MARCH 2012 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA

Civilian Labor Force

Area
Alabama (Seasonally Adjusted)
Alabama (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Autauga
Baldwin
Barbour
Bibb
Blount
Bullock
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers
Cherokee
Chilton
Choctaw
Clarke
Clay
Cleburne
Coffee
Colbert
Conecuh
Coosa
Covington
Crenshaw
Cullman
Dale
Dallas
DeKalb
Elmore
Escambia
Etowah
Fayette
Franklin
Geneva
Greene
Hale
Henry
Houston
Jackson
Jefferson
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Lee
Limestone
Lowndes
Macon
Madison
Marengo
Marion
Marshall
Mobile
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Perry
Pickens
Pike
Randolph
Russell
St. Clair
Shelby
Sumter
Talladega
Tallapoosa
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Washington
Wilcox
Winston
United States (Seasonally Adjusted)
United States (Not Seasonally Adj.)

Prel
Mar
2012
2,141,923
2,130,075
24,981
83,840
9,495
8,872
25,560
3,596
9,181
52,218
14,493
11,362
19,284
4,929
9,831
5,039
6,323
21,402
24,964
4,364
4,379
15,478
6,685
37,840
20,242
14,861
28,232
34,573
14,660
45,101
6,478
13,280
11,033
3,019
5,674
7,077
45,329
25,959
297,364
5,317
44,283
15,330
66,162
38,557
4,204
8,389
168,190
7,653
11,577
40,271
188,369
7,677
101,576
56,619
3,521
7,776
15,744
8,805
22,766
36,533
100,216
4,404
36,687
16,527
90,100
26,846
6,660
3,257
9,058
154,707,000
154,316,000

Rev
Feb
2012
2,149,848
2,127,844
25,062
82,950
9,427
8,911
25,672
3,602
9,060
52,116
14,412
11,370
19,367
4,930
9,748
4,979
6,266
21,364
24,923
4,349
4,370
16,362
6,649
37,304
20,299
14,781
27,671
34,640
14,467
45,184
6,408
13,320
11,078
3,078
5,683
7,077
45,376
25,930
298,115
5,271
44,304
15,417
65,978
38,676
4,216
8,278
167,969
7,557
11,306
40,132
187,935
7,587
101,677
56,594
3,448
7,686
16,086
8,638
22,841
36,804
100,566
4,476
36,113
16,615
89,880
26,916
6,573
3,213
8,790
154,871,000
154,114,000

