Alabama Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,524,000 | - | 6.3 | - |
| 1979 | 1,544,000 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| 1980 | 1,526,000 | -1.2 | 8.8 | 1.7 |
| 1981 | 1,491,000 | -2.3 | 10.7 | 1.9 |
| 1982 | 1,465,000 | -1.7 | 14.4 | 3.7 |
| 1983 | 1,518,000 | 3.6 | 13.7 | -0.7 |
| 1984 | 1,592,000 | 4.9 | 11.2 | -2.5 |
| 1985 | 1,641,000 | 3.1 | 8.9 | -2.3 |
| 1986 | 1,696,000 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
| 1987 | 1,746,000 | 2.9 | 7.8 | -2.1 |
| 1988 | 1,738,000 | -0.5 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| 1989 | 1,773,000 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | 1,759,239 | -0.8 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| 1991 | 1,768,884 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 1,816,751 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 1,845,425 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 1,906,756 | 3.3 | 6.0 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 1,955,846 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| 1996 | 1,992,652 | 1.9 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | 2,035,156 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 2,059,310 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 2,070,210 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 2,067,147 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 2,034,909 | -1.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 1,994,748 | -2.0 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 1,989,784 | -0.2 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 2,007,153 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 2,042,925 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| 2006 | 2,090,387 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 2,099,615 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 2,053,502 | -2.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,917,575 | 3.1 | 5.6 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 1,926,395 | 3.2 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 1,940,147 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 1,951,679 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| May | 1,955,039 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 1,964,952 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 1,973,605 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,956,828 | 2.6 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,955,586 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,975,561 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 1,976,559 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,976,226 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,939,389 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,951,313 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,968,649 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,977,211 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| May | 1,989,065 | 1.7 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 2,003,209 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 2,011,593 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 1,998,848 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 2,000,990 | 2.3 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 2,021,853 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 2,022,543 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 2,027,163 | 2.6 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,992,765 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,996,636 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,018,134 | 2.5 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,025,441 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 2,037,150 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,042,960 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,051,556 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,039,679 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 2,038,047 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 2,052,100 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 2,062,105 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,065,295 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,030,666 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 2,037,904 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 2,051,654 | 1.7 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 2,059,809 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| May | 2,064,741 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 2,066,721 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 2,067,124 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 2,052,943 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 2,057,021 | 0.9 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 2,067,970 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2,073,569 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 2,081,596 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,053,169 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 2,052,621 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 2,064,676 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,067,086 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| May | 2,076,039 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,080,807 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,075,874 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 2,061,088 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 2,060,839 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 2,077,402 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,083,174 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,089,745 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,055,239 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 2,058,802 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 2,063,351 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,076,359 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,067,512 | -0.4 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 2,075,362 | -0.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 2,068,441 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 2,056,219 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,056,169 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 2,070,849 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,074,467 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,082,992 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,053,666 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 2,055,684 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,067,082 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 2,072,370 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,072,722 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 2,020,028 | -2.7 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,023,202 | -2.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 1,997,465 | -2.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,008,336 | -2.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 2,016,804 | -2.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 2,015,130 | -2.9 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 2,016,414 | -3.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,968,200 | -4.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 1,983,559 | -3.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 1,988,146 | -3.8 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 1,992,783 | -3.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| May | 1,998,399 | -3.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 1,998,305 | -1.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 1,996,759 | -1.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 1,989,791 | -0.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,003,466 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,009,684 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,003,604 | -0.6 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,004,283 | -0.6 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,971,631 | 0.2 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,975,946 | -0.4 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 1,983,536 | -0.2 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,991,141 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,988,477 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,993,280 | -0.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 1,990,381 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,983,202 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 1,986,734 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 2,002,233 | -0.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,005,860 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 2,004,981 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,982,483 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,981,077 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 1,989,956 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 1,999,784 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,003,894 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 2,008,791 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 2,013,820 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,008,482 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 2,010,410 | 1.2 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,026,603 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 2,031,462 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 2,029,077 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,001,465 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 2,001,023 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 2,013,569 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 2,029,134 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
| May | 2,036,389 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 2,040,996 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 2,045,669 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 2,044,685 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 2,060,272 | 2.5 | 3.7 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 2,080,379 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 2,079,539 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 2,081,974 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,053,190 | 2.6 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 2,056,641 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 2,069,689 | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,078,568 | 2.4 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 2,084,786 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 2,092,907 | 2.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 2,094,218 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 2,090,467 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 2,095,960 | 1.7 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,121,291 | 2.0 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,122,943 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,123,980 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,088,889 | 1.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,087,552 | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,100,984 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,100,912 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,104,281 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,108,308 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,104,928 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 2,089,248 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,097,749 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 2,105,750 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,109,968 | -0.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 2,096,805 | -1.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,068,345 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 2,059,433 | -1.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 2,067,843 | -1.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 2,074,651 | -1.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| May | 2,067,697 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 2,068,408 | -1.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 2,061,085 | -2.1 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 2,044,044 | -2.2 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Sep | 2,040,627 | -2.7 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 2,043,560 | -3.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 2,031,852 | -3.7 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 2,014,475 | -3.9 | 6.5 | 2.7 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,957,627 | -5.4 | 8.2 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 1,941,931 | -5.7 | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 1,937,480 | -6.3 | 9.0 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 1,935,624 | -6.7 | 8.4 | 4.8 |
| May | 1,921,175 | -7.1 | 9.3 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 1,920,128 | -7.2 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 1,903,914 | -7.6 | 10.6 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 1,879,567 | -8.0 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 1,863,920 | -8.7 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 1,867,085 | -8.6 | 10.7 | 5.1 |
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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