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Huntsville Regional Labor Force, Current
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2011
Average
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL COUNTIES
Madison County
Civilian Labor Force (1)
168,161
169,095
170,578
172,645
172,982
175,284
173,071
173,452
172,613
172,243
171,746
170,735
171,884
Employment
154,562
155,902
157,869
159,766
159,356
159,627
158,450
159,403
158,534
159,472
160,016
159,746
158,559
Unemployment
13,599
13,193
12,709
12,879
13,626
15,657
14,621
14,049
14,079
12,771
11,730
10,989
13,325
Unemployment Rate
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%
Limestone County
Civilian Labor Force
37,705
37,891
38,054
38,461
38,526
38,888
38,428
38,626
38,372
38,311
38,135
37,968
38,280
Employment
34,377
34,675
35,112
35,534
35,443
35,503
35,242
35,453
35,260
35,469
35,590
35,530
35,266
Unemployment
3,328
3,216
2,942
2,927
3,083
3,385
3,186
3,173
3,112
2,842
2,545
2,438
3,015
Unemployment Rate
8.8%
8.5%
7.7%
7.6%
8.0%
8.7%
8.3%
8.2%
8.1%
7.4%
6.7%
6.4%
7.9%
Jackson County
Civilian Labor Force
26,057
25,872
26,144
26,548
26,453
26,775
26,480
26,187
26,082
25,960
26,171
26,136
26,239
Employment
23,417
23,426
23,913
24,215
24,049
24,079
23,880
23,727
23,718
23,828
24,227
24,311
23,899
Unemployment
2,640
2,446
2,231
2,333
2,404
2,696
2,600
2,460
2,364
2,132
1,944
1,825
2,340
Unemployment Rate
10.1%
9.5%
8.5%
8.8%
9.1%
10.1%
9.8%
9.4%
9.1%
8.2%
7.4%
7.0%
8.9%
Marshall County
Civilian Labor Force
40,464
40,410
40,874
41,227
41,470
41,968
41,418
41,144
41,043
41,075
40,597
40,408
41,008
Employment
36,715
36,765
37,472
37,811
37,655
37,787
37,647
37,514
37,438
37,781
37,593
37,604
37,482
Unemployment
3,749
3,645
3,402
3,416
3,815
4,181
3,771
3,630
3,605
3,294
3,004
2,804
3,526
Unemployment Rate
9.3%
9.0%
8.3%
8.3%
9.2%
10.0%
9.1%
8.8%
8.8%
8.0%
7.4%
6.9%
8.6%
Morgan County
Civilian Labor Force
55,961
55,480
56,038
56,295
56,027
56,937
56,396
56,485
56,244
56,540
56,402
55,795
56,217
Employment
49,984
50,238
51,108
51,331
50,969
51,282
50,947
51,231
50,968
51,863
52,163
51,791
51,156
Unemployment
5,977
5,242
4,930
4,964
5,058
5,655
5,449
5,254
5,276
4,677
4,239
4,004
5,060
Unemployment Rate
10.7%
9.4%
8.8%
8.8%
9.0%
9.9%
9.7%
9.3%
9.4%
8.3%
7.5%
7.2%
9.0%
Franklin County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
19,480
19,740
19,830
19,660
19,790
19,830
19,750
19,850
19,940
19,930
19,710
19,410
19,743
Employment
17,340
17,600
17,770
17,670
17,810
17,620
17,690
17,840
17,970
18,080
18,050
17,830
17,773
Unemployment
2,140
2,140
2,050
1,990
1,980
2,210
2,060
2,010
1,970
1,850
1,650
1,570
1,968
Unemployment Rate
11.0%
10.8%
10.4%
10.1%
9.9%
11.1%
10.4%
10.1%
9.9%
9.2%
8.4%
8.1%
10.0%
Giles County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
13,440
13,510
13,600
13,660
13,790
13,770
13,710
13,770
13,680
13,570
13,470
13,380
13,613
Employment
11,800
11,860
12,030
12,100
12,230
12,090
12,130
12,250
12,170
12,190
12,170
12,130
12,096
Unemployment
1,640
1,650
1,570
1,560
1,560
1,680
1,580
1,520
1,510
1,380
1,300
1,250
1,517
Unemployment Rate
12.2%
12.2%
11.5%
11.4%
11.3%
12.1%
11.5%
11.0%
11.0%
10.1%
9.7%
9.4%
11.1%
Lincoln County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
17,380
17,590
17,540
17,800
17,890
18,080
18,050
18,080
17,990
17,850
17,810
17,310
17,781
Employment
16,200
16,430
16,470
16,630
16,800
16,860
16,930
16,930
16,800
16,800
16,810
16,370
16,669
Unemployment
1,180
1,160
1,070
1,170
1,100
1,220
1,120
1,150
1,190
1,040
1,000
940
1,112
Unemployment Rate
6.8%
6.6%
6.1%
6.6%
6.1%
6.7%
6.2%
6.4%
6.6%
5.8%
5.6%
5.4%
6.3%
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL TOTAL
Civilian Labor Force
378,648
379,588
382,658
386,296
386,928
391,532
387,303
387,594
385,964
385,479
384,041
381,142
384,764
Employment
344,395
346,896
351,744
355,057
354,312
354,848
352,916
354,348
352,858
355,483
356,619
355,312
352,899
Unemployment
34,253
32,692
30,904
31,239
32,626
36,684
34,387
33,246
33,106
29,986
27,412
25,820
31,863
Unemployment Rate
9.0%
8.6%
8.1%
8.1%
8.4%
9.4%
8.9%
8.6%
8.6%
7.8%
7.1%
6.8%
8.3%

Sources: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Annual Averages. (www.dir.state.al.us)
              Tennessee Department of Employment Security, Annual Averages. (www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd)

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