Alabama Metropolitan Areas
Tables and Graphs
Nonagricultural Employment
Total
Change from
October 2008
Metro Areas
October 2008
Number
Percent
2,011,300
53,500
56,800
532,000
58,600
62,300
58,100
37,400
215,100
184,400
181,800
98,800
12,970
-2,900
100
700
-2,400
-800
-500
400
-600
3,500
600
1,400
300
-180
-0.1
0.2
1.2
-0.4
-1.3
-0.8
0.7
-1.6
1.7
0.3
0.8
0.3
-1.4
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Russell County
Net Jobs in Metropolitan Areas
Net Jobs in Nonmetro Counties
2,520
-5,420
Note: Nonagricultural employment (jobs) is by place of work.
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Manufacturing
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
October 2008
Change from
October 2007
Percent
of Total
285,500
7,000
6,600
42,600
13,200
7,000
7,400
5,400
31,800
16,000
19,800
15,000
-9,700
-300
-100
-1,000
-600
-300
-100
-100
-900
-300
-200
-100
14.2
13.1
11.6
8.0
22.5
11.2
12.7
14.4
14.8
8.7
10.9
15.2
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Nonagricultural Employment (continued)
Services Employment
Change from October 2007
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
October
2008
Total
Professional
and Business
Educational
and Health
Leisure and
Hospitality
689,900
17,800
17,100
200,500
19,000
21,200
20,100
15,400
87,900
71,700
63,700
28,500
4,600
200
100
200
200
-100
200
-400
2,900
700
1,100
200
4,300
100
200
300
200
0
200
0
2,000
400
500
100
-100
0
0
-300
100
0
0
-200
700
500
200
0
500
0
-100
200
-100
0
0
-100
200
100
400
200
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Labor Force
Civilian Labor Force
Change from
October 2007
Metro Areas
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
2008
Number
Percent
2,182,465
55,326
66,631
535,278
72,980
65,244
69,290
44,996
205,530
186,219
174,307
98,764
-10,513
295
-344
-3,851
-612
-1,083
57
-599
1,601
463
1,630
-422
-0.5
0.5
-0.5
-0.7
-0.8
-1.6
0.1
-1.3
0.8
0.2
0.9
-0.4
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Labor Force (continued)
Total Employment
Change from
October 2007
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
2008
Number
Percent
2,064,348
52,043
63,619
509,845
69,351
61,985
65,610
42,372
197,511
176,012
164,440
94,423
-56,077
-1,168
-1,317
-13,317
-2,110
-2,227
-1,189
-1,539
-1,281
-3,482
-2,630
-2,016
-2.6
-2.2
-2.0
-2.5
-3.0
-3.5
-1.8
-3.5
-0.6
-1.9
-1.6
-2.1
Note: Total employment is by place of residence.
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Gross Domestic Product
(Millions of Current Dollars)
Percent Change
Metro Areas
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
2006
2001 to
2006
2005 to
2006
Percent
of State
2006
158,566
3,507
3,257
51,535
4,826
4,352
3,599
2,436
17,115
13,892
13,859
7,505
33.6
44.8
48.2
28.6
34.2
35.7
33.8
27.1
45.5
32.4
32.5
50.3
5.4
6.0
8.6
4.9
4.5
3.6
5.2
3.4
6.8
9.3
6.2
8.3
100.0
2.2
2.1
32.5
3.0
2.7
2.3
1.5
10.8
8.8
8.7
4.7
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Population Growth
2006 to 2007
Metro Areas
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Russell County*
7/1/2007
Number
Change
Percent
Change
Net
Migration
4,627,851
113,103
130,516
1,108,210
149,279
139,499
143,149
103,217
386,632
404,406
365,962
205,218
50,183
37,611
399
2,483
8,139
1,244
1,937
610
306
8,578
2,308
3,079
2,532
522
0.8
0.4
1.9
0.7
0.8
1.4
0.4
0.3
2.3
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.1
22,504
163
1,790
3,932
712
1,528
600
351
6,654
364
1,046
1,722
397
* Russell County is part of the Columbus, GA-AL MSA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Division.
Income and Wages
Per Capita Income 2007
Metro Areas
Unites States
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Per Capita
Income
Percent Change
from 2006
$38,632
32,401
30,614
26,411
39,247
32,293
31,485
28,362
28,492
36,084
28,531
34,333
32,051
5.2
5.0
5.7
4.0
5.1
5.2
4.4
4.9
4.8
4.0
4.3
4.1
4.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Average Wage per Job 2007
Unites States
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
All Industries
Manufacturing
$44,458
37,492
34,593
31,554
42,570
35,931
32,367
30,699
30,979
45,763
36,890
36,223
36,737
$53,544
43,649
38,871
41,642
46,643
54,134
33,948
38,623
40,803
54,697
50,962
44,802
53,710
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages.
Income and Wages (continued)
Housing Industry
Residential Building Permits
Single-Family
Multi-Family
Metro Areas
2008*
Change
from 2007*
2008*
Change
from 2007*
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
8,732
112
601
2,068
106
261
207
74
1,697
1,086
463
397
-5,330
-46
-274
-2,139
-94
19
-22
-37
-988
-327
-470
-254
2,513
14
58
983
12
0
132
13
112
500
8
555
-1,093
-194
-117
795
12
0
96
-11
-451
69
-714
-175
* Data for both 2007 and 2008 cover the period January through September.
Note: Data are for permit-issuing places only.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Total Homes Sold
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
2008
Percent Change
from 2007
35,558
830
1,005
10,227
n.a.
906
1,215
595
6,807
3,263
3,224
1,667
-21.8
-18.1
-15.3
-26.6
n.a.
-12.5
-9.6
-19.9
-18.2
-17.4
-26.1
-29.8
Note: Data for both 2007 and 2008 cover the period January through September.
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, The University of Alabama.
Housing Industry (continued)
Percent Change in OFHEO House Price Index
United States
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford
Auburn-Opelika
Birmingham-Hoover
Decatur
Dothan
Florence-Muscle Shoals
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Q2 2008
to Q3 2008
Q3 2007
to Q3 2008
-2.7
0.4
1.6
1.4
-0.7
-0.5
2.9
4.6
3.9
0.5
2.5
-0.8
-0.1
-4.0
2.8
2.4
2.4
2.0
4.2
3.0
8.9
3.7
4.1
5.0
-0.8
3.1
Source: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.