Auburn-Opelika, AL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 40,907 | - | 5.7 | - |
| 1991 | 40,505 | -1.0 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 1992 | 41,335 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 41,653 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 43,504 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 44,809 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 46,295 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| 1997 | 47,950 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 1998 | 47,378 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 47,774 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 56,574 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 56,611 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 56,863 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 57,660 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 59,470 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 60,957 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 62,922 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 63,265 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 61,864 | -2.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 43,647 | 4.7 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 44,308 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 44,033 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 44,331 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| May | 44,749 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 44,214 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 44,745 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 44,349 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 44,537 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 46,046 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 46,444 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 46,306 | 3.7 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 44,727 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 45,184 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 45,981 | 4.4 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 45,873 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 46,359 | 3.6 | 2.5 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 45,801 | 3.6 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 45,826 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 45,283 | 2.1 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| Sep | 45,814 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 48,027 | 4.3 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 48,922 | 5.3 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 47,748 | 3.1 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 47,748 | 6.8 | 2.4 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 48,001 | 6.2 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 48,336 | 5.1 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 48,336 | 5.4 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 49,092 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 47,928 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 46,978 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 46,926 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 47,138 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 48,637 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 48,594 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 47,683 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 46,714 | -2.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 47,173 | -1.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 47,362 | -2.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 47,650 | -1.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 47,767 | -2.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 47,418 | -1.1 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 46,635 | -0.7 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 46,747 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 46,828 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 48,444 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 48,374 | -0.5 | 2.6 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 47,423 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -0.8 |
| 1999-Jan | 47,525 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 47,902 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 48,121 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 47,759 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 48,026 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 47,699 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 46,991 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 46,916 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 46,840 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 48,602 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 48,759 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 48,147 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 56,236 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 56,602 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 56,696 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 57,440 | 20.3 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 57,269 | 19.2 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 56,744 | 19.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 55,200 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 55,533 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 56,726 | 21.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 56,596 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 56,753 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 57,090 | 18.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 57,101 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 57,511 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 57,765 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 57,776 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 56,879 | -0.7 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 55,031 | -3.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 55,376 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 55,717 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 56,878 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 56,320 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 56,662 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 56,311 | -1.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 54,899 | -3.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 56,130 | -2.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 56,135 | -2.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 56,989 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 56,546 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 56,326 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 56,423 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 56,901 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 57,903 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 58,385 | 3.7 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 57,909 | 2.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 57,810 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 56,386 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 57,279 | 2.0 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 57,540 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 57,859 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 57,121 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 56,507 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 56,676 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 56,944 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 58,174 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 59,009 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 59,349 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 59,075 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 58,606 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 58,964 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 59,175 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 59,696 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 59,320 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 59,110 | 4.6 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 59,041 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 59,460 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 59,765 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 60,128 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 60,268 | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 60,107 | 1.7 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 59,293 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 59,704 | 1.3 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 59,959 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 60,413 | 1.2 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 60,688 | 2.3 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 60,587 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 60,366 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 61,252 | 3.0 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 62,108 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 62,483 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 62,331 | 3.4 | 2.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 62,301 | 3.7 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 61,305 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 61,765 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 62,149 | 3.7 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 62,625 | 3.7 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 62,711 | 3.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 62,505 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 62,573 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 63,294 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 63,774 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 64,543 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 64,048 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 63,775 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 62,191 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 62,414 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 63,014 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 63,490 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 63,571 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 63,573 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 63,393 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 63,742 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 64,255 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 63,211 | -2.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 63,576 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 62,749 | -1.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 61,815 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 61,841 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 62,113 | -1.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 62,320 | -1.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| May | 61,941 | -2.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 61,873 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 61,532 | -2.9 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 61,954 | -2.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 61,825 | -3.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 62,196 | -1.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 61,726 | -2.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 61,237 | -2.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 59,124 | -4.4 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 58,794 | -4.9 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 58,685 | -5.5 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 58,505 | -6.1 | 6.7 | 3.3 |
| May | 58,322 | -5.8 | 7.7 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 56,717 | -8.3 | 9.0 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 56,345 | -8.4 | 8.8 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 56,525 | -8.8 | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 56,083 | -9.3 | 8.6 | 3.9 |
| 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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