Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

The unemployment rate saw little improvement in the Appalachian Region in 2010, after reaching its highest 

level in decades early in the year. The labor force continues to struggle, as a disproportionate share of the 

Appalachian workforce gave up the search for jobs and left the labor force altogether.

The rate of job loss during this recession has been more severe in Appalachia than in the nation as a whole: -2.0% 

in Appalachia vs. -1.7% for the nation between 2007Q4 and 2010Q4. Job loss was most severe in North Central 

and Southern Appalachia, where the decline was -2.7 and -2.6% respectively over this period; and least severe in 

Central Appalachia, where employment fell just -0.8%. 

While the nation’s economy lost 8 million jobs (not seasonally adjusted) from 2007Q4 to 2009Q4 and employment 

fell back to 2004 levels, Appalachia lost roughly 700,000 jobs, representing all of the jobs gained since 2000. Of the 

420 counties in Appalachia, only 35 registered positive employment growth during this recession.

Unemployment trends in Appalachia closely tracked the nation during the recession and the previous expansion, 

averaging 9.7% in 2010, up from 4.7% at the 2007 peak. Roughly two-thirds of Appalachia’s (275 of 420) counties 

have higher unemployment rates than the nation as a whole. 

During the previous expansion, labor force growth was slower in Appalachia than the nation, 0.7% and 1.1% 

respectively. During the recession the Appalachian labor force contracted more: -0.4% compared to -0.1% for the 

nation. The labor force declined -0.8% in Southern Appalachia and -1.0% in North-Central Appalachia. More than 

200,000 Appalachian workers gave up the search for jobs and left the labor force between 2008Q4 and 2010Q4. 

These discouraged workers are not counted in the unemployment data.

Population growth between 2000 and 2010 was lower in Appalachia than in the nation as a whole, 6.8% vs. 9.7% 

respectively, but again it varied widely among different parts of the Region. Population in Northern Appalachia 

declined -0.8% over the period, but boomed in Southern Appalachia, where it increased 16.6%. 

The ratio of employment to population, a rough measure of labor force participation, was more than 2% lower in 

Appalachia than in the nation as a whole (.428 and .450 respectively). The employment-population ratio varied from 

a low of .38 in the Central subregion to a high of .45 in the Northern subregion.

Some areas of Appalachia have been harder hit than others in this recession. Employment declined by more than 

the national average in Appalachian Alabama (-2.9%), Georgia (-2.8%), Maryland (-2.3%), Mississippi (-1.8%), New 

York (-1.8%), North Carolina (-3.0%), Ohio (-1.8%), and West Virginia (-3.3%). Employment did not decline as 

severely as the nation in the Appalachian portion of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and 

Virginia. 

Unemployment exceeded the national average in 2010 in the Appalachian portion of Georgia (9.9%), Kentucky 

(11.5%), Maryland (9.6%), Mississippi (12.5%), North Carolina (10.7%), Ohio (11.5%), and South Carolina (10.6%). 

Unemployment rates were lower than the national average in the Appalachian portion of Alabama, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Recession has hit harder in Appalachia Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, quarterly averages not seasonally adjusted

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Employment 

Trends 2010

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 2010

2010 

ratio

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428

Northern Appalachia 0.3 0.2 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.6 5.2 6.0 4.9 8.8 9.2 -0.8 .450

North Central Appalachia -0.5 0.6 -1.0 -1.4 0.7 -2.7 5.3 6.1 4.9 8.8 9.8 4.4 .401

Central Appalachia 0.5 0.4 0.9 -0.8 0.6 -0.8 6.2 6.8 6.1 11.1 10.9 1.6 .380

South Central Appalachia -0.5 0.8 -0.3 -2.4 1.0 -1.8 5.1 5.8 4.6 10.5 9.9 9.8 .434

Southern Appalachia -1.6 1.3 -0.8 -3.0 1.5 -2.6 4.4 5.2 4.3 10.1 9.9 16.6 .420

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

132,000,000

134,000,000

136,000,000

138,000,000

140,000,000

142,000,000

144,000,000

146,000,000

148,000,000

10,600,000

10,800,000

11,000,000

11,200,000

11,400,000

11,600,000

11,800,000

12,000,000

12,200,000

Employment quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Appalachian Region (left scale) United States (right scale)

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

Unemployment Rate quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Appalachian Region United States

140,000,000

142,000,000

144,000,000

146,000,000

148,000,000

150,000,000

152,000,000

154,000,000

156,000,000

158,000,000

11,400,000

11,500,000

11,600,000

11,700,000

11,800,000

11,900,000

12,000,000

12,100,000

12,200,000

12,300,000

Labor Force Appalachian Region (left scale) United States (right scale) quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

4.6

4.7

4.9

4.9

6.1

4.6

4.3

9.3

9.7

8.8

8.8

11.1

10.5

10.1

9.6

9.7

9.2

9.8

10.9

9.9

9.9

4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0

United States

Appalachian Region

Northern Appalachia

North Central Appalachia

Central Appalachia

South Central Appalachia

Southern Appalachia

Unemployment rate unemployed/ labor force, percent 2007 peak 2009 2010

1.1

0.7

0.2

0.6

0.4

0.8

1.3

-0.1

-0.4

-0.2

-1.0

0.9

-0.3

-0.8

-1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5

United States

Appalachian Region

Northern Appalachia

North Central Appalachia

Central Appalachia

South Central Appalachia

Southern Appalachia

Civilian labor force average annual percent change 2001q4-2007q4 expansion 2007q4-2010q4 recession

1.2

0.9

0.3

0.7

0.6

1.0

1.5

-1.7

-2.0

-1.6

-2.7

-0.8

-1.8

-2.6

-3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0

United States

Appalachian Region

Northern Appalachia

North Central Appalachia

Central Appalachia

South Central Appalachia

Southern Appalachia

Employment average annual percent change 2001q4-2007q4 expansion 2007q4-2010q4 recession
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

0.8

0.8

1.9

2.9

0.7

0.6

1.3

1.1

0.0

-1.0

0.8

0.0

1.8

0.9

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.5

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.9

0.5

0.5

-2.9

-2.9

-2.7

-2.8

-0.6

-0.7

-1.8

-2.3

-0.9

-1.8

-1.3

-1.8

-2.3

-3.0

-1.8

-1.8

-1.6

-1.4

-1.3

-1.6

-1.2

-1.1

-0.4

-0.4

-3.3

-4.0 -2.0 0.0 2.0

Alabama

Appalachian Alabama

Georgia

Appalachian Georgia

Kentucky

Appalachian Kentucky

Maryland

Appalachian Maryland

Mississippi

Appalachian Mississippi

New York

Appalachian New York

North Carolina

Appalachian North Carolina

Ohio

Appalachian Ohio

Pennsylvania

Appalachian Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Appalachian South Carolina

Tennessee

Appalachian Tennessee

Virginia

Appalachian Virginia

West Virginia

Employment average annual percent change 2001q4-2007q4 expansion 2007q4-2010q4 recession
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

0.5

0.4

2.0

3.0

0.7

0.5

1.1

1.0

-0.1

-1.0

0.6

-0.1

1.5

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.3

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.7

0.3

0.4

-1.1

-1.2

-0.9

-0.9

1.1

1.1

-0.6

-0.7

0.6

-0.2

-0.1

-0.7

-0.6

-1.3

-0.5

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.6

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.8

1.0

-1.5

-2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0

Alabama

Appalachian Alabama

Georgia

Appalachian Georgia

Kentucky

Appalachian Kentucky

Maryland

Appalachian Maryland

Mississippi

Appalachian Mississippi

New York

Appalachian New York

North Carolina

Appalachian North Carolina

Ohio

Appalachian Ohio

Pennsylvania

Appalachian Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Appalachian South Carolina

