Tuscaloosa, AL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 76,070 | - | 4.8 | - |
| 1991 | 75,720 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | 75,157 | -0.7 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 78,059 | 3.9 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 1994 | 81,243 | 4.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 83,015 | 2.2 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 85,271 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | 88,680 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 91,104 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 91,720 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 89,647 | -2.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 88,937 | -0.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 88,014 | -1.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 87,613 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 88,348 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 90,819 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| 2006 | 94,710 | 4.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 96,348 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 80,810 | 2.2 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 81,762 | 2.3 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 82,430 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 82,579 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 82,866 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 81,791 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 82,897 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83,020 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 83,923 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 84,851 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 84,697 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 84,554 | 1.4 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 82,691 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 83,512 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 84,516 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 84,868 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -1.2 |
| May | 84,777 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 83,682 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 85,148 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 85,433 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 86,388 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 87,337 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 87,431 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 87,466 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 86,135 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 87,380 | 4.6 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 88,243 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 88,236 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 88,266 | 4.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 87,882 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87,939 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 88,463 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 89,529 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 90,286 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 91,101 | 4.2 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 90,701 | 3.7 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 89,275 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 90,340 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 90,935 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 90,926 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| May | 91,383 | 3.5 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 90,317 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 90,065 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 90,623 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 91,722 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 92,302 | 2.2 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 92,312 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 93,042 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 90,874 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 91,730 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 92,295 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 91,957 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| May | 91,657 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 90,804 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 90,678 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 90,796 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 91,502 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 92,251 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 92,961 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 93,140 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 89,346 | -1.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 89,546 | -2.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 89,409 | -3.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 90,220 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 90,173 | -1.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 89,502 | -1.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 88,432 | -2.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 88,384 | -2.7 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 89,478 | -2.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 90,020 | -2.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 90,247 | -2.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 91,009 | -2.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 89,702 | 0.4 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 90,298 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 90,687 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 90,990 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 90,813 | 0.7 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 87,165 | -2.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 87,456 | -1.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86,621 | -2.0 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 88,324 | -1.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 88,710 | -1.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 88,299 | -2.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 88,177 | -3.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 86,662 | -3.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 87,910 | -2.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 88,480 | -2.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 88,274 | -3.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| May | 88,518 | -2.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 87,084 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 86,770 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 87,106 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 88,801 | 0.5 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 89,279 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 88,699 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 88,588 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 87,146 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 87,745 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 88,549 | 0.1 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 87,721 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| May | 87,676 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 86,647 | -0.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 86,220 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 86,057 | -1.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 87,283 | -1.7 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 88,514 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 88,905 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 88,893 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 87,867 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 87,900 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 88,129 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 88,163 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| May | 87,909 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 87,874 | 1.4 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 87,862 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 87,672 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 88,432 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 89,217 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 89,564 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 89,585 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 87,919 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 88,269 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 89,235 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 90,769 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| May | 90,568 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 90,561 | 3.1 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 90,257 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 90,261 | 3.0 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 91,841 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 93,223 | 4.5 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 93,656 | 4.6 | 2.8 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 93,272 | 4.1 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 92,731 | 5.5 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 92,436 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 93,486 | 4.8 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 93,826 | 3.4 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 94,023 | 3.8 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 94,146 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 94,801 | 5.0 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 94,851 | 5.1 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 95,039 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 96,568 | 3.6 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 96,888 | 3.5 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 97,728 | 4.8 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 96,194 | 3.7 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 96,101 | 4.0 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 96,365 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 96,832 | 3.2 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 96,399 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 95,834 | 1.8 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 95,888 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 95,646 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 96,246 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 96,439 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 97,215 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 97,016 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 96,777 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 96,345 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 96,352 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 96,533 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| May | 96,122 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 94,963 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
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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