DeKalb County, AL Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 25,079 | - | 7.5 | - |
| 1991 | 25,217 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 26,279 | 4.2 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | 27,320 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 28,579 | 4.6 | 5.4 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 29,783 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| 1996 | 29,982 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 30,619 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 30,972 | 1.2 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 31,686 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 31,490 | -0.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 31,118 | -1.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 30,916 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 30,319 | -1.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 30,076 | -0.8 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 29,548 | -1.8 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 30,323 | 2.6 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 29,839 | -1.6 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 28,986 | -2.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 25,072 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Feb | 24,843 | - | 7.6 | - |
| Mar | 24,911 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Apr | 24,858 | - | 7.5 | - |
| May | 25,246 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Jun | 25,358 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Jul | 25,300 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Aug | 25,235 | - | 7.6 | - |
| Sep | 25,132 | - | 6.8 | - |
| Oct | 25,243 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Nov | 24,990 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Dec | 24,755 | - | 7.4 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 24,371 | -2.8 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 24,318 | -2.1 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 24,574 | -1.4 | 8.4 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 24,991 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.9 |
| May | 25,058 | -0.7 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 25,478 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 26,047 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 25,593 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 25,165 | 0.1 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 25,627 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 25,832 | 3.4 | 6.4 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 25,554 | 3.2 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| 1992-Jan | 25,653 | 5.3 | 7.9 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 25,610 | 5.3 | 8.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 25,974 | 5.7 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 26,143 | 4.6 | 6.8 | -1.6 |
| May | 26,298 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 26,686 | 4.7 | 7.6 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 26,705 | 2.5 | 6.8 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 26,699 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 26,293 | 4.5 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 26,489 | 3.4 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 26,547 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 26,256 | 2.7 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 1993-Jan | 26,011 | 1.4 | 7.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 26,045 | 1.7 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 26,377 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 26,703 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.2 |
| May | 27,019 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 27,760 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 28,077 | 5.1 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 28,029 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 27,922 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 27,746 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 28,084 | 5.8 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 28,071 | 6.9 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1994-Jan | 27,529 | 5.8 | 6.4 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 27,333 | 4.9 | 6.8 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 27,596 | 4.6 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 28,214 | 5.7 | 5.1 | -2.9 |
| May | 28,617 | 5.9 | 4.6 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 29,119 | 4.9 | 5.7 | -2.0 |
| Jul | 29,036 | 3.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 29,269 | 4.4 | 5.0 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 28,921 | 3.6 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 28,839 | 3.9 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 29,406 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 29,064 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| 1995-Jan | 28,918 | 5.0 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 29,052 | 6.3 | 5.0 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 29,231 | 5.9 | 4.3 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 29,557 | 4.8 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| May | 29,836 | 4.3 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 30,614 | 5.1 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 30,763 | 5.9 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 30,755 | 5.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 29,960 | 3.6 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 29,764 | 3.2 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 29,428 | 0.1 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 29,514 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 29,385 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 29,642 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 29,647 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 29,576 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| May | 29,908 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 30,519 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 30,483 | -0.9 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 30,147 | -2.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 30,157 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 30,117 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 30,052 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 30,150 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 29,950 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 29,826 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 30,201 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 30,334 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -1.9 |
| May | 30,583 | 2.3 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 31,135 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 31,624 | 3.7 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 31,191 | 3.5 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 31,186 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 30,691 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 30,385 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 30,324 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 29,853 | -0.3 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 30,038 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 30,441 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 30,224 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| May | 30,699 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 31,277 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 32,238 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 31,487 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 31,452 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 31,125 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 31,334 | 3.1 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 31,496 | 3.9 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 30,944 | 3.7 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 30,911 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 31,161 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 31,164 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 31,402 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 31,944 | 2.1 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 32,330 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 31,876 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 31,900 | 1.4 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 31,977 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 32,163 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 32,454 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 31,007 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 31,163 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 31,512 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 31,746 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 31,378 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 31,711 | -0.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 31,743 | -1.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 31,441 | -1.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 31,665 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 31,521 | -1.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 31,572 | -1.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 31,416 | -3.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 31,519 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 31,383 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 31,667 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 31,658 | -0.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| May | 31,869 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 31,130 | -1.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 31,403 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 31,093 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 30,665 | -3.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 30,527 | -3.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 30,182 | -4.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 30,320 | -3.5 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 29,822 | -5.4 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 30,244 | -3.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 30,381 | -4.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 30,676 | -3.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 30,889 | -3.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 31,220 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 31,389 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 31,339 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 31,402 | 2.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 31,333 | 2.6 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 31,151 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 31,142 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 30,560 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 30,464 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 30,606 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 30,733 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 30,574 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 30,748 | -1.5 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 30,646 | -2.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 30,183 | -3.7 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 30,034 | -4.4 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 30,016 | -4.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 29,779 | -4.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 29,480 | -5.3 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 29,177 | -4.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 29,113 | -4.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 29,515 | -3.6 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 29,951 | -2.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 30,235 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 30,539 | -0.7 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 30,560 | -0.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 30,700 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 30,552 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 30,474 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 30,159 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 29,933 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 29,299 | 0.4 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 28,931 | -0.6 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 29,005 | -1.7 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 29,339 | -2.0 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| May | 29,468 | -2.5 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 29,789 | -2.5 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 30,064 | -1.6 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 29,595 | -3.6 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 29,847 | -2.3 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 29,784 | -2.3 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 29,683 | -1.6 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 29,770 | -0.5 | 3.4 | -1.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 29,722 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 29,632 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 30,012 | 3.5 | 3.7 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 30,246 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| May | 30,430 | 3.3 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 30,599 | 2.7 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 30,939 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 30,613 | 3.4 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 30,185 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 30,513 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 30,531 | 2.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 30,454 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 29,638 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 29,457 | -0.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 29,595 | -1.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 29,760 | -1.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 29,928 | -1.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 29,889 | -2.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 30,409 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 29,600 | -3.3 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 30,018 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 30,047 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 30,021 | -1.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 29,703 | -2.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 29,245 | -1.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 29,137 | -1.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 29,222 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 29,457 | -1.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| May | 29,427 | -1.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 29,727 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 29,808 | -2.0 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 29,041 | -1.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 28,767 | -4.2 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 28,427 | -5.4 | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 27,744 | -7.6 | 7.9 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 27,829 | -6.3 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| 2009-Jan | 26,997 | -7.7 | 9.8 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 26,639 | -8.6 | 11.6 | 7.1 |
| Mar | 26,795 | -8.3 | 12.1 | 7.9 |
| Apr | 26,939 | -8.5 | 11.3 | 7.8 |
| May | 26,698 | -9.3 | 11.8 | 7.8 |
| Jun | 27,166 | -8.6 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 26,332 | -11.7 | 13.5 | 8.3 |
| Aug | 25,839 | -11.0 | 13.9 | 8.7 |
| Sep | 25,489 | -11.4 | 14.3 | 9.2 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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