Work and Jobs in Long Island, Alabama (AL) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Long Island are: Construction (10.7% of civilian employees), Textile mills & textile products (9.8% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.5% of civilian employees). 74.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.4% greater than the rate of 69.3% across the entire state of Alabama.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 10.7% (310) | 17.2% (293) | 1.4% (17) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 9.8% (285) | 8.7% (148) | 11.4% (137) |
| Finance and insurance | 6.5% (189) | 0.0% (0) | 15.7% (189) |
| Metal and metal products | 5.6% (162) | 8.9% (151) | 0.9% (11) |
| Apparel | 4.7% (138) | 3.0% (51) | 7.2% (87) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.6% (135) | 3.5% (59) | 6.3% (76) |
| Truck transportation | 4.1% (118) | 5.3% (91) | 2.2% (27) |
| Educational services | 3.9% (114) | 1.2% (20) | 7.8% (94) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.8% (109) | 6.4% (109) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health care | 3.3% (96) | 1.4% (24) | 6.0% (72) |
| Food | 2.8% (80) | 3.5% (60) | 1.7% (20) |
| Utilities | 2.6% (76) | 3.6% (61) | 1.2% (15) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.3% (66) | 1.6% (28) | 3.2% (38) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.2% (65) | 1.5% (26) | 3.2% (39) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (63) | 2.9% (49) | 1.2% (14) |
| Paper | 1.9% (56) | 2.7% (46) | 0.8% (10) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.9% (54) | 3.2% (54) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.9% (54) | 1.8% (31) | 1.9% (23) |
| Social assistance | 1.8% (52) | 0.0% (0) | 4.3% (52) |
| Machinery | 1.5% (45) | 2.0% (34) | 0.9% (11) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.5% (44) | 2.1% (36) | 0.7% (8) |
| Wood products | 1.2% (36) | 2.1% (36) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.2% (36) | 1.3% (22) | 1.2% (14) |
| Private households | 1.1% (32) | 0.0% (0) | 2.7% (32) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (32) | 0.6% (11) | 1.7% (21) |
| Leather and allied products | 1.1% (31) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (31) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (31) | 1.0% (17) | 1.2% (14) |
| Public administration | 1.0% (29) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (29) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.8% (23) | 0.4% (7) | 1.3% (16) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.8% (22) | 1.3% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (22) | 1.3% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Music stores | 0.7% (20) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (20) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (18) | 0.6% (11) | 0.6% (7) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.6% (17) | 1.0% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.6% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (16) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.6% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (16) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (14) | 0.5% (8) | 0.5% (6) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.5% (14) | 0.4% (7) | 0.6% (7) |
| Rail transportation | 0.5% (14) | 0.8% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (13) | 0.8% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (13) | 0.8% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (13) | 0.3% (5) | 0.7% (8) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (12) | 0.7% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (12) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.4% (12) | 0.7% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (12) | 0.7% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (10) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (6) |
Unemployment in Long Island
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.6%Males
- 7.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 14.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Long Island: | 10.8% (305) |
| Alabama: | 4.2% (80,283) |
5:30am:
| Long Island: | 7.7% (218) |
| Alabama: | 3.9% (73,270) |
6am:
| Long Island: | 4.9% (139) |
| Alabama: | 5.8% (109,814) |
6:30am:
| Long Island: | 12.2% (343) |
| Alabama: | 10.3% (195,070) |
7am:
| Long Island: | 8.8% (247) |
| Alabama: | 12.7% (242,086) |
7:30am:
| Long Island: | 14.2% (400) |
| Alabama: | 16.7% (317,590) |
8am:
| Long Island: | 7.2% (202) |
| Alabama: | 15.7% (298,086) |
8:30am:
| Long Island: | 6.2% (174) |
| Alabama: | 7.1% (135,165) |
9am:
| Long Island: | 3.1% (88) |
| Alabama: | 2.9% (55,392) |
10am:
| Long Island: | 3.3% (94) |
| Alabama: | 3.5% (67,166) |
11am:
| Long Island: | 0.8% (23) |
| Alabama: | 1.5% (29,085) |
12pm:
| Long Island: | 0.5% (15) |
