Labor Facts & Figures

Auburn Center for Developing Industries

1500 Pumphrey Ave

TREVOR A COOK

workforce development director

Workforce Availability

Auburn's workforce consists primarily of residents within a 30-minute drive time which includes the five county area: Lee, Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa. The labor force also consists of commuters within a 60-minute drive time. There are no existing unionized manufacturing companies in Auburn.

Unemployment Statistics - January 2026

LOCATION	CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE	UNEMPLOYED	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Auburn	41,102	1,043	2.5%
Lee County	92,013	2,293	2.5%
5-County Area	157,382	4,409	2.8%
Within 60-Minute Drive	468,164	15,591	3.3%

Workforce by Age Group

AGE GROUP	POPULATION	EMPLOYED	UNEMPLOYED	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
16+	70,209	40,655	1,138	2.7%
16-24	26,421	11,558	572	4.7%
25-54	29,647	23,663	288	1.2%
55-64	5,931	3,792	162	4.1%
65+	8,210	1,642	116	6.6%
Male 16+	34,719	21,664	273	1.2%
Female 16+	35,490	19,006	863	4.3%
White 16+	45,521	25,596	629	2.4%
Black 16+	12,970	7,601	336	4.2%
American Indian 16+	186	112	6	5.1%
Asian 16+	6,720	4,182	53	1.3%
Pacific Islander 16+	35	23	0	0.0%
Other Race 16+	1,395	869	5	0.6%
Multiple Races 16+	3,382	2,244	109	4.6%

Workforce by Industry (Employed Population 16+)

INDUSTRY								EMPLOYED
Total:								40,655
Agriculture/Mining								0.4%
Constuction								5.0%
Manufacturing								11.3%
Wholesale Trade								1.0%
Retail Trade								8.7%
Transportation/Utilities								3.7%
Information								1.1%
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate								4.4%
Services								61.4%
Public Administration								3.1%

Workforce by Occupation (Employed Population 16+)

OCCUPATION							EMPLOYED
Total:							40,665
White Collar:							70.0%
Management/Business/Financial							18.8%
Professional							35.9%
Sales							6.4%
Administrative Support							8.9%
Blue Collar:							14.3%
Farming/Forestry/Fishing							0.1%
Construction/Extraction							2.3%
Installation/Maintenance/Repair							2.4%
Production							4.2%
Transportation/Material Moving							5.3%
Services:							15.7%

By Educational Attainment (Population 25+)

EDUCATION	ESTIMATE	PERCENT
Total:	40,209	100%
No schooling	288	0.7%
Nursery	0	0.0%
Kindergarten	0	0.0%
1st to 4th Grade	19	0.1%
5th to 8th Grade	169	0.4%
Some High School	1,161	2.9%
High School Diploma	4,470	11.1%
GED	807	2.0%
Some College	5,867	14.6%
Associates degree	2,719	6.8%
Bachelors degree	12,467	31.0%
Masters degree	7,820	19.4%
Professional school degree	1,402	3.5%
Doctorate degree	3,022	7.5%

Sex by Class of Worker (Employed Population 16+)

SEX BY CLASS OF WORKER	ESTIMATE	PERCENT
Total:	36,700	100%
*Male:*	18,698	*50.9%*
Employee of private company workers	11,730	32.0%
Self-employed in own incorporated business	828	2.3%
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers	1,352	3.7%
Local government workers	832	2.3%
State government workers	2,584	7.0%
Federal government workers	666	1.8%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	706	1.9%
*Female:*	*18,002*	*49.1%*
Employee of private company workers	10,333	28.2%
Self-employed in own incorporated business	315	0.9%
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers	1,497	4.1%
Local government workers	1,523	4.1%
State government workers	3,512	9.6%
Federal government workers	334	0.9%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	459	1.3%
Unpaid family workers	29	0.1%

By Travel Time to Work (Population 16+)

TRAVEL TIME	ESTIMATE	PERCENT
Total:	32,175	100%
Less than 5 minutes	746	2.3%
5 to 9 minutes	5,441	16.9%
10 to 14 minutes	8,350	26.0%
15 to 19 minutes	7,219	22.4%
20 to 24 minutes	4,150	12.9%
25 to 29 minutes	643	2.0%
30 to 34 minutes	1,832	5.7%
35 to 39 minutes	390	1.2%
40 to 44 minutes	380	1.2%
45 to 59 minutes	1,464	4.6%
60 to 89 minutes	966	3.0%
90 or more minutes	315	0.9%

Source: Alabama Department of Labor; Georgia Department of Labor; ESRI Business Analyst