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Jan-11
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Feb-11
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Mar-11
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Apr-11
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May-11
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Jun-11
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Jul-11
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Aug-11
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Sep-11
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Oct-11
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Nov-11
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Dec-11
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2011
Average
|
| EMPLOYMENT (Huntsville Metropolitan Area*) |
|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
205,866
|
206,986
|
208,632
|
211,106
|
211,508
|
214,172
|
211,499
|
212,078
|
210,985
|
210,554
|
209,881
|
208,703
|
210,164
|
|
|
Employment |
188,939
|
190,577
|
192,981
|
195,300
|
194,799
|
195,130
|
193,692
|
194,856
|
193,794
|
194,941
|
195,606
|
195,276
|
193,824
|
|
|
Unemployment |
16,927
|
16,409
|
15,651
|
15,806
|
16,709
|
19,042
|
17,807
|
17,222
|
17,191
|
15,613
|
14,275
|
13,427
|
16,340
|
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
|
|
Huntsville Metropolitan Area |
8.2%
|
7.9%
|
7.5%
|
7.5%
|
7.9%
|
8.9%
|
8.4%
|
8.1%
|
8.1%
|
7.4%
|
6.8%
|
6.4%
|
7.8%
|
|
Madison County |
8.1%
|
7.8%
|
7.5%
|
7.5%
|
7.9%
|
8.9%
|
8.4%
|
8.1%
|
8.2%
|
7.4%
|
6.8%
|
6.4%
|
7.8%
|
|
Huntsville Region |
9.0%
|
8.6%
|
8.1%
|
8.1%
|
8.4%
|
9.4%
|
8.9%
|
8.6%
|
8.6%
|
7.8%
|
7.2%
|
6.8%
|
8.3%
|
|
State of Alabama |
9.3%
|
9.3%
|
9.2%
|
9.3%
|
9.6%
|
9.9%
|
10.0%
|
9.9%
|
9.8%
|
9.3%
|
8.7%
|
8.1%
|
9.4%
|
|
United States |
9.0%
|
8.9%
|
8.8%
|
9.0%
|
9.1%
|
9.2%
|
9.1%
|
9.1%
|
9.1%
|
9.0%
|
8.7%
|
8.5%
|
9.0%
|
|
|
|
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Huntsville Metropolitan Area)
|
| TOTAL NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (2) |
205,400
|
206,400
|
207,400
|
208,100
|
209,300
|
210,300
|
207,500
|
207,400
|
208,000
|
207,200
|
207,300
|
207,300
|
207,633
|
| GOODS PRODUCING |
29,700
|
30,100
|
30,400
|
30,100
|
30,400
|
30,300
|
30,100
|
30,100
|
30,000
|
29,400
|
29,200
|
29,300
|
29,925
|
|
Natural Resources, Mining & Construction |
7,100
|
7,300
|
7,500
|
7,500
|
7,700
|
7,700
|
7,700
|
7,600
|
7,600
|
7,300
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,450
|
|
Manufacturing |
22,600
|
22,800
|
22,900
|
22,600
|
22,700
|
22,600
|
22,400
|
22,500
|
22,400
|
22,100
|
22,000
|
22,100
|
22,475
|
|
|
Durable Goods |
19,400
|
19,600
|
19,700
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,400
|
19,300
|
19,400
|
19,300
|
19,100
|
19,000
|
19,100
|
19,358
|
|
|
|
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing |
6,400
|
6,700
|
6,600
|
6,600
|
6,600
|
6,500
|
6,500
|
6,500
|
6,400
|
6,300
|
6,300
|
6,300
|
6,475
|
|
|
|
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
7,200
|
7,300
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,100
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
7,200
|
|
|
Non-Durable Goods |
3,200
|
3,200
|
3,200
|
3,100
|
3,200
|
3,200
|
3,100
|
3,100
|
3,100
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
3,117
|
| SERVICE PRODUCING |
175,700
|
176,300
|
177,000
|
178,000
|
178,900
|
180,000
|
177,400
|
177,300
|
178,000
|
177,800
|
178,100
|
178,000
|
177,708
|
|
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities |
29,600
|
29,300
|
29,400
|
29,500
|
29,700
|
29,800
|
29,700
|
29,500
|
29,700
|
30,000
|
30,400
|
30,100
|
29,725
|
|
|
Wholesale Trade |
5,200
|
5,200
|
5,200
|
5,200
|
5,200
|
5,200
|
5,300
|
5,300
|
5,300
|
5,300
|
5,200
|
5,200
|
5,233
|
|
|
Retail Trade |
21,900
|
21,600
|
21,700
|
21,800
|
21,900
|
22,000
|
21,800
|
21,600
|
21,800
|
22,100
|
22,600
|
22,300
|
21,925
|
|
|
|
General Merchandise Stores Retail |
5,900
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,700
|
5,700
|
5,800
|
5,800
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,800
|
6,200
|
6,100
|
5,833
|
|
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities |
2,500
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,567
|
|
Information |
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
2,583
|
|
Financial Activity |
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,200
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,200
|
6,117
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
47,400
|
47,600
|
47,400
|
47,900
|
48,100
|
48,900
|
47,600
|
47,100
|
46,800
|
46,600
|
46,300
|
46,600
|
47,358
|
|
|
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services |
33,200
|
33,000
|
32,800
|
32,800
|
32,300
|
32,500
|
32,100
|
31,900
|
31,700
|
31,300
|
31,200
|
31,500
|
32,192
|
|
Education & Health Services |
16,900
|
17,000
|
17,100
|
17,100
|
17,100
|
16,800
|
16,900
|
17,000
|
17,000
|
17,000
|
17,100
|
17,100
|
17,008
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality Services |
16,600
|
17,000
|
17,400
|
17,900
|
18,100
|
18,400
|
18,400
|
18,300
|
18,000
|
17,500
|
17,600
|
17,600
|
17,733
|
|
|
Food Service & Drinking Places |
14,100
|
14,400
|
14,600
|
14,800
|
14,900
|
14,900
|
14,900
|
15,000
|
14,800
|
14,600
|
14,600
|
14,600
|
14,683
|
|
Other Services |
7,300
|
7,300
|
7,300
|
7,300
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,367
|
|
Government |
49,200
|
49,400
|
49,700
|
49,600
|
49,800
|
50,000
|
48,600
|
49,300
|
50,400
|
50,600
|
50,700
|
50,500
|
49,817
|
|
|
Federal |
20,300
|
20,400
|
20,500
|
20,600
|
20,700
|
21,000
|
21,100
|
21,100
|
21,100
|
20,900
|
20,900
|
20,800
|
20,783
|
|
|
State |
5,700
|
5,900
|
5,900
|
5,900
|
5,900
|
5,700
|
5,600
|
5,700
|
6,100
|
6,200
|
6,300
|
6,300
|
5,933
|
|
|
Local |
23,200
|
23,100
|
23,300
|
23,100
|
23,200
|
23,300
|
21,900
|
22,500
|
23,200
|
23,500
|
23,500
|
23,400
|
23,100
|
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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