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Huntsville Metropolitan Area Employment/Unemployment Rate, Current

Jan-10
Feb-10
Mar-10
Apr-10
May-10
Jun-10
Jul-10
Aug-10
Sep-10
Oct-10
Nov-10
Dec-10
2010
Average
EMPLOYMENT (Huntsville Metropolitan Area*)
Civilian Labor Force (1)
199,121
199,434
201,882
201,564
204,379
205,322
206,826
202,704
Employment
180,908
181,831
184,843
187,574
188,575
180,859
191,514
186,363
Unemployment
18,213
17,603
17,039
16,118
15,804
18,152
15,312
16,644
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Huntsville Metropolitan Area
9.1%
8.8%
8.4%
7.9%
7.7%
8.0%
7.4%
8.2%
Madison County
8.7%
8.3%
8.0%
7.6%
7.5%
7.9%
7.3%
7.9%
Huntsville Region
10.3%
10.0%
9.5%
9.0%
8.7%
8.9%
9.4%
State of Alabama
11.1%
11.1%
11.0%
11.0%
10.8%
10.3%
9.7%
10.7%
United States
9.7%
9.7%
9.7%
9.9%
9.7%
9.5%
9.5%
9.7%

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Huntsville Metropolitan Area)
TOTAL NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (2)
205,400
206,700
208,100
209,700
210,400
210,500
208,900
121,667
GOODS PRODUCING
33,000
33,100
33,100
33,300
33,200
33,300
33,400
19,367
Natural Resources, Mining & Construction
6,200
6,200
6,300
6,600
6,600
6,600
6,600
6,443
Manufacturing
26,800
26,900
26,800
26,700
26,600
26,700
26,800
26,757
Durable Goods
23,100
23,200
23,100
23,000
22,900
23,000
23,100
23,057
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing
8,700
8,700
8,600
8,400
8,300
8,300
8,200
8,457
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
8,200
8,400
8,400
8,400
8,400
8,300
8,400
8,371
Non-Durable Goods
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
3,700
SERVICE PRODUCING
172,400
173,600
175,000
176,400
177,200
177,200
175,500
102,300
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
29,900
29,500
29,900
30,000
30,100
30,000
30,000
29,914
Wholesale Trade
5,500
5,400
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,600
5,500
Retail Trade
21,800
21,500
21,800
21,800
21,900
21,800
22,000
21,800
General Merchandise Stores Retail
5,900
6,000
6,100
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,100
6,014
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
2,600
2,600
2,600
2,700
2,700
2,700
2,700
2,657
Information
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Financial Activity
6,100
6,100
6,100
6,200
6,100
6,200
6,200
6,157
Professional & Business Services
46,800
47,400
47,200
47,600
47,300
47,300
46,400
47,129
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
32,400
32,600
32,400
32,400
32,000
32,000
31,800
32,243
Education & Health Services
17,000
17,100
17,200
17,400
17,400
17,200
17,000
17,157
Leisure & Hospitality Services
17,000
17,400
17,700
18,200
18,500
18,800
18,700
18,043
Food Service & Drinking Places
14,000
14,200
14,500
14,700
14,900
14,900
14,800
14,557
Other Services
7,300
7,300
7,400
7,400
7,400
7,400
7,500
7,400
Government
46,300
46,800
47,500
47,600
48,400
48,300
47,400
27,725
Federal
18,100
18,100
18,300
18,500
19,300
19,500
19,700
18,886
State
5,200
5,800
6,100
6,000
5,700
5,400
5,400
5,600
Local
23,000
22,900
23,100
23,100
23,400
23,400
22,300
23,043

Souce:
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Annual Averages. (www.dir.state.al.us)
(1) Place of Residence
(2) Place of Work
* Madison and Limestone Counties.
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