 -3,303 -1,543 -1,692 -0.1 0.5 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Construction

Gross job gains

8,964 8,067 8,535 9,137 8,838 8.3 7.4 7.8 8.3 8.0

At expanding establishments

7,526 6,533 6,979 7,559 7,402 7.0 6.0 6.4 6.9 6.7

At opening establishments

1,438 1,534 1,556 1,578 1,436 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3

Gross job losses

8,433 8,178 8,264 7,433 8,331 7.8 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.6

At contracting establishments

6,772 6,685 6,743 5,985 7,480 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.5 6.8

At closing establishments

1,661 1,493 1,521 1,448 851 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.8

Net employment change

531 -111 271 1,704 507 0.5 -0.2 0.2 1.5 0.4

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

8,220 7,295 7,609 6,902 6,202 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2

At expanding establishments

7,234 6,261 6,957 6,006 5,326 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.1 1.9

At opening establishments

986 1,034 652 896 876 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3

Gross job losses

8,660 8,152 7,738 7,588 8,473 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.0

At contracting establishments

7,672 7,070 7,167 7,002 7,690 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7

At closing establishments

988 1,082 571 586 783 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3

Net employment change

-440 -857 -129 -686 -2,271 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.8

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

3,750 3,496 3,389 3,182 3,188 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.1

At expanding establishments

2,958 2,713 2,719 2,467 2,587 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3

At opening establishments

792 783 670 715 601 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8

Gross job losses

3,860 3,257 3,537 3,389 3,457 4.9 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.4

At contracting establishments

2,841 2,627 2,691 2,826 2,990 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8

At closing establishments

1,019 630 846 563 467 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.6

Net employment change

-110 239 -148 -207 -269 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3

Retail trade

Gross job gains

14,082 11,975 12,413 13,749 12,058 5.8 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.1

At expanding establishments

11,648 10,021 10,630 11,679 10,230 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.3

At opening establishments

2,434 1,954 1,783 2,070 1,828 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8

Gross job losses

13,628 14,088 11,525 13,103 12,455 5.6 5.9 4.8 5.4 5.2

At contracting establishments

11,664 11,953 9,781 10,927 10,754 4.8 5.0 4.1 4.5 4.5

At closing establishments

1,964 2,135 1,744 2,176 1,701 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.7

Net employment change

454 -2,113 888 646 -397 0.2 -0.9 0.4 0.4 -0.1

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

3,844 5,907 3,452 3,660 3,811 5.2 7.9 4.6 5.1 5.3

At expanding establishments

3,301 5,193 2,830 2,883 3,327 4.5 6.9 3.8 4.0 4.6

At opening establishments

543 714 622 777 484 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.7

Gross job losses

4,384 3,188 6,328 4,249 4,497 6.0 4.2 8.5 5.9 6.2

At contracting establishments

3,429 2,551 5,582 3,255 4,062 4.7 3.4 7.5 4.5 5.6

At closing establishments

955 637 746 994 435 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.6

Net employment change

-540 2,719 -2,876 -589 -686 -0.8 3.7 -3.9 -0.8 -0.9

Financial activities

Gross job gains

4,844 4,582 4,982 4,821 4,654 4.8 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.6

At expanding establishments

3,763 3,315 3,956 3,613 3,225 3.7 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.2

At opening establishments

1,081 1,267 1,026 1,208 1,429 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.4

Gross job losses

4,792 4,753 4,747 5,147 4,367 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.3

At contracting establishments

3,684 3,675 3,504 3,873 3,537 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.5

At closing establishments

1,108 1,078 1,243 1,274 830 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.8

Net employment change

52 -171 235 -326 287 0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.3

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

17,168 19,308 16,410 18,469 18,109 6.5 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.8

At expanding establishments

13,233 15,521 12,844 15,220 14,036 5.0 5.9 4.9 5.8 5.3

At opening establishments

3,935 3,787 3,566 3,249 4,073 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5

Gross job losses

21,611 17,683 17,456 17,718 18,401 8.2 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.0

At contracting establishments

16,540 14,220 13,877 14,883 15,602 6.3 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.9

At closing establishments

5,071 3,463 3,579 2,835 2,799 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.1

Net employment change

-4,443 1,625 -1,046 751 -292 -1.7 0.6 -0.4 0.2 -0.2

Education and health services

Gross job gains

12,281 13,105 13,382 11,714 12,572 4.9 5.2 5.2 4.6 5.0

At expanding establishments

9,560 10,044 10,329 8,889 10,018 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0

