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Current Huntsville Regional Labor Force
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2010
Average
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL COUNTIES
Madison County
Civilian Labor Force (1)
162,210
162,326
164,610
166,245
167,039
167,975
169,224
165,617
Employment
148,156
148,912
151,378
153,615
154,435
154,754
156,842
152,553
Unemployment
14,054
13,414
13,232
12,630
12,604
13,221
12,382
13,063
Unemployment Rate
8.7%
8.3%
8.0%
7.6%
7.5%
7.9%
7.3
7.9%
Limestone County
Civilian Labor Force
36,911
37,108
37,272
37,447
37,340
37,347
37,602
37,275
Employment
35,752
32,919
33,465
33,959
34,140
34,211
34,672
33,724
Unemployment
4,159
4,189
3,807
3,488
3,200
3,136
2,930
3,550
Unemployment Rate
11.3%
11.3%
10.2%
9.3%
8.6%
8.4%
7.8
9.5%
Jackson County
Civilian Labor Force
25,171
25,009
25,219
25,544
25,625
25,637
25,403
25,318
Employment
21,986
21,948
22,339
22,702
22,875
22,676
22,915
22,479
Unemployment
3,185
3,061
2,880
2,842
2,750
2,691
2,488
2,839
Unemployment Rate
12.7%
12.2%
11.4%
11.1%
10.7%
10.6%
9.8
11.2%
Marshall County
Civilian Labor Force
38,832
38,777
39,093
39,437
39,727
39,716
39,959
39,345
Employment
34,707
34,747
35,299
35,826
36,210
36,174
36,668
35,651
Unemployment
4,125
4,030
3,794
3,611
3,517
3,542
3,291
3,694
Unemployment Rate
10.6%
10.4%
9.7%
9.2%
8.9%
8.9%
8.2
9.4%
Morgan County
Civilian Labor Force
53,094
54,231
54,409
54,856
55,191
55,250
55,357
54,724
Employment
47,459
47,665
48,365
49,137
49,621
49,660
50,131
48,852
Unemployment
6,445
6,566
6,044
5,719
5,570
5,590
5,226
5,872
Unemployment Rate
12.0%
12.1%
11.1%
10.4%
10.1%
10.1%
9.4
10.7%
Franklin County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
19,310
19,320
19,460
19,550
19,440
19,610
19,448
Employment
17,030
17,160
17,360
17,450
17,450
17,940
17,398
Unemployment
2,290
2,160
2,100
2,110
1,990
2,120
2,128
Unemployment Rate
11.8%
11.2%
10.8%
10.8%
10.2%
10.8%
10.9%
Giles County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
13,300
13,060
13,210
13,090
12,930
13,050
13,107
Employment
11,140
11,040
11,240
11,230
11,190
11,250
11,182
Unemployment
2,160
2,010
1,970
1,860
1,740
1,800
1,923
Unemployment Rate
16.3%
15.4%
14.9%
14.2%
13.5%
13.8%
14.7%
Lincoln County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
17,020
16,900
17,140
17,170
16,990
17,050
17,045
Employment
15,600
15,550
15,880
15,950
15,870
15,900
15,792
Unemployment
1,410
1,350
1,260
1,220
1,120
1,150
1,252
Unemployment Rate
8.3%
8.0%
7.4%
7.1%
6.6%
6.8%
7.3%
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL TOTAL
Civilian Labor Force
365,848
366,731
370,413
373,339
374,282
375,635
371,041
Employment
331,830
329,941
335,326
339,869
341,791
342,565
336,887
Unemployment
37,828
36,780
35,087
33,480
32,491
33,250
34,819
Unemployment Rate
10.3%
10.0%
9.5%
9.0%
8.7%
8.9%
9.4%

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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