Tuscaloosa Leader

Tuscaloosa County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,865 people out of the 223,945 living in Tuscaloosa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Tuscaloosa County has decreased compared to the 5.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Tuscaloosa County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.4%.

Of the 105,794 people who had a job during that time, 129 were employed in the Armed Forces and 105,665 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,865	5.3%
Employed	105,794	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	105,665	94.6%
Employed in armed forces	129	0.1%