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Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tuscaloosa fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2023 to 2.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Tuscaloosa peaked in April 2020 at 18.0% and is now 15.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Tuscaloosa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Alabama 2.2% -0.1 -0.3
Tuscaloosa 2.2% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, National

Tuscaloosa, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tuscaloosa peaked in April 2020 at 20,524. There are now 17,960 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tuscaloosa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Tuscaloosa 2,564 -43 -502

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Tuscaloosa
Unemployment Rate		 Tuscaloosa
Unemployed
May
2023		 3.7% — — —
April
2023		 3.4% 2.2% 2.2% 2,564
March
2023		 3.5% 2.3% 2.2% 2,607
February
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.3% 2,761
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 2,907
December
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 3,059
November
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.6% 3,068
October
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 2.6% 3,096
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.7% 3,134
August
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 2.7% 3,150
July
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.7% 3,135
June
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.7% 3,102

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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