| Alabama: | 0.7% (13,694) |
4pm:
| Long Island: | 6.6% (185) |
| Alabama: | 6.3% (119,754) |
>4pm:
| Long Island: | 10.0% (281) |
| Alabama: | 6.5% (124,331) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Long Island: | 3.9% (111) |
| Alabama: | 3.1% (58,125) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Long Island: | 6.7% (190) |
| Alabama: | 10.3% (196,568) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Long Island: | 3.7% (103) |
| Alabama: | 15.0% (284,405) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Long Island: | 10.8% (304) |
| Alabama: | 17.0% (323,887) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Long Island: | 8.4% (238) |
| Alabama: | 15.0% (285,904) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Long Island: | 4.4% (125) |
| Alabama: | 5.8% (110,204) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Long Island: | 12.0% (338) |
| Alabama: | 13.7% (260,798) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Long Island: | 3.8% (106) |
| Alabama: | 2.5% (46,607) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Long Island: | 7.8% (221) |
| Alabama: | 2.6% (49,212) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Long Island: | 22.7% (639) |
| Alabama: | 6.7% (127,205) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Long Island: | 5.1% (143) |
| Alabama: | 3.7% (69,866) |
90 or more minutes:
| Long Island: | 7.0% (196) |
| Alabama: | 2.5% (48,005) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Long Island: | 78.8% (2,222) |
| Alabama: | 83.0% (1,576,882) |
Carpooled:
| Long Island: | 15.2% (429) |
| Alabama: | 12.3% (234,020) |
Walked:
| Long Island: | 1.0% (29) |
| Alabama: | 1.3% (25,360) |
Other means:
| Long Island: | 1.2% (34) |
| Alabama: | 0.7% (12,430) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Long Island: | 83.8% (2,222) |
| Alabama: | 87.1% (1,576,882) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Long Island: | 13.2% (350) |
| Alabama: | 10.1% (182,201) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Long Island: | 1.7% (44) |
| Alabama: | 1.9% (33,742) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Long Island: | 0.6% (16) |
| Alabama: | 0.6% (10,909) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Long Island: | 0.4% (10) |
| Alabama: | 0.3% (4,815) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Long Island: | 0.3% (9) |
| Alabama: | 0.1% (2,353) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Long Island: | 74.1% (2,152) |
| Alabama: | 69.3% (1,330,489) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Long Island: | 3.0% (88) |
| Alabama: | 3.0% (56,994) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Long Island: | 2.8% (81) |
| Alabama: | 5.7% (109,055) |
Local government workers:
| Long Island: | 3.5% (102) |
| Alabama: | 6.7% (128,778) |
State government workers:
| Long Island: | 0.9% (27) |
| Alabama: | 5.5% (105,286) |
Federal government workers:
| Long Island: | 3.4% (99) |
| Alabama: | 3.4% (64,370) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Long Island: | 11.6% (336) |
| Alabama: | 6.2% (119,345) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Long Island: | 0.7% (21) |
| Alabama: | 0.3% (5,872) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Long Island: | 73.5% (1,251) |
| Alabama: | 71.8% (738,995) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Long Island: | 3.9% (66) |
| Alabama: | 4.1% (42,283) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Long Island: | 1.5% (25) |
| Alabama: | 3.4% (35,197) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Long Island: | 1.5% (25) |
| Alabama: | 5.3% (54,489) |
State government workers - Males:
| Long Island: | 0.4% (6) |
| Alabama: | 3.9% (40,210) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Long Island: | 3.6% (62) |
| Alabama: | 3.4% (35,105) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Long Island: | 15.0% (256) |
| Alabama: | 7.8% (80,382) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Long Island: | 0.6% (10) |
| Alabama: | 0.3% (2,826) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Long Island: | 74.8% (901) |
| Alabama: | 66.4% (591,494) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Long Island: | 1.8% (22) |
| Alabama: | 1.7% (14,711) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Long Island: | 4.6% (56) |
| Alabama: | 8.3% (73,858) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Long Island: | 6.4% (77) |
| Alabama: | 8.3% (74,289) |
State government workers - Females:
| Long Island: | 1.7% (21) |
| Alabama: | 7.3% (65,076) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Long Island: | 3.1% (37) |
| Alabama: | 3.3% (29,265) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Long Island: | 6.6% (80) |
| Alabama: | 4.4% (38,963) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Long Island: | 0.9% (11) |
| Alabama: | 0.3% (3,046) |