Unemployed people in Tuscaloosa, AL

Unemployed people in Tuscaloosa, AL was 1,771 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,771

Change on 2024-1.6%

Rank5th of 30Cities in Alabama ranked

Series high4,1192010

Series low1,4512023

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Unemployed people in Tuscaloosa, AL, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	1,771
2024	1,800
2023	1,451
2022	1,470
2021	1,955
2020	4,024
2019	1,589
2018	1,952
2017	2,209
2016	2,797
2015	2,826
2014	2,851
2013	3,040
2012	3,431
2011	3,888
2010	4,119
2009	3,734
2008	2,250
2007	1,541
2006	1,462
2005	1,557
2004	2,215
2003	2,255
2002	2,185
2001	1,932
2000	1,812
1999	1,560
1998	1,511
1997	1,633
1996	1,773
1995	2,074
1994	2,134
1993	2,271
1992	2,448
1991	2,145
1990	1,889

Rankings

US cities by unemployed people 1706 places
Cities in Alabama by unemployed people 30 places

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/tuscaloosa-al. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/tuscaloosa-al.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/tuscaloosa-al (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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What is the unemployed people in Tuscaloosa, AL?

Unemployed people in Tuscaloosa, AL was 1,771 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Tuscaloosa, AL?

4,119 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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