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Jan-08
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Feb-08
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Mar-08
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Apr-08
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May-08
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Jun-08
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Jul-08
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Aug-08
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Sep-08
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Oct-08
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Nov-08
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Dec-08
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2008
Average
|
| HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL COUNTIES |
| Madison County |
|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
168,838
|
167,159
|
167,706
|
167,952
|
168,397
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168,010
|
|
Employment |
163,259
|
162,145
|
162,632
|
163,781
|
163,207
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163,005
|
|
Unemployment |
5,579
|
5,014
|
5,074
|
4,171
|
5,190
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,006
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.3%
|
3.0%
|
3.0%
|
2.5%
|
3.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.0%
|
|
Limestone County
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
37,362
|
37,234
|
37,146
|
37,188
|
37,247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,235
|
|
Employment |
36,058
|
35,812
|
35,919
|
36,173
|
36,046
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,002
|
|
Unemployment |
1,304
|
1,422
|
1,227
|
1,015
|
1,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,234
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.5%
|
3.8%
|
3.3%
|
2.7%
|
3.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.3%
|
|
Jackson County
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
27,429
|
27,116
|
27,171
|
27,142
|
27,066
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,185
|
|
Employment |
26,204
|
25,939
|
26,072
|
26,221
|
25,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,064
|
|
Unemployment |
1,225
|
1,177
|
1,099
|
921
|
1,183
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,121
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
4.5%
|
4.3%
|
4.0%
|
3.4%
|
4.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.1%
|
|
Marshall County
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
41,641
|
41,357
|
41,129
|
41,197
|
41,290
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,323
|
|
Employment |
40,089
|
39,903
|
39,727
|
40,033
|
39,847
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,920
|
|
Unemployment |
1,552
|
1,454
|
1,402
|
1,164
|
1,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,403
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.7%
|
3.5%
|
3.4%
|
2.8%
|
3.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.4%
|
|
Morgan County
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
57,935
|
57,436
|
57,368
|
57,345
|
57,437
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57,504
|
|
Employment |
55,689
|
54,536
|
55,248
|
55,490
|
55,258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,244
|
|
Unemployment |
2,246
|
2,900
|
2,120
|
1,855
|
2,179
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,260
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.9%
|
5.0%
|
3.7%
|
3.2%
|
3.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.9%
|
|
Franklin County, TN
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
20,240
|
20,260
|
20,380
|
20,230
|
20,330
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,288
|
|
Employment |
19,140
|
19,100
|
19,150
|
19,180
|
19,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,128
|
|
Unemployment |
1,100
|
1,160
|
1,240
|
1,060
|
1,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,164
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
5.5%
|
5.7%
|
6.1%
|
5.2%
|
6.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.7%
|
|
Giles County, TN
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
13,450
|
13,550
|
13,480
|
13,250
|
13,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,406
|
|
Employment |
12,530
|
12,590
|
12,510
|
12,390
|
12,320
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,468
|
|
Unemployment |
920
|
960
|
970
|
850
|
970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
6.8%
|
7.1%
|
7.2%
|
6.4%
|
7.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.0%
|
|
Lincoln County, TN
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
17,400
|
17,500
|
17,460
|
17,330
|
17,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,410
|
|
Employment |
16,660
|
16,670
|
16,650
|
16,640
|
16,570
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,638
|
|
Unemployment |
730
|
830
|
810
|
690
|
790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
770
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
4.2%
|
4.7%
|
4.6%
|
4.0%
|
4.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.4%
|
|
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL TOTAL
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
384,295
|
381,612
|
381,840
|
381,634
|
382,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
382,362
|
|
Employment |
369,629
|
366,695
|
367,908
|
369,908
|
368,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
368,468
|
|
Unemployment |
14,656
|
14,917
|
13,942
|
11,726
|
14,216
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,891
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.8%
|
3.9%
|
3.7%
|
3.1%
|
3.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.6%
|
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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