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Huntsville Regional Labor Force Growth 2000 - 2009
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
% Change
2000-2009
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL COUNTIES
Madison County
Civilian Labor Force (1)
145,860
147,880
148,192
146,001
154,274
160,024
163,901
166,575
167,980
162,170
11.2%
Employment
141,760
142,900
142,258
139,652
147,519
154,664
159,356
162,089
161,981
150,742
6.3%
Unemployment
4,100
4,980
5,933
6,349
6,755
5,360
4,544
4,486
5,998
11,428
178.7%
Unemployment Rate
2.8%
3.4%
4.0%
4.3%
4.4%
3.3%
2.8%
2.7%
3.6%
7.0%
150.7%
Limestone County
Civilian Labor Force
29,610
30,200
30,363
31,551
33,163
35,288
36,127
36,619
37,296
36,255
22.4%
Employment
28,640
28,870
28,737
29,811
31,451
33,806
35,003
35,537
35,776
33,046
15.4%
Unemployment
970
1,330
1,626
1,740
1,713
1,483
1,124
1,083
1,520
3,210
230.9%
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
4.4%
5.4%
5.5%
5.2%
4.2%
3.1%
3.0%
4.1%
8.9%
170.2%
Jackson County
Civilian Labor Force
26,400
25,730
25,352
25,781
25,628
27,152
26,784
27,011
27,012
25,714
-2.6%
Employment
24,740
23,580
23,346
23,765
23,533
25,831
25,703
25,906
25,543
22,724
-8.1%
Unemployment
1,660
2,150
2,006
2,016
2,094
1,321
1,081
1,105
1,469
2,991
80.2%
Unemployment Rate
6.3%
8.4%
7.9%
7.8%
8.2%
4.9%
4.0%
4.1%
5.4%
11.6%
85.0%
Marshall County
Civilian Labor Force
39,070
38,800
39,300
40,060
38,513
41,824
43,148
42,482
41,153
40,155
2.8%
Employment
37,060
36,410
36,968
37,966
36,721
40,241
41,866
41,284
39,418
36,603
-1.2%
Unemployment
2,010
2,390
2,333
2,094
1,793
1,583
1,283
1,281
1,735
3,552
76.7%
Unemployment Rate
5.1%
6.2%
5.9%
5.2%
4.7%
3.8%
3.0%
3.0%
4.2%
8.8%
71.9%
Morgan County
Civilian Labor Force
57,210
56,960
56,024
57,166
55,155
55,966
56,349
56,860
61,437
54,838
-4.1%
Employment
54,870
53,810
52,296
53,392
51,410
53,512
54,347
55,067
58,529
49,524
-9.7%
Unemployment
2,340
3,150
3,728
3,774
3,745
2,454
2,002
1,794
2,908
5,314
127.1%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
5.5%
6.7%
6.6%
6.8%
4.4%
3.6%
3.2%
4.7%
9.7%
136.9%
Franklin County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
18,140
18,540
18,988
20,193
20,880
20,195
20,394
20,266
20,221
19,916
9.8%
Employment
17,440
17,830
18,137
19,293
19,941
19,083
19,265
19,273
18,913
17,842
2.3%
Unemployment
700
710
852
901
939
1,113
1,130
993
1,308
2,075
196.4%
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
3.8%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
5.5%
5.5%
4.9%
6.5%
10.4%
170.0%
Giles County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
16,340
16,270
15,978
15,999
15,391
13,483
13,497
13,416
13,446
13,593
-16.8%
Employment
15,630
15,270
14,775
14,588
14,347
12,469
12,527
12,599
12,382
11,610
-25.7%
Unemployment
710
1,000
1,203
1,411
1,044
1,014
970
836
1,063
1,985
179.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
6.1%
7.5%
8.8%
6.8%
7.5%
7.2%
6.2%
7.9%
14.6%
236.1%
Lincoln County, TN
Civilian Labor Force
14,260
14,440
14,900
14,853
15,396
15,903
16,633
16,992
17,360
16,960
18.9%
Employment
13,740
13,780
14,248
14,093
14,628
15,100
15,917
16,368
16,531
15,799
15.0%
Unemployment
520
660
653
759
768
803
717
623
829
1,162
123.4%
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
4.6%
4.4%
5.1%
5.0%
5.0%
4.3%
3.7%
4.8%
6.8%
87.8%
HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL TOTAL
Civilian Labor Force
346,890
348,820
349,097
351,604
358,400
369,835
376,832
380,221
385,903
369,602
6.5%
Employment
333,880
332,450
330,763
332,559
339,549
354,705
363,983
368,123
369,072
337,889
1.2%
Unemployment
13,010
16,370
18,333
19,044
18,851
15,130
12,851
12,200
16,831
31,716
143.8%
Unemployment Rate
3.8%
4.7%
5.3%
5.4%
5.3%
4.1%
3.4%
3.2%
4.4%
8.6%
128.8%

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)

1) Place of Residence

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County
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