Latest news about work in Lexington, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Lexington are: Apparel (9.7% of civilian employees), Metal & metal products (8.2% of civilian employees), Health care (8.2% of civilian employees). 55.6% of workers work in Lauderdale County. 73.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 9.7% greater than the rate of 66.3% across the entire state of Alabama.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Lexington, Alabama was 840 / 819
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Apparel
9.7% (39)
6.2% (13)
13.4% (26)
Metal and metal products
8.2% (33)
14.3% (30)
1.5% (3)
Health care
8.2% (33)
1.9% (4)
14.9% (29)
Educational services
7.2% (29)
6.2% (13)
8.2% (16)
Accommodation and food services
6.7% (27)
1.9% (4)
11.9% (23)
Plastics and rubber products
5.4% (22)
6.7% (14)
4.1% (8)
Construction
5.0% (20)
7.6% (16)
2.1% (4)
Finance and insurance
4.2% (17)
4.3% (9)
4.1% (8)
Department and other general merchandise stores
3.7% (15)
3.3% (7)
4.1% (8)
Utilities
3.7% (15)
5.7% (12)
1.5% (3)
Public administration
3.5% (14)
2.4% (5)
4.6% (9)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
3.2% (13)
4.8% (10)
1.5% (3)
Repair and maintenance
3.0% (12)
4.8% (10)
1.0% (2)
Administrative and support and waste management services
3.0% (12)
2.4% (5)
3.6% (7)
Food and beverage stores
2.7% (11)
3.8% (8)
1.5% (3)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
2.5% (10)
4.8% (10)
0.0% (0)
Paper
1.7% (7)
3.3% (7)
0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
1.5% (6)
2.9% (6)
0.0% (0)
Social assistance
1.5% (6)
0.0% (0)
3.1% (6)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
1.2% (5)
2.4% (5)
0.0% (0)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.1% (4)
Printing and related support activities
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.1% (4)
Nonmetallic mineral products
1.0% (4)
1.9% (4)
0.0% (0)
Other direct selling establishments
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.1% (4)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
1.0% (4)
1.0% (2)
1.0% (2)
Food
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Textile mills and textile products
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Wood products
0.7% (3)
1.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
Broadcasting and telecommunications
0.7% (3)
1.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
U. S. Postal service
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (3)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Truck transportation
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Gasoline stations
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Transportation equipment
0.5% (2)
1.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries
0.5% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (2)
Machinery
0.2% (1)
0.5% (1)
0.0% (0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers
0.2% (1)
0.5% (1)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Lexington
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
0.6%Males
5.8%Females
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.9%Males
3.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
7.1% (25)
Alabama:
6.9% (142,387)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Lexington:
15.7% (55)
Alabama:
5.2% (107,994)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
6.8% (24)
Alabama:
5.9% (122,369)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Lexington:
10.1% (35)
Alabama:
9.8% (202,329)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
7.7% (27)
Alabama:
11.2% (230,301)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Lexington:
14.9% (52)
Alabama:
17.1% (351,870)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
10.3% (36)
Alabama:
11.5% (236,564)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Lexington:
6.2% (22)
Alabama:
8.5% (174,204)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
4.7% (16)
Alabama:
3.4% (70,689)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
2.3% (8)
Alabama:
4.8% (98,817)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Lexington:
1.6% (6)
Alabama:
2.1% (43,562)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Lexington:
1.9% (7)
Alabama:
6.4% (131,127)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Lexington:
6.7% (23)
Alabama:
6.1% (126,353)
<5am:
Lexington:
5.2% (21)
Alabama:
4.2% (80,283)
5:30am:
Lexington:
3.2% (13)
Alabama:
3.9% (73,270)
6am:
Lexington:
3.2% (13)
Alabama:
5.8% (109,814)
6:30am:
Lexington:
17.2% (69)
Alabama:
10.3% (195,070)
7am:
Lexington:
10.0% (40)
Alabama:
12.7% (242,086)
7:30am:
Lexington:
12.9% (52)
Alabama:
16.7% (317,590)