At opening establishments

2,721 3,061 3,053 2,825 2,554 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0

Gross job losses

12,488 12,382 12,380 15,060 11,748 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.9 4.6

At contracting establishments

9,075 9,189 9,222 9,871 9,624 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8

At closing establishments

3,413 3,193 3,158 5,189 2,124 1.3 1.3 1.2 2.0 0.8

Net employment change

-207 723 1,002 -3,346 824 0.0 0.3 0.4 -1.3 0.4

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

19,563 18,664 16,126 16,971 17,343 9.4 8.8 7.6 7.9 8.1

At expanding establishments

14,644 14,303 12,778 12,865 13,478 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3

At opening establishments

4,919 4,361 3,348 4,106 3,865 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.8

Gross job losses

17,715 14,382 16,837 16,348 16,945 8.4 6.8 7.9 7.7 8.0

At contracting establishments

14,280 11,872 13,638 13,996 13,838 6.8 5.6 6.4 6.6 6.5

At closing establishments

3,435 2,510 3,199 2,352 3,107 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.5

Net employment change

1,848 4,282 -711 623 398 1.0 2.0 -0.3 0.2 0.1

Other services

Gross job gains

4,034 3,628 3,243 3,156 3,650 8.3 7.5 6.7 6.5 7.5

At expanding establishments

2,957 2,723 2,531 2,393 2,777 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.7

At opening establishments

1,077 905 712 763 873 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.8

Gross job losses

3,153 3,666 3,441 3,271 3,379 6.5 7.5 7.1 6.7 7.0

At contracting establishments

2,365 2,819 2,528 2,492 2,700 4.9 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.6

At closing establishments

788 847 913 779 679 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.4

Net employment change

881 -38 -198 -115 271 1.8 0.0 -0.4 -0.2 0.5
Category Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025

United States

5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.0 5.7

Alabama

5.8 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5

Alaska

8.0 10.3 10.0 9.9 7.5 9.6 9.5 8.1 10.3 10.0

Arizona

6.4 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.5

Arkansas

5.5 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.3

California

6.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.0

Colorado

6.3 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1 6.5

Connecticut

5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.9

Delaware

6.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.3 6.1 6.1

District of Columbia

4.9 5.0 4.8 5.7 4.6 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9

Florida

6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0

Georgia

5.8 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.8

Hawaii

5.7 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8

Idaho

7.1 8.2 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.5 6.8 7.3 7.2 7.6

Illinois

4.9 5.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.0

Indiana

5.3 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.1

Iowa

5.3 5.6 5.8 5.6 4.8 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.9

Kansas

5.3 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.4 6.3 5.8

Kentucky

5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.4 5.6

Louisiana

6.1 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.0

Maine

6.2 7.0 7.4 7.2 6.2 7.1 7.1 6.3 7.4 7.0

Maryland

5.9 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.5

Massachusetts

5.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.9

Michigan

5.3 5.4 5.2 5.8 4.9 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.9

Minnesota

5.1 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.6

Mississippi

6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.5 6.1

Missouri

5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.2 6.1 5.9

Montana

7.2 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.8 7.5 8.3 7.9

Nebraska

5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8

Nevada

6.2 6.1 5.4 6.2 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.2

New Hampshire

5.6 6.3 6.5 6.3 5.6 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.8

New Jersey

5.4 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.8

New Mexico

6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2

New York

5.7 5.7 6.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.0 7.0 5.8

North Carolina

5.5 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.7

North Dakota

6.5 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.6

Ohio

5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.3

Oklahoma

6.1 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.2 6.4

Oregon

6.3 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.7 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.7

Pennsylvania

5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.2

Rhode Island

6.2 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.7

South Carolina

6.2 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.6 6.5

South Dakota

5.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.0

Tennessee

5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.1 5.9 5.2

Texas

5.7 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.3

Utah

6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.4

Vermont

6.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 7.1 6.7 6.8 7.5 7.8

Virginia

5.8 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.1

Washington

5.8 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6

West Virginia

5.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 5.8 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.0

Wisconsin

5.1 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.6

Wyoming

8.9 8.9 8.1 8.3 7.7 8.5 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.4

Puerto Rico

5.4 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.4 6.1 5.7

Virgin Islands

4.7 5.2 5.4 15.0 7.1 7.5 10.8 7.6 9.5 8.4
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