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Pike County Workforce
 Businesses and Industries located in Pike County are capitalizing on its wealth of assets and abundant workforce. New businesses in Pike County have approximately 10,675 workers available for hire. Employers will be able to attract employees from a pool of 43,305 underemployed workers.
Many local workers possess the skills, education, and experience to qualify them for better jobs.
The median age for these unemployed and underemployed persons is 44 and 42, respectively.
The Pike area unemployment rate has averaged about 5.5% over the last five years, ensuring lower crime and poverty rates, and greater political stability and health standards. |
Educational Attainment
A wide variety of education options are available to the residents of Pike County.
One of the gems in Pike County's eduction system is Troy University. Troy is a global university, currently with 60 campuses in 11 countries and 17 US States. Enrollment exceeded 27,000 students this year.
In addition to the University, Pike residents also enjoy an excellent choice of public, private, community college, and vo-tech opportunities.
Graduate/Professional degree: 7.1 %
Bachelor degree: 11.5 %
Associate degree: 3.3 %
Some college, no degree: 17.9 %
High school graduate/GED: 29.8 %
9-12th grade (no diploma): 18.7 %
Less than 9th grade: 11.7 %
Source: Claritas
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Workforce Commuters
More people commute into the area for work than out. Even Montgomery County being the seat of state government and the size of its economy, there is significant within-area commuting as well among the seven counties.
The table below, however, shows worker inflows into specific area counties of workers who are not residents of the Region 10. Similarly, outflows are of area residents who work outside the area.
Region 10: Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Pike Counties
Inflows Outflows
9,280 8,320
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Alabama Department of Industrial Relations; and Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama.
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