Cherokee County, AL Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 8,601 | - | 10.0 | - |
| 1991 | 8,734 | 1.5 | 8.4 | -1.6 |
| 1992 | 8,887 | 1.8 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| 1993 | 9,019 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 9,376 | 4.0 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 9,569 | 2.1 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 10,100 | 5.6 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 1997 | 10,339 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 9,921 | -4.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 9,823 | -1.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 10,965 | 11.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 10,975 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 11,078 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 11,325 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 11,393 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 11,429 | 0.3 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 11,363 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 11,555 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 8,936 | - | 8.3 | - |
| Feb | 8,885 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Mar | 7,987 | - | 16.2 | - |
| Apr | 9,055 | - | 6.9 | - |
| May | 8,887 | - | 8.8 | - |
| Jun | 8,262 | - | 17.0 | - |
| Jul | 8,377 | - | 12.9 | - |
| Aug | 8,398 | - | 10.6 | - |
| Sep | 8,653 | - | 8.4 | - |
| Oct | 8,563 | - | 7.7 | - |
| Nov | 8,673 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Dec | 8,536 | - | 7.1 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 8,338 | -6.7 | 10.3 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 8,676 | -2.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 8,881 | 11.2 | 6.7 | -9.5 |
| Apr | 8,860 | -2.2 | 8.3 | 1.4 |
| May | 8,944 | 0.6 | 6.1 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 8,944 | 8.3 | 7.4 | -9.6 |
| Jul | 7,785 | -7.1 | 17.9 | 4.9 |
| Aug | 8,857 | 5.5 | 7.1 | -3.5 |
| Sep | 8,922 | 3.1 | 6.0 | -2.4 |
| Oct | 8,902 | 4.0 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 8,838 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 8,860 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| 1992-Jan | 8,809 | 5.6 | 8.2 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 8,995 | 3.7 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 8,943 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 8,778 | -0.9 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 8,909 | -0.4 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 8,995 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 8,883 | 14.1 | 6.6 | -11.2 |
| Aug | 8,816 | -0.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 8,742 | -2.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 8,918 | 0.2 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 9,023 | 2.1 | 6.1 | -2.0 |
| Dec | 8,836 | -0.3 | 6.0 | -1.9 |
| 1993-Jan | 8,783 | -0.3 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 8,545 | -5.0 | 9.1 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 8,807 | -1.5 | 5.9 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 8,882 | 1.2 | 6.1 | -2.3 |
| May | 8,888 | -0.2 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 9,138 | 1.6 | 7.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 9,342 | 5.2 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 9,063 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 9,233 | 5.6 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 9,357 | 4.9 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 9,161 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 9,031 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| 1994-Jan | 8,895 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 8,845 | 3.5 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 9,040 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 9,302 | 4.7 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 9,517 | 7.1 | 4.3 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 9,611 | 5.2 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 9,474 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 9,407 | 3.8 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 9,598 | 4.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 9,487 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 9,906 | 8.1 | 4.4 | -3.8 |
| Dec | 9,429 | 4.4 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| 1995-Jan | 9,115 | 2.5 | 7.3 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 9,180 | 3.8 | 6.8 | -2.0 |
| Mar | 9,523 | 5.3 | 4.2 | -2.5 |
| Apr | 9,691 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| May | 9,751 | 2.5 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 9,740 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 8,587 | -9.4 | 13.0 | 6.9 |
| Aug | 9,592 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 9,754 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 9,951 | 4.9 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 9,951 | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 9,991 | 6.0 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 9,805 | 7.6 | 3.9 | -3.4 |
| Feb | 9,867 | 7.5 | 4.2 | -2.6 |
| Mar | 9,988 | 4.9 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 10,112 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| May | 10,156 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 10,023 | 2.9 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 10,035 | 16.9 | 4.1 | -8.8 |
| Aug | 9,854 | 2.7 | 4.0 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 10,082 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 10,561 | 6.1 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 10,400 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 10,316 | 3.3 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 10,167 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 10,135 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 10,317 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 10,369 | 2.5 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| May | 10,438 | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 10,416 | 3.9 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 10,584 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 10,485 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 10,509 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 10,207 | -3.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 10,244 | -1.5 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 10,200 | -1.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 9,793 | -3.7 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 10,143 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 10,190 | -1.2 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 10,176 | -1.9 | 2.0 | -0.8 |
| May | 10,187 | -2.4 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 10,041 | -3.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 9,693 | -8.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 9,625 | -8.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 10,023 | -4.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 9,774 | -4.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 9,668 | -5.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 9,733 | -4.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 9,546 | -2.5 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 9,473 | -6.6 | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 9,570 | -6.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 9,599 | -5.7 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| May | 10,046 | -1.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 10,069 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 10,074 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 9,939 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 9,857 | -1.7 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 9,831 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 9,940 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 9,935 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 10,852 | 13.7 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 10,844 | 14.5 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 10,925 | 14.2 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 11,063 | 15.3 | 2.9 | -1.3 |
| May | 10,964 | 9.1 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 11,075 | 10.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 10,943 | 8.6 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 10,908 | 9.7 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 10,987 | 11.5 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 11,019 | 12.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 10,998 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 10,996 | 10.7 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 10,910 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 10,889 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 10,963 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 11,136 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| May | 11,257 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 10,913 | -1.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 10,948 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 10,848 | -0.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 10,969 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 11,005 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 10,949 | -0.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 10,910 | -0.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 10,760 | -1.4 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 10,883 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 10,949 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 11,062 | -0.7 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 11,028 | -2.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 11,050 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 11,174 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 11,146 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 11,275 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 11,226 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 11,216 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 11,170 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 11,099 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 11,026 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 11,174 | 2.1 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 11,042 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 11,079 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 11,256 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 11,543 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 11,537 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 11,552 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 11,540 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 11,540 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 11,511 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 11,237 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 11,104 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 11,275 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 11,463 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 11,533 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 11,583 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 11,350 | -1.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 11,386 | -1.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 11,433 | -1.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 11,518 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 11,439 | -0.9 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 11,394 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 11,253 | 0.1 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 11,212 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 11,319 | 0.4 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 11,448 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 11,507 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 11,499 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 11,430 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 11,374 | -0.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 11,495 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 11,548 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 11,497 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 11,566 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 11,388 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 11,201 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 11,326 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 11,374 | -0.6 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 11,447 | -0.5 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 11,350 | -1.3 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 11,467 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 11,372 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 11,356 | -1.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 11,379 | -1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 11,346 | -1.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 11,345 | -1.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 11,333 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 11,305 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 11,421 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 11,499 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 11,633 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 11,564 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 11,505 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 11,496 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 11,702 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 11,730 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 11,771 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 11,695 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 11,590 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 11,609 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 11,586 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 11,555 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| May | 11,519 | -1.0 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 11,482 | -0.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
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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