Tennessee

Appalachian Tennessee

Virginia

Appalachian Virginia

West Virginia

Civilian labor force average annual percent change 2001q4-2007q4 expansion 2007q4-2010q4 recession
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

3.4

3.3

4.7

4.2

5.6

6.6

3.6

4.7

6.2

7.8

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.6

6.2

4.3

4.6

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.8

3.0

4.4

4.2

9.7

9.5

9.7

9.7

10.7

11.6

7.1

9.3

9.6

12.2

8.4

8.4

10.8

11.0

10.1

11.6

8.0

8.2

11.3

11.3

10.4

10.5

6.8

9.3

7.7

9.5

9.2

10.2

9.9

10.5

11.5

7.5

9.6

10.4

12.5

8.6

8.6

10.6

10.7

10.1

11.5

8.7

8.7

11.2

10.6

9.7

9.6

6.9

9.1

9.1

3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 13.0

Alabama

Appalachian Alabama

Georgia

Appalachian Georgia

Kentucky

Appalachian Kentucky

Maryland

Appalachian Maryland

Mississippi

Appalachian Mississippi

New York

Appalachian New York

North Carolina

Appalachian North Carolina

Ohio

Appalachian Ohio

Pennsylvania

Appalachian Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Appalachian South Carolina

Tennessee

Appalachian Tennessee

Virginia

Appalachian Virginia

West Virginia

Unemployment rate unemployed/ labor force, percent 2007 peak 2009 2010
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

7.5

8.0

18.3

32.9

7.4

2.0

9.0

6.7

4.3

2.2

2.1

-0.6

18.5

11.3

1.6

0.1

3.4

-0.5

15.3

13.9

11.5

10.1

13.0

1.6

2.5

-4.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0 24.0 28.0 32.0 36.0

Alabama

Appalachian Alabama

Georgia

Appalachian Georgia

Kentucky

Appalachian Kentucky

Maryland

Appalachian Maryland

Mississippi

Appalachian Mississippi

New York

Appalachian New York

North Carolina

Appalachian North Carolina

Ohio

Appalachian Ohio

Pennsylvania

Appalachian Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Appalachian South Carolina

Tennessee

Appalachian Tennessee

Virginia

Appalachian Virginia

West Virginia

9.7

6.8

-0.8

4.4

1.6

9.8

16.6

-2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0

United States

Appalachian Region

Northern Appalachia

North Central Appalachia

Central Appalachia

South Central Appalachia

Southern Appalachia

Population percent change 2000-2010
Appalachian Regional Commission

Regional Planning & Research Division Appalachian Region Employment Report - 2011

202-884-7700 www.arc.gov/research Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted data

.403

.412

.435

.438

.430

.383

.478

.429

.396

.369

.454

.446

.423

.417

.460

.423

.456

.458

.416

.426

.435

.436

.487

.434

.384

.360 .380 .400 .420 .440 .460 .480 .500

Alabama

Appalachian Alabama

Georgia

Appalachian Georgia

Kentucky

Appalachian Kentucky

Maryland

Appalachian Maryland

Mississippi

Appalachian Mississippi

New York

Appalachian New York

North Carolina

Appalachian North Carolina

Ohio

Appalachian Ohio

Pennsylvania

Appalachian Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Appalachian South Carolina

Tennessee

Appalachian Tennessee

Virginia

Appalachian Virginia

West Virginia

.450

.428

.450

.401

.380

.434

.420

.360 .380 .400 .420 .440 .460 .480 .500

United States

Appalachian Region

Northern Appalachia

North Central Appalachia

Central Appalachia

South Central Appalachia

Southern Appalachia

Employment- population ratio 2010
Appalachian Region Employment Report 2011 Appalachian Regional Commission

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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Northern Appalachia 0.3 0.2 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.6 5.2 6.0 4.9 8.8 9.2 -0.8 .450 8,384,817

North Central Appalachia -0.5 0.6 -1.0 -1.4 0.7 -2.7 5.3 6.1 4.9 8.8 9.8 4.4 .401 2,423,126

Central Appalachia 0.5 0.4 0.9 -0.8 0.6 -0.8 6.2 6.8 6.1 11.1 10.9 1.6 .380 1,918,473

South Central Appalachia -0.5 0.8 -0.3 -2.4 1.0 -1.8 5.1 5.8 4.6 10.5 9.9 9.8 .434 4,718,420

Southern Appalachia -1.6 1.3 -0.8 -3.0 1.5 -2.6 4.4 5.2 4.3 10.1 9.9 16.6 .420 7,798,620

Alabama -2.6 0.5 -1.1 -3.8 0.8 -2.9 4.7 5.4 3.4 9.7 9.5 7.5 .403 4,779,736

Appalachian Alabama -2.5 0.4 -1.2 -3.8 0.8 -2.9 4.5 5.2 3.3 9.5 9.2 8.0 .412 3,064,522

Georgia 0.4 2.0 -0.9 -0.9 1.9 -2.7 4.0 4.8 4.7 9.7 10.2 18.3 .435 9,687,653

Appalachian Georgia 1.4 3.0 -0.9 0.1 2.9 -2.8 3.6 4.4 4.2 9.7 9.9 32.9 .438 2,933,432

Kentucky -1.3 0.7 1.1 -2.6 0.7 -0.6 5.2 5.7 5.6 10.7 10.5 7.4 .430 4,339,367

Appalachian Kentucky 0.5 0.5 1.1 -0.7 0.6 -0.7 6.5 6.9 6.6 11.6 11.5 2.0 .383 1,184,278

Maryland 0.3 1.1 -0.6 -0.6 1.3 -1.8 4.1 4.5 3.6 7.1 7.5 9.0 .478 5,773,552

Appalachian Maryland 0.5 1.0 -0.7 -0.2 1.1 -2.3 5.1 5.4 4.7 9.3 9.6 6.7 .429 252,614

Mississippi -1.1 -0.1 0.6 -3.2 0.0 -0.9 5.6 6.7 6.2 9.6 10.4 4.3 .396 2,967,297

Appalachian Mississippi -2.7 -1.0 -0.2 -5.1 -1.0 -1.8 6.5 7.9 7.8 12.2 12.5 2.2 .369 629,169

New York 1.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.9 0.8 -1.3 4.9 6.2 4.5 8.4 8.6 2.1 .454 19,378,102

Appalachian New York 1.2 -0.1 -0.7 -1.1 0.0 -1.8 4.5 5.7 4.7 8.4 8.6 -0.6 .446 1,066,421

North Carolina 0.1 1.5 -0.6 -2.2 1.8 -2.3 5.6 6.6 4.7 10.8 10.6 18.5 .423 9,535,483

Appalachian North Carolina -0.3 0.6 -1.3 -2.6 0.9 -3.0 5.5 6.5 4.7 11.0 10.7 11.3 .417 1,698,908

Ohio 0.2 0.4 -0.5 -1.7 0.3 -1.8 4.4 5.7 5.6 10.1 10.1 1.6 .460 11,536,504

Appalachian Ohio 0.6 0.3 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.8 5.5 6.7 6.2 11.6 11.5 0.1 .423 2,042,040

Pennsylvania 0.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.6 0.6 -1.6 4.8 5.6 4.3 8.0 8.7 3.4 .456 12,702,379

Appalachian Pennsylvania 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 5.2 6.0 4.6 8.2 8.7 -0.5 .458 5,792,195

South Carolina -3.5 1.7 0.6 -5.1 1.7 -1.3 5.2 5.9 5.6 11.3 11.2 15.3 .416 4,625,364

Appalachian South Carolina -5.2 1.1 0.1 -7.3 1.2 -1.6 4.8 5.9 5.3 11.3 10.6 13.9 .426 1,171,497

