Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tuscaloosa fell 5.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Tuscaloosa peaked in April 2020 at 17.1% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tuscaloosa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Alabama	9.6%	-4.2	+6.6
Tuscaloosa	11.2%	-5.9	+8.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 20,752. There are now 6,999 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tuscaloosa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tuscaloosa	13,753	-6,999	+10,405

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Tuscaloosa Unemployment Rate	Tuscaloosa Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	7.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	11.2%	13,753
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	17.1%	20,752
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	2.6%	3,095
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	2.6%	3,103
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.6%	3,059
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	2,923
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	2,970
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	3,018
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.6%	3,072
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	3,117
July 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.7%	3,156