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Current Huntsville Regional Labor Force
Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09
Nov-09
Dec-09
2009
Average
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL COUNTIES
Madison County
Civilian Labor Force (1)
163,712
163,452
162,998
161,946
162,226
164,160
163,646
161,122
160,077
161,394
160,962
160,342
162,170
Employment
154,405
153,309
152,333
152,432
151,097
151,259
150,738
148,812
147,994
149,282
149,193
148,044
150,742
Unemployment
9,307
10,143
10,665
9,514
11,129
12,901
12,908
12,310
12,083
12,112
11,769
12,298
11,428
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
6.2%
6.5%
5.9%
6.9%
7.9%
7.9%
7.6%
7.5%
7.5%
7.3%
7.7%
7.0%
Limestone County
Civilian Labor Force
36,541
36,564
36,355
36,078
36,225
36,573
36,675
35,988
35,769
36,220
36,058
36,014
36,255
Employment
33,849
33,609
33,394
33,416
33,123
33,159
33,045
32,622
32,443
32,726
32,706
32,454
33,046
Unemployment
2,692
2,955
2,961
2,662
3,102
3,414
3,630
3,366
3,326
3,494
3,352
3,560
3,210
Unemployment Rate
7.4%
8.1%
8.1%
7.4%
8.6%
9.3%
9.9%
9.4%
9.3%
9.6%
9.3%
9.9%
8.9%
Jackson County
Civilian Labor Force
26,553
26,453
26,341
26,230
26,222
26,318
25,763
25,520
25,222
24,824
24,583
24,543
25,714
Employment
23,989
23,438
23,235
23,436
23,220
23,115
22,542
22,351
22,243
21,788
21,708
21,620
22,724
Unemployment
2,564
3,015
3,106
2,794
3,002
3,203
3,221
3,169
2,979
3,036
2,875
2,923
2,991
Unemployment Rate
9.7%
11.4%
11.8%
10.7%
11.4%
12.2%
12.5%
12.4%
11.8%
12.2%
11.7%
11.9%
11.6%
Marshall County
Civilian Labor Force
40,468
40,760
40,686
40,349
40,660
41,264
40,727
40,317
40,020
38,994
38,839
38,779
40,155
Employment
37,595
37,316
37,258
37,300
37,131
37,378
36,842
36,515
36,346
35,332
35,226
35,001
36,603
Unemployment
2,873
3,444
3,428
3,049
3,529
3,886
3,885
3,802
3,674
3,662
3,613
3,778
3,552
Unemployment Rate
7.1%
8.4%
8.4%
7.6%
8.7%
9.4%
9.5%
9.4%
9.2%
9.4%
9.3%
9.7%
8.8%
Morgan County
Civilian Labor Force
55,676
55,383
55,415
54,909
55,204
55,352
55,311
54,515
53,923
54,400
54,139
53,831
54,838
Employment
51,212
50,690
50,633
50,268
49,552
49,739
49,492
48,769
48,297
48,859
48,669
48,112
49,524
Unemployment
4,464
4,693
4,782
4,641
5,652
5,613
5,819
5,746
5,626
5,541
5,470
5,719
5,314
Unemployment Rate
8.0%
8.5%
8.6%
8.5%
10.2%
10.1%
10.5%
10.5%
10.4%
10.2%
10.1%
10.6%
9.7%
Franklin County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
20,100
20,310
20,160
20,030
20,080
20,230
20,190
19,860
19,640
19,500
19,460
19,430
19,916
Employment
18,160
18,240
18,120
18,080
18,020
17,970
17,970
17,680
17,600
17,490
17,430
17,340
17,842
Unemployment
1,950
2,070
2,040
1,950
2,060
2,260
2,220
2,180
2,040
2,010
2,030
2,090
2,075
Unemployment Rate
9.7%
10.2%
10.1%
9.7%
10.3%
11.2%
11.0%
11.0%
10.4%
10.3%
10.4%
10.4%
10.4%
Giles County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
13,820
13,780
13,710
13,580
13,810
14,280
13,860
13,710
13,360
13,170
13,020
13,020
13,593
Employment
11,980
11,880
11,660
11,700
11,870
11,730
11,750
11,680
11,490
11,320
11,200
11,060
11,610
Unemployment
1,840
1,900
2,050
1,880
1,950
2,550
2,120
2,030
1,860
1,850
1,820
1,970
1,985
Unemployment Rate
13.3%
13.8%
15.0%
13.8%
14.1%
17.8%
15.3%
14.8%
14.0%
14.1%
14.0%
15.1%
14.6%
Lincoln County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
17,010
17,130
16,980
16,900
17,010
17,160
17,170
17,130
16,900
16,810
16,670
16,650
16,960
Employment
15,880
15,930
15,810
15,840
15,900
15,950
15,990
15,890
15,740
15,650
15,550
15,460
15,799
Unemployment
1,130
1,200
1,160
1,070
1,110
1,210
1,180
1,240
1,160
1,160
1,130
1,190
1,162
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
7.0%
6.9%
6.3%
6.5%
7.1%
6.9%
7.2%
6.9%
6.9%
6.7%
7.1%
6.8%
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL TOTAL
Civilian Labor Force
373,880
373,832
372,645
370,022
371,437
375,337
373,342
368,162
364,911
365,312
363,731
362,609
369,602
Employment
347,070
344,412
342,443
342,472
339,913
340,300
338,369
334,319
332,153
332,447
331,682
329,091
337,889
Unemployment
26,820
29,420
30,192
27,560
31,534
35,037
34,983
33,843
32,748
32,865
32,059
33,528
31,716
Unemployment Rate
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%

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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