Tennessee -1.3 1.1 0.2 -3.0 1.1 -1.2 4.7 5.3 4.9 10.4 9.7 11.5 .435 6,346,105

Appalachian Tennessee -0.7 1.1 0.2 -2.4 1.1 -1.1 4.9 5.4 4.8 10.5 9.6 10.1 .436 2,785,342

Virginia 2.0 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.9 -0.4 3.2 4.2 3.0 6.8 6.9 13.0 .487 8,001,024

Appalachian Virginia 1.3 0.3 1.0 -0.7 0.5 -0.4 5.1 6.2 4.4 9.3 9.1 1.6 .434 770,044

West Virginia -1.8 0.4 -1.5 -2.3 0.5 -3.3 5.2 5.9 4.2 7.7 9.1 2.5 .384 1,852,994

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)
Appalachian Region Employment Report 2011 Appalachian Regional Commission

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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Bibb County, AL -1.5 -0.8 -1.7 -4.0 0.0 -3.7 6.2 6.4 3.5 11.8 10.7 10.0 .329 22,915

Blount County, AL -0.4 0.9 -1.1 -2.3 1.0 -2.9 3.3 4.9 2.8 8.8 8.9 12.3 .413 57,322

Calhoun County, AL -2.0 0.9 -1.5 -3.1 1.3 -3.3 5.0 5.4 3.4 9.8 9.5 5.6 .401 118,572

Chambers County, AL -3.5 -2.0 -2.9 -6.1 -2.0 -4.7 4.9 6.1 5.6 17.5 13.7 -6.5 .354 34,215

Cherokee County, AL 0.0 1.0 -2.6 -0.5 1.1 -4.2 4.1 4.3 3.6 10.3 9.1 8.3 .397 25,989

Chilton County, AL -1.7 0.2 -1.4 -2.8 0.5 -3.3 4.4 4.6 2.9 9.4 9.4 10.2 .396 43,643

Clay County, AL -6.4 -0.7 -4.3 -6.3 -0.6 -6.6 5.5 5.7 4.8 14.8 13.9 -2.3 .331 13,932

Cleburne County, AL -4.2 -0.7 -1.5 -4.7 -0.4 -3.1 4.8 4.5 3.2 9.0 8.4 6.0 .385 14,972

Colbert County, AL -5.0 0.0 -0.6 -7.3 0.6 -2.2 6.3 7.6 4.0 10.3 9.7 -1.0 .416 54,428

Coosa County, AL -4.2 -2.1 -2.8 -8.9 -1.6 -5.1 6.2 8.5 5.0 14.3 13.1 -5.4 .326 11,539

Cullman County, AL -2.9 0.6 -1.5 -4.0 0.9 -3.2 4.2 5.5 2.9 9.0 8.8 3.8 .429 80,406

DeKalb County, AL -3.2 -0.4 -2.5 -4.4 -0.2 -4.8 4.4 4.7 3.7 12.6 11.6 10.3 .364 71,109

Elmore County, AL -0.9 2.2 -0.5 -2.0 2.5 -2.3 3.9 4.4 2.9 8.3 8.4 20.4 .414 79,303

Etowah County, AL -2.9 -0.5 -0.8 -2.3 -0.2 -2.5 6.0 5.8 3.9 10.1 9.4 0.9 .385 104,430

Fayette County, AL -3.3 -1.8 -3.6 -5.1 -1.5 -5.6 5.8 7.8 4.1 12.4 11.8 -6.8 .339 17,241

Franklin County, AL -4.0 -0.1 -1.7 -6.7 0.5 -3.4 7.0 10.2 4.0 11.9 10.1 1.5 .371 31,704

Hale County, AL -0.8 -0.2 -1.1 -3.3 0.3 -3.3 6.6 7.7 4.7 12.6 12.1 -8.3 .377 15,760

Jackson County, AL -4.7 0.3 -1.5 -7.1 0.9 -3.2 6.0 6.4 3.9 11.3 9.7 -1.3 .442 53,227

Jefferson County, AL -3.0 -0.7 -1.7 -4.2 -0.5 -3.5 3.9 4.7 3.3 9.5 9.4 -0.5 .414 658,466

Lamar County, AL -6.8 -3.2 -3.6 -8.6 -2.7 -5.4 7.4 7.7 5.4 14.2 12.8 -8.4 .313 14,564

Lauderdale County, AL -4.1 0.2 -0.3 -7.4 0.9 -1.8 6.0 7.8 3.7 9.4 8.8 5.4 .422 92,709

Lawrence County, AL -3.8 -0.5 -1.5 -5.7 0.0 -3.6 5.4 6.2 3.5 12.1 11.0 -1.3 .398 34,339

Limestone County, AL -2.3 1.6 0.7 -4.0 1.9 -0.9 4.0 4.9 2.9 8.6 8.3 26.0 .420 82,782

Macon County, AL -4.2 -0.2 -0.8 -5.1 -0.1 -3.5 5.3 5.9 4.7 10.8 13.2 -11.0 .361 21,452

Madison County, AL -2.3 1.8 0.1 -3.2 2.1 -1.4 3.5 4.2 2.7 7.1 7.3 21.0 .467 334,811

Marion County, AL -5.2 0.5 -4.9 -5.4 1.1 -7.2 7.9 8.0 4.5 14.7 13.5 -1.4 .323 30,776

Marshall County, AL -1.2 0.6 -0.9 -2.2 1.1 -2.5 5.0 5.4 3.0 9.0 8.5 13.1 .398 93,019

Morgan County, AL -3.2 0.4 -1.0 -5.2 0.8 -2.9 4.7 5.8 3.0 9.5 9.6 7.6 .422 119,490

Pickens County, AL -4.1 -0.6 -1.0 -4.4 0.0 -3.0 7.7 7.5 4.3 12.1 11.3 -5.7 .350 19,746

Randolph County, AL -2.7 -0.8 -1.3 -4.4 -0.5 -3.5 5.7 6.2 4.4 13.2 12.5 2.4 .345 22,913

St. Clair County, AL -1.0 2.2 -0.5 -2.3 2.5 -2.3 3.8 4.6 2.9 9.6 9.3 29.1 .390 83,593

Shelby County, AL -0.1 3.1 -0.7 -1.0 3.2 -2.1 2.7 3.2 2.3 6.8 7.0 36.1 .469 195,085

Talladega County, AL 1.6 1.0 -2.5 -0.6 1.5 -4.4 6.0 6.7 4.5 12.8 11.5 2.5 .390 82,291

Tallapoosa County, AL -4.0 -0.8 -1.8 -8.1 -0.5 -4.1 5.4 7.2 4.6 12.0 12.7 0.3 .368 41,616

Tuscaloosa County, AL -1.8 1.6 -0.5 -2.8 1.8 -2.1 3.8 4.2 2.8 9.0 8.3 18.1 .415 194,656

Walker County, AL -3.7 -1.2 -1.9 -4.2 -0.8 -3.8 5.5 5.8 3.7 10.3 10.6 -5.2 .370 67,023

Winston County, AL -5.1 -0.5 -4.1 -3.9 0.0 -6.7 8.6 8.0 4.9 15.8 15.0 -1.4 .318 24,484

Banks County, GA 3.2 5.8 -1.5 2.2 5.9 -2.8 3.5 4.1 3.1 7.5 7.3 27.5 .509 18,395

Barrow County, GA 2.4 5.0 0.3 1.0 4.8 -1.7 3.9 4.7 4.3 10.4 10.3 50.3 .444 69,367

Bartow County, GA 1.2 1.6 -0.6 -0.6 1.5 -2.8 4.3 5.4 5.0 11.9 11.7 31.8 .399 100,157

Carroll County, GA 0.1 2.4 -1.1 -0.7 2.3 -3.1 4.6 5.1 4.9 10.7 11.1 26.7 .415 110,527