8am:
Lexington:
14.9% (60)
Alabama:
15.7% (298,086)
8:30am:
Lexington:
5.7% (23)
Alabama:
7.1% (135,165)
9am:
Lexington:
1.7% (7)
Alabama:
2.9% (55,392)
10am:
Lexington:
6.7% (27)
Alabama:
3.5% (67,166)
11am:
Lexington:
1.7% (7)
Alabama:
1.5% (29,085)
12pm:
Lexington:
0.5% (2)
Alabama:
0.7% (13,694)
4pm:
Lexington:
8.7% (35)
Alabama:
6.3% (119,754)
>4pm:
Lexington:
6.2% (25)
Alabama:
6.5% (124,331)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
12.4% (24)
Alabama:
9.2% (100,860)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
23.0% (45)
Alabama:
7.0% (76,240)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
8.2% (16)
Alabama:
7.5% (82,102)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
9.8% (19)
Alabama:
11.6% (127,090)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
7.2% (14)
Alabama:
11.0% (120,602)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
9.2% (18)
Alabama:
14.9% (163,229)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
5.9% (11)
Alabama:
9.7% (106,349)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
3.1% (6)
Alabama:
7.3% (79,880)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Lexington:
2.3% (4)
Alabama:
3.8% (41,927)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Lexington:
2.4% (5)
Alabama:
6.2% (67,527)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Lexington:
11.8% (23)
Alabama:
6.6% (72,202)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
1.0% (2)
Alabama:
4.3% (41,527)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
6.0% (9)
Alabama:
3.3% (31,754)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
4.6% (7)
Alabama:
4.2% (40,267)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
11.1% (17)
Alabama:
7.8% (75,239)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
8.3% (13)
Alabama:
11.4% (109,699)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
21.7% (33)
Alabama:
19.5% (188,641)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
16.3% (25)
Alabama:
13.5% (130,215)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
10.7% (16)
Alabama:
9.8% (94,324)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
10.4% (16)
Alabama:
4.0% (39,071)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
2.4% (4)
Alabama:
5.9% (56,890)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Lexington:
3.6% (5)
Alabama:
2.9% (28,416)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Lexington:
1.2% (2)
Alabama:
6.6% (63,600)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Lexington:
1.2% (2)
Alabama:
5.6% (54,151)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.6%
Less than 5 minutes:
Lexington:
5.6% (25)
Alabama:
2.9% (58,582)
5 to 9 minutes:
Lexington:
18.9% (85)
Alabama:
9.3% (186,754)
10 to 14 minutes:
Lexington:
25.2% (114)
Alabama:
13.9% (279,925)
15 to 19 minutes:
Lexington:
22.1% (100)
Alabama:
16.3% (327,575)
20 to 24 minutes:
Lexington:
4.6% (21)
Alabama:
15.4% (310,101)
25 to 29 minutes:
Lexington:
6.5% (30)
Alabama:
7.1% (143,110)
30 to 34 minutes:
Lexington:
2.0% (9)
Alabama:
14.1% (285,096)
40 to 44 minutes:
Lexington:
6.1% (28)
Alabama:
3.1% (61,619)
45 to 59 minutes:
Lexington:
2.4% (11)
Alabama:
7.9% (158,586)
60 to 89 minutes:
Lexington:
4.9% (22)
Alabama:
4.6% (93,163)
Less than 5 minutes:
Lexington:
13.9% (56)
Alabama:
3.1% (58,125)
5 to 9 minutes:
Lexington:
9.0% (36)
Alabama:
10.3% (196,568)
10 to 14 minutes:
Lexington:
4.0% (16)
Alabama:
15.0% (284,405)
15 to 19 minutes:
Lexington:
10.4% (42)
Alabama:
17.0% (323,887)
20 to 24 minutes:
Lexington:
6.2% (25)
Alabama:
15.0% (285,904)
25 to 29 minutes:
Lexington:
9.2% (37)
Alabama:
5.8% (110,204)
30 to 34 minutes:
Lexington:
17.9% (72)
Alabama:
13.7% (260,798)
35 to 39 minutes:
Lexington:
2.5% (10)
Alabama:
2.5% (46,607)
40 to 44 minutes:
Lexington:
7.5% (30)
Alabama:
2.6% (49,212)
45 to 59 minutes:
Lexington:
10.2% (41)
Alabama:
6.7% (127,205)
60 to 89 minutes:
Lexington:
3.0% (12)
Alabama:
3.7% (69,866)
90 or more minutes:
Lexington:
4.2% (17)
Alabama:
2.5% (48,005)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
9.7% (14)
Alabama:
3.1% (32,846)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
17.2% (25)
Alabama:
8.1% (86,294)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
12.5% (18)
Alabama:
15.0% (159,981)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
12.6% (18)
Alabama:
15.2% (162,214)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
12.6% (18)
Alabama:
6.9% (73,819)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
6.3% (9)
Alabama:
14.7% (156,884)
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
19.3% (28)
Alabama:
3.1% (33,614)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Lexington:
11.1% (16)
