Alabaster is considered a Large Town with a population of 33,202 and 2,943 businesses. 36 in 2018 were added to the Alabaster Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 32.

The economy of Alabaster employs 22,113 people and has an unemployment rate of 4.4%. Some of the largest industries in Alabaster are Professional Services (260),Restaurants (96), and Builders & Contractors (75).