Thread: Alabama: Did HB 56 affect unemployment rate drop?

Originally Posted by CCUSA

The main driver of the unemployment rate drop appears to be a significant contraction in the state’s workforce. Between March 2011 and March 2012, the civilian workforce in Alabama declined by 2.8 percent, a drop of 60,683 people.

Isn't it possible that most of these 60,683 are illegal aliens who gave up looking for work?