Mobile, AL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 159,601 | - | 6.5 | - |
| 1991 | 164,219 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 166,700 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 171,680 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 177,084 | 3.1 | 6.4 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | 180,094 | 1.7 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 183,868 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| 1997 | 188,226 | 2.4 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 190,837 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 191,697 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | 178,573 | -6.8 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 175,856 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 170,943 | -2.8 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 167,449 | -2.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 165,912 | -0.9 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 170,102 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -1.6 |
| 2006 | 174,606 | 2.6 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 178,109 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 174,969 | 2.1 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 176,052 | 2.0 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 177,877 | 1.8 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 179,325 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 180,476 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 182,610 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 182,529 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 180,399 | 1.4 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 179,151 | 0.9 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 182,146 | 2.0 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 182,940 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 182,658 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 177,615 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 179,216 | 1.8 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 181,089 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 182,274 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -1.7 |
| May | 183,560 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 186,166 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 186,143 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 185,411 | 2.8 | 5.2 | -2.1 |
| Sep | 184,798 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 186,539 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 186,827 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 186,783 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| 1997-Jan | 182,568 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 182,729 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 185,442 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 187,157 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| May | 188,971 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 190,597 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 191,432 | 2.8 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 189,383 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 188,132 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 189,867 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 190,611 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 191,822 | 2.7 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 186,233 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 187,574 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 190,144 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 191,176 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| May | 191,368 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 192,521 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 192,071 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 191,076 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 190,803 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 191,243 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 192,321 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 193,516 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 189,148 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 189,259 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 191,435 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 191,197 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| May | 192,443 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 194,181 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 193,977 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 191,661 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 190,619 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 192,250 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 192,101 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 192,089 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 2000-Jan | 175,407 | -7.3 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 175,697 | -7.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 176,477 | -7.8 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 178,215 | -6.8 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 178,363 | -7.3 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 180,371 | -7.1 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 180,629 | -6.9 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 179,243 | -6.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 178,003 | -6.6 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 179,578 | -6.6 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 180,447 | -6.1 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 180,442 | -6.1 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 176,066 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 176,530 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 177,952 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 178,889 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| May | 178,954 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 175,707 | -2.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 176,588 | -2.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 173,829 | -3.0 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 174,051 | -2.2 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 173,169 | -3.6 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 174,298 | -3.4 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 174,242 | -3.4 | 5.8 | 1.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 167,985 | -4.6 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 169,656 | -3.9 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 170,840 | -4.0 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 171,312 | -4.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| May | 172,039 | -3.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 172,852 | -1.6 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 172,030 | -2.6 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 170,776 | -1.8 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 171,113 | -1.7 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 171,840 | -0.8 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 170,785 | -2.0 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 170,093 | -2.4 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 167,729 | -0.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 167,632 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 168,169 | -1.6 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 168,505 | -1.6 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 168,155 | -2.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 168,453 | -2.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 167,575 | -2.6 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 166,222 | -2.7 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 166,321 | -2.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 166,600 | -3.0 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 166,941 | -2.3 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 167,085 | -1.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 164,170 | -2.1 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 164,240 | -2.0 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 164,485 | -2.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 165,332 | -1.9 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 165,454 | -1.6 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 165,364 | -1.8 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 166,267 | -0.8 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 164,989 | -0.7 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 165,076 | -0.7 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 168,064 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 168,754 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 168,744 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -1.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 165,792 | 1.0 | 5.1 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 166,251 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 168,075 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -2.0 |
| Apr | 168,947 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -1.9 |
| May | 169,297 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 169,796 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 169,547 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -2.0 |
| Aug | 169,634 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -1.9 |
| Sep | 169,965 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 175,067 | 4.2 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 174,357 | 3.3 | 3.7 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 174,500 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 170,985 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 172,618 | 3.8 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 173,573 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 172,865 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 173,450 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 174,841 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 174,442 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 173,398 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 175,106 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 177,309 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 177,970 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 178,711 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 176,268 | 3.1 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 177,185 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 178,972 | 3.1 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 177,276 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| May | 177,288 | 2.2 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 178,118 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 177,667 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 177,001 | 2.1 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 178,299 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 179,494 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 180,323 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 179,413 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 178,369 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 177,557 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 178,530 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 179,332 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| May | 178,575 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 178,393 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
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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