Catoosa County, GA 2.3 2.6 -0.9 1.7 2.5 -2.2 2.9 3.3 3.7 8.3 8.0 20.0 .494 63,942

Chattooga County, GA -1.1 -0.1 -1.9 -0.7 -0.8 -3.5 4.7 4.0 6.1 13.0 12.0 2.1 .353 26,015

Cherokee County, GA 2.2 4.4 -0.7 0.7 4.3 -2.3 2.8 4.0 3.7 8.7 8.9 51.1 .459 214,346

Dade County, GA 1.8 0.8 -1.8 0.2 0.9 -3.0 3.5 4.5 4.4 10.2 8.8 9.8 .437 16,633

Dawson County, GA 1.5 3.2 -0.3 -0.2 3.1 -2.4 3.1 4.4 3.8 9.8 10.1 39.6 .444 22,330

Douglas County, GA 0.0 3.9 -0.5 -1.4 3.6 -2.6 3.2 4.5 4.8 10.6 11.1 43.6 .430 132,403

Elbert County, GA 2.6 -0.1 -1.9 2.5 -0.2 -4.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 12.0 13.6 -1.7 .404 20,166

Fannin County, GA 1.0 2.9 -0.9 0.5 3.0 -3.1 4.3 5.2 3.9 10.3 10.7 19.6 .401 23,682

Floyd County, GA 2.7 1.5 -1.3 1.8 1.5 -3.2 4.4 4.8 4.8 10.3 10.7 6.4 .448 96,317

Forsyth County, GA 4.2 6.1 0.6 2.6 6.0 -1.0 2.8 3.9 3.4 8.0 8.2 78.4 .450 175,511

Franklin County, GA 1.9 0.9 -1.7 1.0 0.9 -3.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 11.6 11.7 8.9 .399 22,084

Gilmer County, GA 4.5 3.4 -2.4 3.5 3.4 -4.6 3.5 4.2 3.7 10.2 10.6 20.6 .416 28,292
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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Gordon County, GA -1.5 1.9 -1.8 -1.3 1.8 -4.0 5.2 4.9 4.8 12.7 12.4 25.1 .401 55,186

Gwinnett County, GA 1.4 2.8 -1.0 -0.3 2.7 -2.7 3.3 4.5 4.1 8.8 9.2 36.9 .462 805,321

Habersham County, GA 0.0 1.6 -1.4 -0.5 1.6 -3.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 9.8 10.0 19.9 .409 43,041

Hall County, GA -0.3 3.9 -0.9 -1.2 3.8 -2.7 3.4 4.1 3.7 9.2 9.1 29.0 .450 179,684

Haralson County, GA -1.5 0.3 -1.4 -2.4 0.2 -3.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 11.8 11.7 12.0 .379 28,780

Hart County, GA -3.8 -0.5 -2.2 -5.3 -0.5 -3.8 5.7 5.7 6.7 13.2 11.9 9.6 .354 25,213

Heard County, GA -3.6 -0.8 -1.2 -3.7 -0.9 -3.5 4.9 5.3 5.2 12.8 12.5 7.5 .352 11,834

Jackson County, GA 0.8 4.4 0.0 -1.1 4.5 -2.1 4.2 5.0 4.3 10.9 10.8 45.4 .400 60,485

Lumpkin County, GA 1.0 3.1 -0.9 0.0 3.0 -3.0 3.3 4.1 4.2 11.5 10.9 42.6 .381 29,966

Madison County, GA 2.8 2.3 -1.2 2.0 2.2 -2.5 3.9 4.0 3.8 8.5 8.4 9.3 .504 28,120

Murray County, GA 1.8 0.8 -2.6 1.0 0.8 -4.9 4.1 4.3 4.7 12.7 12.0 8.6 .427 39,628

Paulding County, GA 3.1 6.0 0.2 1.8 5.7 -1.9 2.9 3.9 4.2 9.9 10.6 74.3 .420 142,324

Pickens County, GA 1.2 2.7 -1.1 0.2 2.6 -3.1 3.2 4.0 3.9 10.4 9.8 28.1 .449 29,431

Polk County, GA 2.7 2.7 -1.8 1.4 2.8 -3.7 4.7 5.2 4.6 10.6 10.6 8.8 .438 41,475

Rabun County, GA -4.0 0.0 -2.8 -3.8 -0.3 -4.9 3.8 4.0 6.0 10.2 12.2 8.1 .360 16,276

Stephens County, GA 3.3 -0.2 -0.7 2.7 -0.2 -2.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.4 10.5 2.9 .457 26,175

Towns County, GA 5.9 4.5 -1.3 6.2 4.4 -3.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 8.5 9.6 12.4 .484 10,471

Union County, GA 4.0 5.9 -1.8 3.6 5.9 -3.4 3.6 4.3 3.7 9.3 9.3 23.5 .462 21,356

Walker County, GA -0.5 1.3 -1.2 -0.7 1.0 -2.8 4.2 4.3 4.6 10.7 9.7 12.6 .416 68,756

White County, GA 1.3 2.7 -2.0 0.5 2.7 -4.0 3.5 4.0 3.7 9.6 10.1 36.1 .404 27,144

Whitfield County, GA 0.7 1.1 -2.4 0.2 1.1 -4.8 4.4 4.3 4.7 12.5 12.0 22.8 .370 102,599

Adair County, KY 0.6 0.4 2.4 -0.1 0.2 0.8 4.8 5.5 6.0 11.1 10.5 8.2 .453 18,656

Bath County, KY 0.3 0.1 0.1 -1.3 0.1 -2.0 7.4 7.5 7.8 15.9 14.2 4.6 .374 11,591

Bell County, KY -3.5 -0.3 -0.5 -4.7 -0.2 -2.3 8.3 8.7 8.3 12.3 13.7 -4.6 .282 28,691

Boyd County, KY 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.3 -1.1 6.5 6.3 5.3 8.7 8.9 -0.4 .424 49,542

Breathitt County, KY -2.1 0.8 1.1 -1.9 1.0 -0.8 7.7 8.0 7.2 10.5 11.7 -13.8 .365 13,878

Carter County, KY 4.4 0.8 0.7 2.8 1.6 -1.4 10.3 9.3 7.3 12.8 12.4 3.1 .433 27,720

Casey County, KY 5.5 0.3 -0.2 3.4 0.7 -2.1 6.8 6.7 5.7 10.9 11.1 3.3 .404 15,955

Clark County, KY -2.0 0.3 0.5 -3.9 0.6 -1.5 5.3 5.6 5.0 11.3 10.8 7.4 .434 35,613

Clay County, KY 0.4 -1.0 0.8 -2.9 -1.2 -0.9 7.5 10.6 10.9 14.1 13.9 -11.5 .279 21,730

Clinton County, KY -1.8 0.0 2.1 -5.6 0.3 0.5 6.2 8.7 5.4 9.7 9.6 6.6 .428 10,272

Cumberland County, KY -1.8 -1.7 2.5 -1.1 -2.0 0.7 5.8 5.7 7.2 13.2 12.3 -4.1 .396 6,856

Edmonson County, KY -1.8 1.0 0.2 -2.8 1.1 -1.7 6.1 7.1 6.5 14.0 13.2 4.4 .385 12,161

Elliott County, KY 6.0 2.8 3.6 4.3 3.2 1.4 8.8 8.6 7.7 13.8 13.1 16.4 .375 7,852

Estill County, KY -2.2 0.1 2.5 -2.9 0.1 0.5 6.3 6.5 6.6 12.8 12.3 -4.1 .389 14,672

Fleming County, KY 1.1 -0.6 1.2 0.1 -0.7 -0.7 5.0 5.5 6.6 12.7 12.1 4.0 .403 14,348