Alabama:
5.6% (59,809)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
3.6% (11)
Alabama:
2.7% (25,736)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
20.5% (62)
Alabama:
10.6% (100,460)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
38.6% (117)
Alabama:
14.7% (139,058)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
26.1% (79)
Alabama:
17.7% (167,594)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
1.0% (3)
Alabama:
15.6% (147,887)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
3.6% (11)
Alabama:
7.3% (69,291)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
3.7% (11)
Alabama:
6.6% (62,297)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Lexington:
2.0% (6)
Alabama:
3.5% (33,354)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Lexington:
88.4% (409)
Alabama:
88.3% (835,794)
Carpooled:
Lexington:
6.5% (30)
Alabama:
8.8% (86,879)
Walked:
Lexington:
1.2% (5)
Alabama:
1.2% (10,413)
Other means:
Lexington:
3.9% (18)
Alabama:
1.2% (9,717)
Drove car alone:
Lexington:
87.1% (350)
Alabama:
83.0% (1,576,882)
Carpooled:
Lexington:
6.0% (24)
Alabama:
12.3% (234,020)
Walked:
Lexington:
5.0% (20)
Alabama:
1.3% (25,360)
Drove car alone - Males:
Lexington:
74.1% (111)
Alabama:
88.3% (835,794)
Carpooled - Males:
Lexington:
10.1% (15)
Alabama:
8.5% (86,879)
Walked - Males:
Lexington:
3.6% (5)
Alabama:
1.4% (10,413)
Other means - Males:
Lexington:
12.2% (18)
Alabama:
1.4% (9,717)
Drove car alone - Females:
Lexington:
95.2% (297)
Alabama:
88.3% (835,794)
Carpooled - Females:
Lexington:
4.8% (15)
Alabama:
9.2% (86,879)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Lexington:
88.8% (304)
Alabama:
91.0% (1,820,084)
In 2 person carpool:
Lexington:
8.5% (29)
Alabama:
6.9% (137,324)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Lexington:
0.6% (2)
Alabama:
0.2% (3,024)
In 7+ person carpool:
Lexington:
1.9% (6)
Alabama:
0.2% (3,136)
Drove alone:
Lexington:
93.6% (350)
Alabama:
87.1% (1,576,882)
In 2 person carpool:
Lexington:
5.9% (22)
Alabama:
10.1% (182,201)
In 3 person carpool:
Lexington:
0.5% (2)
Alabama:
1.9% (33,742)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Lexington:
73.5% (258)
Alabama:
66.3% (1,510,956)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lexington:
1.2% (4)
Alabama:
4.1% (92,420)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lexington:
4.1% (15)
Alabama:
7.5% (171,905)
Local government workers:
Lexington:
6.8% (24)
Alabama:
7.0% (159,468)
State government workers:
Lexington:
3.8% (13)
Alabama:
5.5% (124,918)
Federal government workers:
Lexington:
1.5% (5)
Alabama:
4.0% (90,851)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lexington:
8.0% (28)
Alabama:
5.4% (122,821)
Unpaid family workers:
Lexington:
1.2% (4)
Alabama:
0.2% (5,155)
Employee of private company:
Lexington:
74.5% (301)
Alabama:
69.3% (1,330,489)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lexington:
1.7% (7)
Alabama:
3.0% (56,994)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lexington:
4.0% (16)
Alabama:
5.7% (109,055)
Local government workers:
Lexington:
4.0% (16)
Alabama:
6.7% (128,778)
State government workers:
Lexington:
7.2% (29)
Alabama:
5.5% (105,286)
Federal government workers:
Lexington:
3.5% (14)
Alabama:
3.4% (64,370)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lexington:
4.5% (18)
Alabama:
6.2% (119,345)
Unpaid family workers:
Lexington:
0.7% (3)
Alabama:
0.3% (5,872)
Employee of private company - Males:
Lexington:
72.3% (143)
Alabama:
70.1% (833,392)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Lexington:
2.1% (4)
Alabama:
5.2% (61,823)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Lexington:
2.6% (5)
Alabama:
4.7% (55,319)
Local government workers - Males:
Lexington:
6.8% (13)
Alabama:
5.4% (64,465)
State government workers - Males:
Lexington:
3.1% (6)
Alabama:
4.2% (49,930)
Federal government workers - Males:
Lexington:
2.1% (4)
Alabama:
4.2% (50,378)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Lexington:
11.0% (22)
Alabama:
6.0% (71,853)
Employee of private company - Females:
Lexington:
75.0% (115)
Alabama:
62.2% (677,564)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Lexington:
6.1% (9)
Alabama:
10.7% (116,586)
Local government workers - Females:
Lexington:
6.8% (10)
Alabama:
8.7% (95,003)
State government workers - Females:
Lexington:
4.7% (7)
Alabama:
6.9% (74,988)
Federal government workers - Females:
Lexington:
0.7% (1)
Alabama:
3.7% (40,473)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Lexington:
4.1% (6)
Alabama:
4.7% (50,968)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Lexington:
2.7% (4)
Alabama:
0.3% (2,730)
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