Alabama state prices & labor vs the US
Where Alabama sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.01
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −8.8% vs US
Residential electricity
16.40¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +3.0% YoY · −10.4% vs US
Industrial electricity
8.42¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +3.7% YoY · −13.8% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,479
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +5.0% YoY · −9.5% vs US
Unemployment rate
3.4%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.6pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.