Rev
Mar
2011

Employment
Prel
Mar
2012

Rev
Feb
2012

Unemployment
Rev
Mar
2011

Prel
Mar
2012

Rev
Feb
2012

2,202,606
1,984,545
1,988,053
1,998,807
157,378
161,795
2,188,471
1,974,170
1,960,713
1,990,358
155,905
167,131
26,048
23,393
23,323
23,912
1,588
1,739
83,755
78,284
76,692
76,724
5,556
6,258
9,832
8,501
8,341
8,775
994
1,086
9,239
8,212
8,191
8,287
660
720
26,433
23,891
23,831
24,110
1,669
1,841
3,669
3,166
3,129
3,143
430
473
9,245
8,190
8,063
8,215
991
997
54,243
48,275
47,896
49,263
3,943
4,220
14,519
13,133
12,963
12,833
1,360
1,449
11,602
10,540
10,446
10,601
822
924
19,951
18,006
17,961
18,171
1,278
1,406
5,213
4,494
4,422
4,624
435
508
10,091
8,673
8,489
8,530
1,158
1,259
5,249
4,581
4,483
4,614
458
496
6,433
5,907
5,818
5,892
416
448
21,917
20,109
19,972
20,392
1,293
1,392
25,268
23,063
22,830
23,050
1,901
2,093
4,621
3,859
3,803
3,924
505
546
4,565
3,982
3,971
4,072
397
399
16,357
14,282
15,026
14,915
1,196
1,336
6,793
6,231
6,139
6,178
454
510
38,686
35,427
34,617
35,499
2,413
2,687
20,846
18,860
18,732
19,126
1,382
1,567
15,073
12,871
12,734
12,702
1,990
2,047
29,009
25,721
24,997
25,768
2,511
2,674
35,916
32,169
32,073
32,882
2,404
2,567
14,842
13,426
13,111
13,327
1,234
1,356
45,745
41,903
41,675
41,559
3,198
3,509
6,613
5,957
5,836
5,884
521
572
13,426
12,261
12,137
12,193
1,019
1,183
11,264
10,291
10,244
10,327
742
834
3,193
2,699
2,692
2,738
320
386
5,935
5,130
5,117
5,205
544
566
7,249
6,585
6,555
6,609
492
522
46,230
42,262
42,068
42,411
3,067
3,308
26,846
24,109
23,951
24,533
1,850
1,979
306,291
276,836
276,139
279,373
20,528
21,976
5,313
4,928
4,832
4,746
389
439
45,079
41,387
40,970
41,366
2,896
3,334
15,762
14,063
13,990
14,122
1,267
1,427
67,463
62,058
61,789
62,390
4,104
4,189
40,098
36,132
35,935
37,006
2,425
2,741
4,358
3,560
3,549
3,639
644
667
8,872
7,544
7,442
7,712
845
836
174,486
157,519
156,657
161,327
10,671
11,312
7,850
6,946
6,810
6,901
707
747
11,705
10,563
10,129
10,366
1,014
1,177
41,957
37,427
37,080
38,354
2,844
3,052
192,335
172,504
171,336
172,885
15,865
16,599
7,981
6,723
6,599
6,688
954
988
105,530
93,930
93,651
96,014
7,646
8,026
57,827
52,486
52,216
52,709
4,133
4,378
3,580
3,069
2,998
3,014
452
450
7,977
7,104
6,977
7,133
672
709
16,073
14,656
15,029
14,773
1,088
1,057
9,183
8,041
7,844
8,205
764
794
22,791
20,653
20,728
20,472
2,113
2,113
37,675
34,125
34,039
34,438
2,408
2,765
102,788
95,149
94,909
96,021
5,067
5,657
4,686
3,902
3,950
3,987
502
526
37,402
33,680
32,912
33,541
3,007
3,201
17,519
15,038
15,000
15,382
1,489
1,615
92,849
84,103
83,877
85,323
5,997
6,003
27,711
24,783
24,720
25,010
2,063
2,196
6,987
5,921
5,768
6,009
739
805
3,276
2,734
2,665
2,636
523
548
9,153
8,160
7,841
7,827
898
949
153,392,000 142,034,000 142,065,000 139,764,000 12,673,000 12,806,000
153,022,000 141,412,000 140,684,000 138,962,000 12,904,000 13,430,000

Counties and Metropolitan Areas are comparable to the not seasonally adjusted labor force data.
Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2011 benchmark.

Rev
Mar
2011
203,799
198,113
2,136
7,031
1,057
952
2,323
526
1,030
4,980
1,686
1,001
1,780
589
1,561
635
541
1,525
2,218
697
493
1,442
615
3,187
1,720
2,371
3,241
3,034
1,515
4,186
729
1,233
937
455
730
640
3,819
2,313
26,918
567
3,713
1,640
5,073
3,092
719
1,160
13,159
949
1,339
3,603
19,450
1,293
9,516
5,118
566
844
1,300
978
2,319
3,237
6,767
699
3,861
2,137
7,526
2,701
978
640
1,326
13,628,000
14,060,000

Unemployment Rate
Prel
Mar
2012
7.3%
7.3%
6.4%
6.6%
10.5%
7.4%
6.5%
12.0%
10.8%
7.6%
9.4%
7.2%
6.6%
8.8%
11.8%
9.1%
6.6%
6.0%
7.6%
11.6%
9.1%
7.7%
6.8%
6.4%
6.8%
13.4%
8.9%
7.0%
8.4%
7.1%
8.0%
7.7%
6.7%
10.6%
9.6%
7.0%
6.8%
7.1%
6.9%
7.3%
6.5%
8.3%
6.2%
6.3%
15.3%
10.1%
6.3%
9.2%
8.8%
7.1%
8.4%
12.4%
7.5%
7.3%
12.8%
8.6%
6.9%
8.7%
9.3%
6.6%
5.1%
11.4%
8.2%
9.0%
6.7%
7.7%
11.1%
16.1%
9.9%
8.2%
8.4%

