Auburn-Opelika, AL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 40,907 | - | 5.7 | - |
| 1991 | 40,505 | -1.0 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 1992 | 41,335 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 41,653 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 43,504 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 44,809 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 46,295 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| 1997 | 47,950 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 1998 | 47,378 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 47,774 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 56,574 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 56,611 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 56,863 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 57,660 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 59,256 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 60,685 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 62,681 | 3.3 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 63,741 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 43,647 | 4.7 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 44,308 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 44,033 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 44,331 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| May | 44,749 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 44,214 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 44,745 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 44,349 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 44,537 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 46,046 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 46,444 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 46,306 | 3.7 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 44,727 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 45,184 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 45,981 | 4.4 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 45,873 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 46,359 | 3.6 | 2.5 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 45,801 | 3.6 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 45,826 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 45,283 | 2.1 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| Sep | 45,814 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 48,027 | 4.3 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 48,922 | 5.3 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 47,748 | 3.1 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 47,748 | 6.8 | 2.4 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 48,001 | 6.2 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 48,336 | 5.1 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 48,336 | 5.4 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 49,092 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 47,928 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 46,978 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 46,926 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 47,138 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 48,637 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 48,594 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 47,683 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 46,714 | -2.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 47,173 | -1.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 47,362 | -2.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 47,650 | -1.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 47,767 | -2.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 47,418 | -1.1 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 46,635 | -0.7 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 46,747 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 46,828 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 48,444 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 48,374 | -0.5 | 2.6 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 47,423 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -0.8 |
| 1999-Jan | 47,525 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 47,902 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 48,121 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 47,759 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 48,026 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 47,699 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 46,991 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 46,916 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 46,840 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 48,602 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 48,759 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 48,147 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 56,236 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 56,602 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 56,696 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 57,440 | 20.3 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 57,269 | 19.2 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 56,744 | 19.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 55,200 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 55,533 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 56,726 | 21.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 56,596 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 56,753 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 57,090 | 18.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 57,101 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 57,511 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 57,765 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 57,776 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 56,879 | -0.7 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 55,031 | -3.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 55,376 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 55,717 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 56,878 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 56,320 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 56,662 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 56,311 | -1.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 54,899 | -3.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 56,130 | -2.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 56,135 | -2.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 56,989 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 56,546 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 56,326 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 56,423 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 56,901 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 57,903 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 58,385 | 3.7 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 57,909 | 2.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 57,810 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 56,386 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 57,279 | 2.0 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 57,540 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 57,859 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 57,121 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 56,507 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 56,676 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 56,944 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 58,174 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 59,009 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 59,349 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 59,075 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 58,381 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 58,757 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 58,962 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 59,496 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 59,110 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 58,908 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 58,877 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 59,236 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 59,569 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 59,895 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 60,018 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 59,863 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 59,006 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 59,433 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 59,685 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 60,153 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 60,416 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 60,330 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 60,150 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 60,976 | 2.9 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 61,845 | 3.8 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 62,187 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 62,026 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 62,012 | 3.6 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 60,978 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 61,458 | 3.4 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 61,848 | 3.6 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 62,346 | 3.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 62,429 | 3.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 62,261 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 62,383 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 63,057 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 63,588 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 64,332 | 3.4 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 63,853 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 63,633 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 62,069 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 62,344 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 62,982 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 63,423 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 63,525 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 63,658 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 63,457 | 1.7 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 63,935 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 64,580 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 64,936 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 65,267 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 64,713 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 64,099 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 64,166 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 64,313 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 64,611 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| May | 64,543 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 63,619 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
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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