Find the right people for the right job in Baldwin County
Workforce Quick Facts:
- Unemployment rate of 5.1% Source: Alabama Department of Labor
- Job Growth Rate: 30%
- Over 500,000 employees located within a 60 mile radius
- Median Household Income: $50,593
- Average Commute Time: 26 minutes
- Mobile MSA Occupational Wage Survey 2013
| Labor Force | |
| Bachelors Degree or higher | 26.60% |
| High School Degree or higher | 87.49% |
| White Collar Workers | 56% |
| Blue Collar Workers | 43% |
| Universities in Community | 1 |
| Universities in Community + 50 miles | 7 |
| Community Colleges in Community | 1 |
| Community Colleges in Community + 50 miles | 9 |
Workforce Training
- Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council
- One of the premier workforce development coalitions in the U.S.
- 40 business leaders, 6 community college presidents, 13 school system superintendents along with a staff of full time professionals working together to ensure a steady supply of qualified workers
- Focus on recruiting and training for aerospace, manufacturing, maritime, healthcare and construction industries
- Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT)
- Rated one of the Top 10 State Training Programs in the U.S.
- Comprehensive free training for new and expanding companies
- Program development, applicant recruiting and screening, pre-employment training, on-the-job training, mobile training units, management training, and production of training materials
- Go Build Alabama
- Statewide awareness, recruitment and training initiative for the construction industry and skilled trades
- Focus on closing the skills gap in today’s construction industry
- Fostering awareness in high school students and beyond
- Alabama Career Centers
- The Baldwin County Career Centers offer qualified businesses incentives to hire and retrain workers including training and curriculum development and a 50% reimbursement on wages for the duration of the training period