Floyd County, KY 1.9 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.1 -0.5 6.7 7.2 6.7 11.3 12.6 -7.0 .347 39,451

Garrard County, KY -1.6 0.5 1.1 -3.0 0.5 -0.9 4.8 5.5 5.8 12.1 11.8 14.3 .408 16,912

Green County, KY 1.0 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.3 -0.5 5.4 5.4 6.4 12.2 12.0 -2.3 .449 11,258

Greenup County, KY 0.4 1.5 1.3 -0.6 1.8 -0.5 6.3 6.2 5.6 9.6 9.9 0.1 .443 36,910

Harlan County, KY 2.9 -0.3 3.8 2.8 -0.6 3.0 7.8 8.9 9.2 11.2 11.6 -11.8 .333 29,278

Hart County, KY 0.5 1.4 1.4 -0.7 1.7 -0.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 10.6 10.4 4.3 .417 18,199

Jackson County, KY -0.3 -1.9 1.0 -1.5 -2.3 -0.9 8.2 7.8 14.0 16.9 17.1 0.0 .266 13,494

Johnson County, KY 3.6 -0.1 2.2 3.3 -0.1 0.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 10.6 11.6 -0.4 .381 23,356

Knott County, KY 4.2 1.5 0.2 5.1 1.5 -1.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 10.9 13.4 -7.4 .334 16,346

Knox County, KY 2.7 2.1 0.0 1.3 2.1 -1.8 6.4 7.0 6.9 11.9 11.8 0.3 .351 31,883

Laurel County, KY 1.5 1.2 -0.4 -0.3 1.3 -2.4 5.0 5.9 5.5 10.5 11.1 11.6 .397 58,849

Lawrence County, KY 3.4 0.4 3.1 3.5 0.7 1.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 12.2 12.8 1.9 .351 15,860

Lee County, KY 4.3 1.9 -0.9 4.3 2.1 -3.0 7.2 7.6 6.7 12.1 12.6 -0.4 .308 7,887

Leslie County, KY -2.2 -1.4 2.5 -4.7 -1.6 0.7 6.1 8.5 9.0 12.8 13.0 -8.8 .288 11,310

Letcher County, KY 1.5 -0.6 0.6 1.8 -0.8 -0.7 6.3 8.3 7.7 11.0 11.4 -3.0 .316 24,519

Lewis County, KY -3.9 0.3 -0.6 -4.9 0.7 -3.2 8.0 7.8 7.8 15.6 15.0 -1.6 .336 13,870

Lincoln County, KY 0.4 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 -0.8 -2.2 6.1 7.0 6.7 12.9 13.4 5.9 .370 24,742
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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

McCreary County, KY -1.5 -1.5 1.7 -3.7 -1.2 -0.9 9.6 9.6 9.3 14.4 14.4 7.2 .284 18,306

Madison County, KY -1.0 2.2 0.5 -2.5 2.4 -0.9 4.7 5.3 4.9 9.4 8.8 17.0 .475 82,916

Magoffin County, KY 1.8 -1.3 2.7 -0.1 -1.0 -0.8 10.0 11.4 10.7 18.9 19.7 0.0 .275 13,333

Martin County, KY 8.9 -2.1 5.6 9.2 -2.2 4.1 6.7 7.2 8.1 11.7 11.8 2.8 .271 12,929

Menifee County, KY -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 -2.9 7.8 8.2 8.8 16.9 17.5 -3.8 .345 6,306

Metcalfe County, KY -2.8 -0.3 -1.4 -3.0 -0.3 -3.2 5.2 5.1 5.7 16.1 14.1 0.6 .365 10,099

Monroe County, KY -1.7 -0.8 -0.5 -0.9 -0.5 -2.0 8.9 6.6 7.0 14.3 11.5 -6.7 .384 10,963

Montgomery County, KY 0.1 1.3 0.8 -1.1 1.4 -1.3 6.2 6.5 6.0 12.8 11.9 17.5 .413 26,499

Morgan County, KY 1.2 -0.8 2.5 -0.4 -0.8 0.5 8.3 9.1 9.0 14.0 14.0 -0.2 .326 13,923

Nicholas County, KY -0.9 -0.7 2.5 -3.1 -0.5 0.7 6.1 7.0 6.5 12.5 11.6 4.7 .398 7,135

Owsley County, KY 3.1 -0.3 1.5 2.4 -0.5 0.5 6.9 6.7 9.5 10.8 11.4 -2.1 .301 4,755

Perry County, KY 3.1 1.3 1.5 2.7 1.3 -0.2 6.7 8.0 7.2 11.0 11.3 -2.3 .365 28,712

Pike County, KY -0.4 0.0 2.1 -0.5 0.0 0.6 5.7 6.8 6.1 9.9 10.1 -5.4 .366 65,024

Powell County, KY -2.9 -0.6 0.7 -4.8 -0.4 -2.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 16.0 15.0 -4.7 .391 12,613

Pulaski County, KY 0.0 0.3 1.6 -2.4 0.7 -0.4 6.7 7.2 6.1 10.7 10.7 12.2 .396 63,063

Robertson County, KY -7.5 -0.4 2.0 -8.4 -0.3 0.5 4.8 5.2 4.9 10.2 9.5 0.7 .429 2,282

Rockcastle County, KY -2.6 0.4 -0.7 -3.1 0.4 -2.1 6.5 5.8 6.8 13.6 11.3 2.9 .370 17,056

Rowan County, KY 0.0 1.4 1.2 -1.0 1.7 -0.3 6.0 5.8 5.5 9.4 9.2 5.6 .485 23,333

Russell County, KY 2.2 0.9 2.9 -0.7 1.1 1.2 6.3 7.8 6.3 12.4 11.1 7.7 .437 17,565

Wayne County, KY 3.8 0.3 2.9 2.0 0.7 0.3 7.4 6.6 6.8 14.2 13.1 4.5 .380 20,813

Whitley County, KY 0.2 0.3 2.8 -1.3 0.3 0.8 6.0 7.1 6.6 11.6 11.7 -0.6 .400 35,637

Wolfe County, KY -1.9 -1.3 2.6 -0.5 -1.4 0.6 8.8 8.3 10.0 13.8 14.4 4.1 .285 7,355

Allegany County, MD 0.1 1.2 0.1 -0.2 1.5 -1.2 6.4 6.2 5.3 8.7 9.2 0.2 .431 75,087

Garrett County, MD 2.1 2.4 -0.5 1.9 2.6 -1.6 5.4 5.5 4.5 7.9 8.1 0.8 .513 30,097

Washington County, MD 0.4 0.6 -1.1 -0.7 0.7 -3.0 4.5 4.9 4.5 9.9 10.3 11.8 .411 147,430

Alcorn County, MS -2.1 -1.3 0.1 -6.5 -1.3 -1.6 5.7 8.0 7.0 12.1 11.7 7.2 .367 37,057

Benton County, MS 0.8 0.0 -0.9 -1.4 -0.6 -2.0 6.9 11.3 9.6 14.4 13.6 8.8 .283 8,729

Calhoun County, MS -1.6 -1.6 0.9 -3.0 -1.5 0.4 8.3 7.8 8.3 11.3 10.3 -0.7 .372 14,962

Chickasaw County, MS -3.7 -2.3 0.6 -6.1 -2.1 -0.6 10.2 9.9 10.2 13.5 13.1 -10.5 .376 17,392

Choctaw County, MS -6.7 -1.7 -1.4 -8.1 -1.3 -2.8 9.1 12.2 7.7 12.4 13.1 -12.4 .343 8,547

Clay County, MS -1.4 -4.4 0.3 -4.6 -5.0 -1.4 8.1 9.4 15.1 18.0 19.4 -6.1 .289 20,634

