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Tuscaloosa

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2024
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Dec 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Mechanical Occupations in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2014	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages for Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tuscaloosa — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024

Tuscaloosa, AL Economy at a Glance:

Tuscaloosa, AL

Data Series	Back Data	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		121.2	121.5	122.1	122.8	122.5	(p)123.6
Employment(1)		118.3	117.8	118.0	118.6	118.8	(p)119.8
Unemployment(1)		2.9	3.7	4.1	4.2	3.7	(p)3.8
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.4	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.0	(p)3.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		116.5	116.5	116.4	116.6	117.2	(p)117.4
12-month % change		2.4	2.1	2.8	1.8	0.8	(p)1.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	(p)7.2
12-month % change		2.9	1.4	2.9	4.4	4.3	(p)4.3
Manufacturing(3)		19.6	19.9	19.8	19.7	19.6	(p)19.7
12-month % change		0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	(p)1.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		17.4	17.4	17.6	17.5	17.5	(p)17.6
12-month % change		1.2	0.0	1.7	0.6	0.0	(p)1.1
Information(3)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		11.1	0.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	(p)11.1
Financial Activities(3)		4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	(p)4.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-2.4	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	(p)10.8
12-month % change		1.9	0.9	1.9	-2.7	-4.5	(p)-3.6
Education and Health Services(3)		10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	(p)10.3
12-month % change		3.0	3.0	5.2	4.1	3.0	(p)3.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		11.9	12.0	11.9	11.9	12.0	(p)11.9
12-month % change		7.2	7.1	9.2	6.3	-0.8	(p)-1.7
Other Services(3)		4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.9	(p)4.8
12-month % change		2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.0
Government(3)		29.7	29.3	29.2	29.7	30.0	(p)30.1
12-month % change		2.8	2.8	2.5	2.1	2.4	(p)2.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary