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Jan-09
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Feb-09
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Mar-09
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Apr-09
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May-09
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Jun-09
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Jul-09
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Aug-09
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Sep-09
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Oct-09
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Nov-09
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Dec-09
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2009 Average
|
| EMPLOYMENT (Huntsville Metropolitan Area*) |
|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
200,253
|
200,016
|
199,353
|
198,024
|
198,451
|
200,733
|
200,321
|
197,110
|
195,846
|
197,614
|
197,020
|
196,356
|
198,425
|
|
|
Employment |
188,254
|
186,918
|
185,727
|
185,848
|
184,220
|
184,418
|
183,783
|
181,434
|
180,437
|
182,008
|
181,899
|
180,498
|
183,787
|
|
|
Unemployment |
11,999
|
13,098
|
13,626
|
12,176
|
14,231
|
16,315
|
16,538
|
15,676
|
15,409
|
15,606
|
15,121
|
15,858
|
14,638
|
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
|
|
Huntsville Metropolitan Area |
6.0%
|
6.5%
|
6.8%
|
6.1%
|
7.2%
|
8.1%
|
8.3%
|
8.0%
|
7.9%
|
7.9%
|
7.7%
|
8.1%
|
7.4%
|
|
Madison County |
5.7%
|
6.2%
|
6.5%
|
5.9%
|
6.9%
|
7.9%
|
7.9%
|
7.6%
|
7.5%
|
7.5%
|
7.3%
|
7.7%
|
7.1%
|
|
Huntsville Region |
7.2%
|
7.9%
|
8.1%
|
7.4%
|
8.5%
|
9.3%
|
9.4%
|
9.2%
|
9.0%
|
9.0%
|
8.8%
|
9.2%
|
8.6%
|
|
State of Alabama |
7.8%
|
8.4%
|
9.0%
|
9.0%
|
9.8%
|
10.1%
|
10.2%
|
10.4%
|
10.7%
|
10.9%
|
10.5%
|
11.0%
|
9.8%
|
|
United States |
7.6%
|
8.1%
|
8.5%
|
8.9%
|
9.4%
|
9.5%
|
9.4%
|
9.7%
|
9.8%
|
10.2%
|
10.0%
|
10.0%
|
9.3%
|
|
|
|
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Huntsville Metropolitan Area)
|
| TOTAL NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (2) |
208,900
|
209,400
|
209,800
|
210,400
|
210,700
|
211,200
|
210,000
|
209,400
|
209,500
|
210,000
|
210,500
|
210,600
|
210,033
|
| GOODS PRODUCING |
37,800
|
37,100
|
36,600
|
36,400
|
36,100
|
36,000
|
35,600
|
35,500
|
35,300
|
35,200
|
35,100
|
35,100
|
35,983
|
|
Natural Resources, Mining & Construction |
7,500
|
7,200
|
7,300
|
7,200
|
7,100
|
7,100
|
7,100
|
6,900
|
6,900
|
6,900
|
6,900
|
6,800
|
7,075
|
|
Manufacturing |
30,300
|
29,900
|
29,300
|
29,200
|
29,000
|
28,900
|
28,500
|
28,600
|
28,400
|
28,300
|
28,200
|
28,300
|
28,908
|
|
|
Durable Goods |
26,100
|
25,700
|
25,200
|
25,100
|
24,900
|
24,800
|
24,500
|
24,500
|
24,400
|
24,300
|
24,200
|
24,300
|
24,833
|
|
|
|
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing |
9,900
|
9,800
|
9,700
|
9,700
|
9,600
|
9,600
|
9,500
|
9,500
|
9,500
|
9,500
|
9,400
|
9,500
|
9,600
|
|
|
|
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
9,400
|
9,400
|
9,100
|
9,100
|
8,900
|
8,900
|
8,600
|
8,500
|
5,400
|
8,300
|
8,400
|
8,400
|
8,533
|
|
|
Non-Durable Goods |
4,200
|
4,200
|
4,100
|
4,100
|
4,100
|
4,100
|
4,000
|
4,100
|
4,000
|
4,000
|
4,000
|
4,000
|
4,075
|
| SERVICE PRODUCING |
171,100
|
172,300
|
173,200
|
174,000
|
174,600
|
175,200
|
174,400
|
173,900
|
174,200
|
174,800
|
175,400
|
175,500
|
174,050
|
|
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities |
30,100
|
30,000
|
30,400
|
30,300
|
30,400
|
30,300
|
30,300
|
30,100
|
30,000
|
29,900
|
30,300
|
30,600
|
30,225
|
|
|
Wholesale Trade |
5,800
|
5,800
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,700
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,600
|
5,742
|
|
|
Retail Trade |
21,700
|
21,500
|
21,900
|
21,900
|
21,900
|
21,900
|
21,800
|
21,700
|
21,600
|
21,400
|
21,900
|
22,300
|
21,792
|
|
|
|
General Merchandise Stores Retail |
6,000
|
6,000
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,000
|
6,000
|
6,200
|
6,500
|
6,108
|
|
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities |
2,600
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
2,692
|
|
Information |
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,300
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,392
|
|
Financial Activity |
6,400
|
6,400
|
6,400
|
6,400
|
6,400
|
6,400
|
6,400
|
6,200
|
6,300
|
6,200
|
6,100
|
6,100
|
6,308
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
45,900
|
45,900
|
46,000
|
46,200
|
46,400
|
46,400
|
46,500
|
46,100
|
46,100
|
46,100
|
46,200
|
46,000
|
46,150
|
|
|
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services |
31,500
|
31,800
|
31,800
|
32,000
|
31,600
|
31,900
|
32,100
|
31,900
|
31,900
|
31,700
|
31,700
|
31,700
|
31,800
|
|
Education & Health Services |
16,700
|
17,000
|
17,100
|
17,200
|
17,300
|
17,300
|
17,300
|
17,400
|
17,500
|
17,700
|
17,700
|
17,600
|
17,317
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality Services |
17,300
|
17,500
|
17,800
|
18,200
|
18,400
|
18,700
|
18,700
|
18,300
|
17,700
|
17,900
|
17,700
|
17,300
|
17,958
|
|
|
Food Service & Drinking Places |
14,400
|
14,500
|
14,700
|
15,000
|
15,000
|
15,100
|
15,100
|
15,000
|
14,800
|
14,800
|
14,900
|
14,600
|
14,825
|
|
Other Services |
7,400
|
7,600
|
7,500
|
7,500
|
7,500
|
7,600
|
7,500
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
7,300
|
7,400
|
7,458
|
|
Government |
44,900
|
45,500
|
45,700
|
45,800
|
45,800
|
46,100
|
45,300
|
46,000
|
46,800
|
47,200
|
47,700
|
48,100
|
46,242
|
|
|
Federal |
16,500
|
16,700
|
16,700
|
16,900
|
16,900
|
17,300
|
17,700
|
17,700
|
17,700
|
17,600
|
17,800
|
18,100
|
17,300
|
|
|
State |
5,600
|
5,900
|
6,100
|
6,000
|
6,000
|
5,800
|
5,700
|
5,900
|
6,300
|
6,400
|
6,500
|
6,600
|
6,067
|
|
|
Local |
22,800
|
22,900
|
22,900
|
22,900
|
22,900
|
23,000
|
21,900
|
22,400
|
22,800
|
23,200
|
23,400
|
23,400
|
22,875
|
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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