Butler County, AL Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 7,623 | - | 13.0 | - |
| 1991 | 7,603 | -0.3 | 12.0 | -0.9 |
| 1992 | 7,832 | 3.0 | 12.0 | -0.1 |
| 1993 | 8,157 | 4.1 | 11.3 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 8,699 | 6.6 | 8.8 | -2.5 |
| 1995 | 9,224 | 6.0 | 7.5 | -1.3 |
| 1996 | 9,101 | -1.3 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | 8,976 | -1.4 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | 8,995 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 8,650 | -3.8 | 12.5 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 8,576 | -0.9 | 6.9 | -5.6 |
| 2001 | 8,445 | -1.5 | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 8,478 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 8,373 | -1.2 | 7.9 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 8,193 | -2.2 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | 8,519 | 4.0 | 5.5 | -2.9 |
| 2006 | 8,752 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 8,582 | -1.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 8,279 | -3.5 | 7.7 | 2.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 7,656 | - | 13.9 | - |
| Feb | 7,519 | - | 14.1 | - |
| Mar | 7,555 | - | 13.1 | - |
| Apr | 7,662 | - | 13.3 | - |
| May | 7,808 | - | 11.6 | - |
| Jun | 7,870 | - | 13.5 | - |
| Jul | 7,725 | - | 12.1 | - |
| Aug | 7,476 | - | 14.4 | - |
| Sep | 7,513 | - | 13.3 | - |
| Oct | 7,577 | - | 13.2 | - |
| Nov | 7,577 | - | 11.8 | - |
| Dec | 7,541 | - | 11.2 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 7,373 | -3.7 | 12.7 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 7,274 | -3.3 | 14.6 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 7,344 | -2.8 | 12.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 7,525 | -1.8 | 14.2 | 0.9 |
| May | 7,562 | -3.2 | 10.3 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 7,728 | -1.8 | 11.9 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 7,827 | 1.3 | 11.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 7,695 | 2.9 | 12.2 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 7,672 | 2.1 | 10.8 | -2.5 |
| Oct | 7,642 | 0.9 | 11.3 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 7,777 | 2.6 | 10.7 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 7,815 | 3.6 | 11.8 | 0.6 |
| 1992-Jan | 7,588 | 2.9 | 12.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 7,554 | 3.8 | 12.3 | -2.3 |
| Mar | 7,694 | 4.8 | 11.5 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 7,761 | 3.1 | 11.8 | -2.4 |
| May | 7,846 | 3.8 | 11.9 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 7,922 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 7,995 | 2.1 | 10.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 7,936 | 3.1 | 11.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 7,873 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 7,915 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 7,950 | 2.2 | 12.0 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 7,953 | 1.8 | 12.1 | 0.2 |
| 1993-Jan | 7,828 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 7,844 | 3.8 | 13.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 7,898 | 2.7 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 8,102 | 4.4 | 12.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 8,165 | 4.1 | 11.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 8,264 | 4.3 | 13.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 8,417 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 8,276 | 4.3 | 11.0 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 8,278 | 5.1 | 10.2 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 8,229 | 4.0 | 10.3 | -2.5 |
| Nov | 8,286 | 4.2 | 8.9 | -3.2 |
| Dec | 8,296 | 4.3 | 9.1 | -2.9 |
| 1994-Jan | 8,397 | 7.3 | 9.6 | -3.2 |
| Feb | 8,394 | 7.0 | 9.4 | -3.6 |
| Mar | 8,444 | 6.9 | 8.2 | -3.5 |
| Apr | 8,469 | 4.5 | 9.3 | -3.4 |
| May | 8,577 | 5.0 | 7.6 | -4.3 |
| Jun | 8,816 | 6.7 | 8.8 | -4.2 |
| Jul | 8,858 | 5.2 | 9.1 | -2.0 |
| Aug | 8,782 | 6.1 | 8.6 | -2.4 |
| Sep | 8,832 | 6.7 | 8.0 | -2.2 |
| Oct | 8,782 | 6.7 | 9.9 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 9,057 | 9.3 | 8.7 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 8,978 | 8.2 | 7.8 | -1.3 |
| 1995-Jan | 8,864 | 5.6 | 8.0 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 8,869 | 5.7 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 9,084 | 7.6 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 9,242 | 9.1 | 6.6 | -2.7 |
| May | 9,308 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 9,363 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 9,509 | 7.3 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 9,235 | 5.2 | 7.6 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 9,249 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 9,294 | 5.8 | 6.6 | -3.4 |
| Nov | 9,327 | 3.0 | 6.8 | -1.9 |
| Dec | 9,347 | 4.1 | 5.6 | -2.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 9,101 | 2.7 | 6.2 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 9,208 | 3.8 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 9,233 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 9,346 | 1.1 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 9,341 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 9,379 | 0.2 | 6.9 | -2.7 |
| Jul | 9,202 | -3.2 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 8,910 | -3.5 | 9.3 | 1.8 |
| Sep | 8,874 | -4.1 | 10.2 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 8,902 | -4.2 | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 8,898 | -4.6 | 10.0 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 8,819 | -5.6 | 9.8 | 4.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 8,758 | -3.8 | 11.2 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 8,781 | -4.6 | 10.5 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 9,209 | -0.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 9,089 | -2.7 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 9,090 | -2.7 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 9,187 | -2.0 | 8.9 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 9,047 | -1.7 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 8,892 | -0.2 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 8,822 | -0.6 | 7.7 | -2.5 |
| Oct | 8,951 | 0.6 | 7.3 | -2.9 |
| Nov | 8,936 | 0.4 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 8,949 | 1.5 | 8.0 | -1.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 8,932 | 2.0 | 9.3 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 8,924 | 1.6 | 9.9 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 8,972 | -2.6 | 9.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 9,022 | -0.7 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 9,059 | -0.3 | 8.4 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 9,133 | -0.6 | 10.6 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 9,080 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| Aug | 9,000 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 9,008 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 8,982 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 8,968 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 8,864 | -0.9 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 8,910 | -0.2 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 8,856 | -0.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 8,892 | -0.9 | 9.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 8,919 | -1.1 | 8.5 | 0.9 |
