Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tuscaloosa fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Tuscaloosa peaked in August 2009 at 9.8% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tuscaloosa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Alabama	7.4%	-0.1	-1.9
Tuscaloosa	7.2%	-0.2	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tuscaloosa peaked in September 2009 at 9,739. There are now 2,574 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tuscaloosa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tuscaloosa	7,165	-150	-1,142

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Tuscaloosa Unemployment Rate	Tuscaloosa Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	7.2%	7,165
February 2012	8.3%	7.5%	7.4%	7,315
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	7.7%	7,611
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	8.2%	8,125
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	8.7%	8,572
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	9.0%	8,936
September 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.3%	9,167
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.2%	9,128
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	9.2%	9,143
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	8.9%	8,821
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.0%	9,037
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	8.6%	8,596