Itawamba County, MS -1.9 -1.3 -0.3 -3.7 -1.3 -1.7 5.3 6.3 7.2 11.7 11.7 2.8 .380 23,401

Kemper County, MS -0.2 -1.4 -0.6 -3.6 -1.2 -2.7 7.8 9.6 8.0 12.8 13.3 0.0 .328 10,456

Lee County, MS -1.1 -0.7 0.5 -3.5 -0.7 -1.0 4.9 6.1 6.2 10.7 10.4 9.4 .415 82,910

Lowndes County, MS -2.3 -1.1 0.2 -6.5 -1.0 -1.2 6.4 8.4 7.6 10.8 12.2 -2.9 .377 59,779

Marshall County, MS -1.7 0.0 -1.0 -3.5 -0.1 -2.1 6.3 8.1 7.6 12.0 12.9 6.1 .354 37,144

Monroe County, MS -4.3 -0.9 -0.3 -6.6 -0.9 -1.6 8.0 8.3 9.4 14.0 13.4 -2.7 .378 36,989

Montgomery County, MS -2.5 -2.2 1.2 -7.2 -1.8 -0.3 8.7 11.4 9.3 14.2 13.9 -10.4 .370 10,925

Noxubee County, MS -1.1 -2.3 -1.8 -0.8 -2.5 -3.9 10.1 9.7 12.7 18.9 18.6 -8.0 .269 11,545

Oktibbeha County, MS -5.9 -0.3 -1.7 -7.3 -0.4 -3.2 4.8 5.8 6.7 8.9 10.6 11.1 .375 47,671

Panola County, MS -2.0 0.5 0.6 -3.7 0.6 -1.0 7.7 8.4 8.1 12.4 12.8 1.3 .386 34,707

Pontotoc County, MS -1.7 -0.3 0.3 -3.6 -0.4 -1.2 5.4 5.8 6.6 10.4 10.8 12.1 .399 29,957

Prentiss County, MS -2.2 -1.6 0.3 -4.4 -1.6 -1.5 5.2 6.3 7.6 13.1 12.6 -1.1 .384 25,276

Tippah County, MS -3.4 -0.6 -2.8 -5.8 -0.5 -5.0 6.1 7.7 7.2 15.0 14.4 6.8 .324 22,232

Tishomingo County, MS -0.7 -1.1 -0.9 -3.2 -1.1 -2.5 7.5 10.0 8.1 12.7 12.8 2.2 .343 19,593

Union County, MS -4.0 -0.5 0.0 -6.1 -0.5 -2.1 4.9 6.6 6.3 10.5 11.5 7.0 .381 27,134

Webster County, MS -11.9 -3.1 0.0 -19.3 -2.4 -2.1 9.1 16.4 8.3 14.0 14.3 -0.4 .293 10,253

Winston County, MS -4.1 -0.2 -1.0 -4.7 0.4 -4.3 9.9 10.0 6.7 17.1 18.1 -4.8 .327 19,198

Yalobusha County, MS -2.8 -0.7 1.4 -4.2 -0.7 -0.4 6.4 7.1 7.9 14.4 13.0 -2.9 .391 12,678

Allegany County, NY 2.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 -1.1 4.8 5.4 5.5 8.9 9.4 -2.0 .444 48,946

Broome County, NY 0.5 -0.3 -0.8 -2.3 -0.2 -2.1 4.3 5.8 4.5 8.3 8.8 0.0 .435 200,600

Cattaraugus County, NY 2.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 0.0 -1.9 5.1 5.7 5.2 8.8 9.1 -4.3 .466 80,317

Chautauqua County, NY 0.4 -0.1 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 -2.8 4.7 5.6 4.5 8.5 8.8 -3.5 .437 134,905
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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Chemung County, NY -0.7 -0.5 -0.7 -3.6 -0.2 -1.9 5.0 6.5 4.6 9.1 8.5 -2.5 .419 88,830

Chenango County, NY 2.7 -0.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.5 -1.7 4.5 5.6 5.0 9.1 9.1 -1.8 .435 50,477

Cortland County, NY 0.4 -0.7 0.3 -2.2 -0.6 -0.9 4.8 6.0 5.2 9.3 9.1 1.5 .443 49,336

Delaware County, NY 3.7 0.2 -2.0 2.5 0.2 -3.3 4.2 4.8 4.4 8.7 8.7 -0.2 .419 47,980

Otsego County, NY 4.6 0.4 -0.5 3.6 0.4 -1.6 4.3 4.7 4.6 7.7 7.7 0.9 .467 62,259

Schoharie County, NY 2.3 0.3 -1.5 -0.7 0.1 -2.5 4.3 5.7 5.9 9.1 9.4 3.7 .423 32,749

Schuyler County, NY 5.7 0.8 -0.2 2.3 1.0 -1.2 5.4 7.0 5.1 8.5 8.4 -4.6 .500 18,343

Steuben County, NY -1.4 -1.2 -0.3 -5.2 -1.0 -1.6 4.9 7.2 5.3 9.9 9.9 0.3 .411 98,990

Tioga County, NY 0.7 -0.3 -1.0 -1.8 -0.2 -2.1 4.1 5.5 4.8 8.3 8.1 -1.3 .460 51,125

Tompkins County, NY 2.1 1.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 -0.4 3.4 4.1 3.4 6.0 6.1 5.2 .524 101,564

Alexander County, NC -3.0 -0.6 -1.5 -5.9 -0.3 -3.5 5.9 7.0 5.3 14.1 13.0 10.7 .415 37,198

Alleghany County, NC -5.0 -1.3 -1.7 -3.4 -0.9 -3.6 8.7 9.1 5.2 12.0 11.5 4.5 .368 11,155

Ashe County, NC 1.5 0.2 -2.3 -1.9 0.9 -4.4 8.1 8.4 5.0 12.2 12.3 11.9 .398 27,281

Avery County, NC -6.4 0.8 -2.2 -8.5 1.0 -4.0 5.5 6.6 4.7 9.4 10.8 3.7 .395 17,797

Buncombe County, NC 0.9 1.7 -0.1 -0.5 1.9 -1.5 4.3 5.1 3.5 8.5 8.4 15.5 .467 238,318

Burke County, NC -4.0 -1.7 -1.5 -7.3 -1.4 -3.6 6.6 7.8 6.0 14.4 13.4 2.0 .370 90,912

Caldwell County, NC -3.0 -1.3 -1.7 -6.5 -1.1 -3.6 6.6 7.9 7.1 15.3 14.4 7.3 .383 83,029

Cherokee County, NC -5.0 0.5 -1.4 -5.9 0.9 -3.8 8.8 10.3 6.2 15.5 14.2 12.9 .313 27,444

Clay County, NC 2.3 3.7 -2.7 1.3 4.0 -4.6 5.0 5.8 4.1 11.8 11.1 20.6 .381 10,587

Davie County, NC 0.8 1.7 -1.4 -0.4 1.8 -2.9 5.3 5.7 4.9 11.5 10.8 18.4 .437 41,240

Forsyth County, NC 1.0 1.1 -0.1 -1.0 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.7 4.4 9.6 9.9 14.6 .452 350,670

Graham County, NC -3.6 4.1 -5.1 -5.9 4.3 -7.7 9.1 9.8 7.2 17.4 15.3 10.9 .381 8,861

Haywood County, NC 1.8 0.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.9 -1.8 5.7 6.4 4.1 9.7 9.7 9.3 .424 59,036

Henderson County, NC 1.8 2.0 0.1 0.1 2.2 -1.3 4.4 5.2 3.5 9.0 8.4 19.7 .423 106,740

Jackson County, NC -1.1 2.5 -3.3 -2.6 2.6 -4.7 4.4 4.9 3.7 9.0 9.0 21.6 .460 40,271