| May | 8,697 | -4.0 | 9.7 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 8,630 | -5.5 | 13.4 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 8,594 | -5.4 | 15.6 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 8,491 | -5.7 | 17.1 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 8,435 | -6.4 | 15.5 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 8,566 | -4.6 | 14.2 | 4.4 |
| Nov | 8,501 | -5.2 | 12.7 | 3.9 |
| Dec | 8,314 | -6.2 | 12.0 | 2.9 |
| 2000-Jan | 8,511 | -4.5 | 8.1 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 8,599 | -2.9 | 8.0 | -2.6 |
| Mar | 8,650 | -2.7 | 7.0 | -2.7 |
| Apr | 8,670 | -2.8 | 6.0 | -2.4 |
| May | 8,604 | -1.1 | 5.9 | -3.8 |
| Jun | 8,593 | -0.4 | 6.6 | -6.7 |
| Jul | 8,503 | -1.1 | 8.0 | -7.6 |
| Aug | 8,573 | 1.0 | 8.4 | -8.6 |
| Sep | 8,484 | 0.6 | 6.8 | -8.7 |
| Oct | 8,591 | 0.3 | 6.1 | -8.1 |
| Nov | 8,571 | 0.8 | 6.1 | -6.6 |
| Dec | 8,566 | 3.0 | 5.6 | -6.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 8,531 | 0.2 | 7.5 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 8,570 | -0.3 | 5.8 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 8,547 | -1.2 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 8,789 | 1.4 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 8,767 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 8,388 | -2.4 | 7.3 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 8,334 | -2.0 | 7.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 8,297 | -3.2 | 7.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 8,265 | -2.6 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 8,360 | -2.7 | 7.5 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 8,257 | -3.7 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 8,229 | -3.9 | 7.8 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 8,272 | -3.0 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 8,380 | -2.2 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 8,466 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 8,511 | -3.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 8,479 | -3.3 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 8,512 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 8,602 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 8,538 | 2.9 | 7.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 8,502 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 8,493 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 8,458 | 2.4 | 7.2 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 8,527 | 3.6 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 8,310 | 0.5 | 7.9 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 8,263 | -1.4 | 8.0 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 8,274 | -2.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 8,395 | -1.4 | 7.2 | 1.4 |
| May | 8,398 | -1.0 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 8,403 | -1.3 | 9.4 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 8,506 | -1.1 | 8.2 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 8,422 | -1.4 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 8,445 | -0.7 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 8,408 | -1.0 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 8,409 | -0.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 8,244 | -3.3 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 8,007 | -3.6 | 9.4 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 8,051 | -2.6 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 8,118 | -1.9 | 9.0 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 7,995 | -4.8 | 8.5 | 1.3 |
| May | 8,109 | -3.4 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 8,196 | -2.5 | 9.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 8,334 | -2.0 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 8,304 | -1.4 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 8,256 | -2.2 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 8,314 | -1.1 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 8,328 | -1.0 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 8,298 | 0.7 | 6.4 | -1.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 8,201 | 2.4 | 6.8 | -2.6 |
| Feb | 8,268 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 8,386 | 3.3 | 5.5 | -3.4 |
| Apr | 8,516 | 6.5 | 4.8 | -3.7 |
| May | 8,616 | 6.3 | 4.7 | -3.9 |
| Jun | 8,499 | 3.7 | 6.2 | -3.6 |
| Jul | 8,582 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -5.0 |
| Aug | 8,580 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -2.8 |
| Sep | 8,638 | 4.6 | 5.2 | -2.5 |
| Oct | 8,678 | 4.4 | 5.1 | -2.7 |
| Nov | 8,653 | 3.9 | 5.2 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 8,608 | 3.7 | 4.8 | -1.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 8,562 | 4.4 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 8,695 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 8,829 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 8,805 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 8,801 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 8,774 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 8,815 | 2.7 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 8,768 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 8,757 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 8,804 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 8,747 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 8,664 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 8,447 | -1.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 8,492 | -2.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 8,570 | -2.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 8,676 | -1.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 8,739 | -0.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 8,605 | -1.9 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 8,704 | -1.3 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 8,606 | -1.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 8,580 | -2.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 8,564 | -2.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 8,529 | -2.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 8,472 | -2.2 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 8,351 | -1.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 8,267 | -2.6 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 8,251 | -3.7 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 8,295 | -4.4 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| May | 8,339 | -4.6 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 8,343 | -3.0 | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| Jul | 8,367 | -3.9 | 8.1 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 8,219 | -4.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 8,242 | -3.9 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 8,283 | -3.3 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 8,268 | -3.1 | 8.9 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 8,124 | -4.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
| 2009-Jan | 7,885 | -5.6 | 13.0 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 7,841 | -5.2 | 13.7 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 7,910 | -4.1 | 13.2 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 7,902 | -4.7 | 13.1 | 7.3 |
| May | 7,872 | -5.6 | 13.2 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 7,966 | -4.5 | 13.9 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 7,620 | -8.9 | 16.6 | 8.5 |
| Aug | 7,543 | -8.2 | 16.5 | 7.9 |
| Sep | 7,403 | -10.2 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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