Unemployment Rate in Tuscaloosa County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Tuscaloosa County Compares
National Distribution
Where Tuscaloosa County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Tuscaloosa County: 5.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,444 | Hampton city, VA | 5.8% |
| #2,445 | Perry County, TN | 5.8% |
| #2,446 | Jefferson County, GA | 5.8% |
| #2,447 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 5.8% |
| #2,448 | Piute County, UT | 5.8% |
| #2,449 | Caddo County, OK | 5.8% |
| #2,450 | Chatham County, GA | 5.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, which ranks #2,447 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Alabama, Tuscaloosa County ranks #45 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 24th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.