McDowell County, NC 1.0 0.4 -3.1 -2.7 0.8 -5.1 7.3 8.2 5.6 15.5 13.2 6.7 .385 44,996

Macon County, NC 3.8 2.4 -3.0 2.8 2.5 -4.9 4.7 5.3 4.1 11.2 11.0 13.8 .405 33,922

Madison County, NC 1.1 0.4 -0.4 -1.0 0.8 -1.9 5.6 6.0 4.0 9.6 9.5 5.7 .430 20,764

Mitchell County, NC -0.2 -0.6 -2.0 -3.4 -0.1 -3.4 9.1 10.0 7.2 12.6 11.7 -0.7 .393 15,579

Polk County, NC -1.6 2.0 -2.1 -3.9 2.3 -3.4 4.3 5.2 3.4 9.2 8.8 11.9 .412 20,510

Rutherford County, NC 0.6 0.1 -5.3 -4.3 0.9 -7.9 7.6 9.3 6.5 16.5 16.1 7.8 .328 67,810

Stokes County, NC -0.2 -0.1 -1.8 -2.0 0.1 -3.5 5.4 6.0 4.4 10.8 10.8 6.0 .433 47,401

Surry County, NC -0.5 -0.6 -2.8 -3.1 -0.4 -4.3 6.3 7.8 5.4 12.6 11.9 3.4 .394 73,673

Swain County, NC -1.4 1.4 -3.2 -3.5 1.8 -5.4 8.1 8.5 6.3 12.1 13.0 7.8 .420 13,981

Transylvania County, NC -1.5 0.4 -2.2 -3.5 1.0 -3.8 5.1 7.2 3.7 9.4 9.8 12.8 .347 33,090

Watauga County, NC -6.3 0.7 -2.1 -7.7 0.8 -3.4 3.7 4.5 3.4 8.1 8.0 19.6 .424 51,079

Wilkes County, NC -0.6 -1.0 -2.9 -4.2 -0.6 -5.1 6.1 8.3 5.4 12.9 13.5 5.6 .368 69,340

Yadkin County, NC 0.1 0.0 -1.9 -0.8 0.2 -3.6 5.2 5.9 4.3 10.6 10.3 5.7 .427 38,406

Yancey County, NC -3.9 0.1 -2.4 -5.1 0.7 -4.2 9.9 9.3 5.8 12.1 11.9 0.2 .374 17,818

Adams County, OH 0.1 1.4 -1.0 -2.6 1.4 -3.1 7.4 9.6 7.6 14.2 14.1 4.5 .393 28,550

Ashtabula County, OH 1.7 0.0 -0.4 -0.9 0.0 -2.1 6.0 7.3 6.9 13.2 12.6 -1.2 .421 101,497

Athens County, OH 0.7 1.0 0.6 -1.0 0.8 -0.4 4.9 6.1 6.0 8.5 9.3 4.1 .437 64,757

Belmont County, OH 1.8 0.8 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.5 5.6 6.8 5.5 8.9 9.7 0.2 .441 70,400

Brown County, OH 1.7 0.6 -0.5 -0.3 0.6 -2.3 5.8 6.9 6.4 12.4 11.9 6.1 .422 44,846

Carroll County, OH 1.2 -0.5 -0.4 -1.4 -0.6 -2.3 4.8 6.6 6.1 13.3 12.7 0.0 .420 28,836

Clermont County, OH 1.8 1.5 -0.3 -0.3 1.4 -1.8 4.0 5.4 5.0 9.5 9.9 10.9 .480 197,363

Columbiana County, OH -0.9 -0.1 -0.6 -3.1 -0.2 -2.4 5.4 6.8 6.2 13.0 12.3 -3.8 .428 107,841

Coshocton County, OH -1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -4.0 -0.2 -2.0 5.4 6.5 6.8 13.1 12.3 0.7 .411 36,901

Gallia County, OH 5.7 0.8 0.0 5.0 0.8 -1.6 6.3 7.2 6.1 9.2 10.6 -0.4 .409 30,934

Guernsey County, OH 4.7 0.6 -0.9 3.9 0.5 -2.6 5.6 6.6 6.4 11.8 12.0 -1.7 .428 40,087

Harrison County, OH 0.8 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -2.2 4.9 6.8 6.2 11.3 12.0 0.1 .403 15,864

Highland County, OH 0.8 1.7 -2.9 -0.7 1.6 -5.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 15.1 16.1 6.6 .384 43,589

Hocking County, OH 1.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.5 -0.8 5.6 6.2 6.3 11.0 11.1 4.0 .435 29,380
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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Holmes County, OH -0.5 1.5 -0.2 -2.0 1.3 -1.0 2.9 3.8 4.0 7.7 7.4 8.8 .427 42,366

Jackson County, OH 2.7 0.9 -1.0 1.7 0.7 -2.1 6.6 7.7 7.9 11.0 11.4 1.8 .407 33,225

Jefferson County, OH -0.3 0.1 0.2 -1.9 0.2 -2.3 5.9 6.7 6.3 11.9 13.4 -5.7 .403 69,709

Lawrence County, OH 2.1 2.0 -0.6 1.6 2.4 -1.8 6.3 6.6 5.2 8.0 8.5 0.2 .427 62,450

Mahoning County, OH -0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -2.2 -0.3 -1.9 5.8 7.0 6.2 12.2 11.3 -7.3 .426 238,823

Meigs County, OH -0.5 -1.2 1.1 -3.1 -1.4 -0.6 6.9 8.9 8.9 14.5 14.7 3.0 .343 23,770

Monroe County, OH -1.0 -1.1 -0.1 -3.4 -1.2 -1.9 6.3 7.7 8.1 12.3 13.7 -3.5 .337 14,642

Morgan County, OH -1.1 -2.4 1.4 -2.6 -2.6 -0.2 8.3 8.9 9.2 14.2 14.5 1.1 .341 15,054

Muskingum County, OH -0.9 -1.3 -0.3 -2.6 -1.4 -2.2 5.7 6.7 7.7 12.3 13.3 1.8 .386 86,074

Noble County, OH 1.3 0.3 0.3 -0.6 0.1 -2.1 5.7 7.2 7.3 14.1 14.7 4.2 .344 14,645

Perry County, OH 0.7 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 -0.3 -1.0 5.7 6.8 7.3 13.1 12.8 5.8 .406 36,058

Pike County, OH -1.4 -0.8 0.5 -3.8 -1.0 -1.6 7.5 9.3 9.4 14.8 14.9 3.7 .329 28,709

Ross County, OH 0.6 0.7 0.2 -0.6 0.4 -1.2 5.4 6.7 6.8 11.8 11.5 6.4 .398 78,064

Scioto County, OH 2.2 -0.1 0.5 0.7 0.0 -1.2 6.8 8.1 7.4 12.1 12.8 0.4 .362 79,499

Trumbull County, OH -0.7 -0.2 -0.2 -1.8 -0.1 -1.9 6.2 6.9 6.2 13.5 11.8 -6.6 .440 210,312

Tuscarawas County, OH -0.6 0.4 -0.4 -2.4 0.3 -1.9 4.5 5.7 5.3 11.0 10.5 1.8 .458 92,582

Vinton County, OH 2.9 0.9 -1.1 1.4 0.9 -2.8 7.5 8.5 7.8 12.8 13.0 4.9 .371 13,435

Washington County, OH 1.4 0.7 -0.8 0.3 0.8 -2.1 4.7 5.7 5.1 9.3 9.1 -2.3 .475 61,778

Allegheny County, PA 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 4.4 5.4 4.1 6.8 7.7 -4.6 .479 1,223,348

Armstrong County, PA -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 -1.1 -0.1 -1.7 6.4 6.7 4.9 9.1 9.4 -4.8 .429 68,941