Rev
Feb
2012
7.5%
7.9%
6.9%
7.5%
11.5%
8.1%
7.2%
13.1%
11.0%
8.1%
10.1%
8.1%
7.3%
10.3%
12.9%
10.0%
7.1%
6.5%
8.4%
12.6%
9.1%
8.2%
7.7%
7.2%
7.7%
13.8%
9.7%
7.4%
9.4%
7.8%
8.9%
8.9%
7.5%
12.5%
10.0%
7.4%
7.3%
7.6%
7.4%
8.3%
7.5%
9.3%
6.3%
7.1%
15.8%
10.1%
6.7%
9.9%
10.4%
7.6%
8.8%
13.0%
7.9%
7.7%
13.1%
9.2%
6.6%
9.2%
9.3%
7.5%
5.6%
11.8%
8.9%
9.7%
6.7%
8.2%
12.2%
17.1%
10.8%
8.3%
8.7%

Rev
Mar
2011
9.3%
9.1%
8.2%
8.4%
10.8%
10.3%
8.8%
14.3%
11.1%
9.2%
11.6%
8.6%
8.9%
11.3%
15.5%
12.1%
8.4%
7.0%
8.8%
15.1%
10.8%
8.8%
9.1%
8.2%
8.3%
15.7%
11.2%
8.4%
10.2%
9.2%
11.0%
9.2%
8.3%
14.2%
12.3%
8.8%
8.3%
8.6%
8.8%
10.7%
8.2%
10.4%
7.5%
7.7%
16.5%
13.1%
7.5%
12.1%
11.4%
8.6%
10.1%
16.2%
9.0%
8.9%
15.8%
10.6%
8.1%
10.7%
10.2%
8.6%
6.6%
14.9%
10.3%
12.2%
8.1%
9.7%
14.0%
19.5%
14.5%
8.9%
9.2%

METROPOLITAN AREAS
MARCH 2012 UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
Civilian Labor Force

Area

Employment

Unemployment

Unemployment Rate

Prel

Rev

Rev

Prel

Rev

Rev

Prel

Rev

Rev

Prel

Rev

Mar

Feb

Mar

Mar

Feb

Mar

Mar

Feb

Mar

Mar

Feb

Rev
Mar

2012

2012

2011

2012

2012

2011

2012

2012

2011

2012

2012

2011

Anniston-Oxford MA

52,218

52,116

54,243

48,275

47,896

49,263

3,943

4,220

4,980

7.6%

8.1%

Auburn-Opelika MA

66,162

65,978

67,463

62,058

61,789

62,390

4,104

4,189

5,073

6.2%

6.3%

7.5%

514,675

516,354

530,088

481,001

479,791

485,410

33,674

36,563

44,678

6.5%

7.1%

8.4%

Decatur MA

71,949

72,011

73,589

66,549

66,206

66,831

5,400

5,805

6,758

7.5%

8.1%

9.2%

Dothan MA

63,439

63,531

64,743

59,138

58,867

59,347

4,301

4,664

5,396

6.8%

7.3%

8.3%

Florence-Muscle Shoals MA

69,247

69,227

70,347

64,450

63,800

64,416

4,797

5,427

5,931

6.9%

7.8%

8.4%

Gadsden MA

45,101

45,184

45,745

41,903

41,675

41,559

3,198

3,509

4,186

7.1%

7.8%

9.2%

Huntsville MA

206,747

206,645

214,584

193,651

192,592

198,333

13,096

14,053

16,251

6.3%

6.8%

7.6%

Mobile MA

188,369

187,935

192,335

172,504

171,336

172,885

15,865

16,599

19,450

8.4%

8.8%

10.1%

Montgomery MA

165,334

165,595

171,851

153,051

152,596

156,447

12,283

12,999

15,404

7.4%

7.8%

9.0%

Tuscaloosa MA

98,794

98,641

101,977

91,933

91,686

93,266

6,861

6,955

8,711

6.9%

7.1%

8.5%

Birmingham-Hoover MA

Counties and Metropolitan Areas are comparable to the not seasonally adjusted labor force data.
Estimates prepared by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations in Cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on 2011 benchmark.

9.2%