LABORSHED AND COMMUTING PATTERNS

A Laborshed is defined as the area or region from which an employment center draws its commuting workers. The City of Birmingham is the economic and employment center for the the Central Alabama Laborshed. Laborshed studies show the distribution of the workers irrespective of natural or political boundaries. Laborsheds also address underemployment, the availability and willingness of current and prospective employees to change employment within the workforce, current and desired occupations, wages, hours worked and distance willing to commute to work.

COMMUTING MAPS

• Regional Commuting

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