Beaver County, PA 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -1.2 0.0 -1.4 5.0 6.1 4.5 8.1 8.1 -6.0 .477 170,539

Bedford County, PA 1.0 -0.3 0.7 -0.4 0.1 -1.1 7.0 7.5 5.6 10.9 10.7 -0.4 .438 49,762

Blair County, PA 1.5 0.3 -0.5 0.5 0.6 -1.6 5.6 5.9 4.1 7.1 7.7 -1.6 .467 127,089

Bradford County, PA 2.6 -0.8 2.7 1.7 -0.7 2.0 4.9 5.3 4.7 8.3 6.9 -0.2 .487 62,622

Butler County, PA 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.2 -0.7 4.6 5.4 4.0 7.0 7.4 5.6 .496 183,862

Cambria County, PA -1.2 0.7 -0.3 -1.7 1.0 -1.6 6.6 7.1 5.3 8.5 9.4 -5.8 .431 143,679

Cameron County, PA -6.8 -0.1 -2.4 -7.4 0.5 -5.0 8.5 8.0 6.0 17.1 14.4 -14.9 .392 5,085

Carbon County, PA 0.7 0.9 -0.4 -0.7 1.1 -2.2 5.7 6.8 5.3 10.1 10.9 11.0 .425 65,249

Centre County, PA 2.9 0.9 -0.1 2.2 1.0 -0.9 3.8 4.3 3.5 5.8 6.2 13.4 .457 153,990

Clarion County, PA 2.0 0.3 0.5 2.3 0.3 -1.4 4.9 5.2 4.7 9.5 10.1 -4.3 .464 39,988

Clearfield County, PA 2.5 0.0 -0.1 1.4 0.3 -1.5 6.9 7.3 5.4 10.0 10.1 -2.1 .449 81,642

Clinton County, PA 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.6 -0.8 6.3 7.7 5.2 8.8 9.0 3.5 .445 39,238

Columbia County, PA 2.5 1.8 1.0 1.8 2.0 -0.2 5.8 6.3 5.0 8.6 9.0 4.9 .492 67,295

Crawford County, PA -0.4 -0.1 0.0 -2.7 0.3 -1.4 6.3 7.0 4.9 9.9 9.5 -1.8 .436 88,765

Elk County, PA -4.1 -0.2 -1.0 -5.1 0.3 -2.4 7.1 6.7 4.7 12.6 9.7 -9.0 .482 31,946

Erie County, PA -0.2 0.1 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -1.8 5.5 6.7 4.8 8.9 9.4 -0.1 .447 280,566

Fayette County, PA -0.3 0.2 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.6 6.2 7.1 5.6 9.2 10.1 -8.1 .432 136,606

Forest County, PA 6.6 0.8 -1.2 2.0 2.2 -2.1 12.6 13.7 6.5 10.9 10.4 56.0 .273 7,716

Fulton County, PA -4.4 2.0 -1.7 -7.5 2.2 -3.6 6.0 6.6 5.5 13.4 11.9 4.1 .461 14,845

Greene County, PA 1.2 1.1 2.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 5.7 6.2 4.9 7.4 7.8 -4.9 .462 38,686

Huntingdon County, PA 2.3 0.4 0.6 -0.7 1.1 -1.2 7.6 8.4 5.1 10.5 10.4 0.7 .442 45,913

Indiana County, PA 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.1 5.3 6.1 4.6 7.5 8.2 -0.8 .490 88,880

Jefferson County, PA 0.9 1.1 -0.1 0.9 1.4 -1.7 6.5 6.2 4.6 9.4 9.7 -1.6 .456 45,200

Juniata County, PA 2.8 0.7 -0.5 2.4 0.8 -1.5 4.6 5.0 4.2 7.9 7.7 8.0 .460 24,636

Lackawanna County, PA -0.4 0.4 -0.3 -2.3 0.7 -1.9 5.5 6.1 4.7 8.2 9.3 0.5 .448 214,437

Lawrence County, PA -0.4 -0.2 -0.8 -1.2 -0.1 -2.1 5.6 6.3 5.2 9.3 9.5 -3.7 .428 91,108

Luzerne County, PA -0.9 0.5 -0.1 -2.2 0.7 -1.8 5.6 6.5 4.9 9.0 10.0 0.5 .447 320,918

Lycoming County, PA -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -2.4 0.2 -1.2 5.4 6.2 4.9 8.8 9.0 -3.3 .470 116,111

McKean County, PA -0.9 -0.2 -1.6 -1.5 0.0 -3.2 5.5 6.0 5.0 10.3 10.1 -5.4 .431 43,450

Mercer County, PA -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -1.2 -0.1 -2.8 5.3 5.7 5.5 11.2 10.9 -3.0 .410 116,638

Mifflin County, PA 1.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 0.7 -1.5 6.2 7.5 5.2 9.9 9.8 0.4 .437 46,682

Monroe County, PA 1.3 2.6 -0.6 -0.4 2.7 -2.4 4.7 5.8 4.9 9.0 9.9 22.5 .434 169,842

Montour County, PA 1.9 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.4 -0.6 4.2 4.9 3.8 6.5 6.7 0.2 .475 18,267
Appalachian Region Employment Report 2011 Appalachian Regional Commission

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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Northumberland County, PA 1.1 0.6 -0.7 -0.5 0.7 -2.3 5.4 6.6 5.0 9.7 9.8 0.0 .444 94,528

Perry County, PA 1.1 0.6 -0.7 0.1 0.7 -2.0 4.4 5.0 4.0 7.9 8.5 5.4 .483 45,969

Pike County, PA 4.0 4.1 0.0 3.1 4.0 -1.8 4.8 5.6 5.4 9.1 10.0 23.9 .435 57,369

Potter County, PA 1.5 -2.7 0.7 0.5 -2.9 -0.6 4.9 5.7 7.1 11.1 10.6 -3.4 .398 17,457

Schuylkill County, PA -1.1 0.9 -0.6 -1.8 1.2 -2.3 6.5 6.9 5.0 9.9 10.5 -1.4 .441 148,289

Snyder County, PA 3.2 0.4 -1.1 2.6 0.2 -2.3 4.2 4.8 4.6 9.0 8.9 5.7 .439 39,702

Somerset County, PA 0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 5.8 6.8 5.4 8.5 9.5 -2.9 .454 77,742

Sullivan County, PA 1.7 -0.4 1.9 1.3 -0.3 0.8 5.3 5.9 4.5 8.4 7.8 -2.0 .450 6,428

Susquehanna County, PA 2.9 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 -0.4 5.6 6.2 4.3 8.5 8.5 2.6 .467 43,356

Tioga County, PA 0.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.8 0.1 -0.4 6.2 6.5 5.4 9.7 8.3 1.5 .449 41,981

Union County, PA 1.5 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -1.6 4.6 5.6 5.2 9.0 9.1 8.0 .354 44,947

Venango County, PA -1.8 -0.2 0.2 -2.4 -0.2 -0.9 5.2 5.8 4.9 8.7 8.7 -4.5 .436 54,984

Warren County, PA -1.5 -0.7 0.8 -3.1 -0.7 -0.4 4.6 5.8 4.5 7.8 8.1 -4.7 .479 41,815

Washington County, PA 0.6 0.6 0.2 -0.7 0.8 -0.9 5.1 6.0 4.5 7.6 8.2 2.4 .466 207,820

Wayne County, PA 3.1 1.6 0.0 2.3 1.8 -1.2 4.9 5.1 4.1 7.4 7.7 10.7 .448 52,822

Westmoreland County, PA 0.1 0.2 0.0 -1.0 0.3 -1.2 5.1 5.8 4.5 7.8 8.3 -1.3 .469 365,169

Wyoming County, PA -0.7 0.7 -0.4 -2.2 0.7 -1.8 5.2 6.0 5.2 8.5 9.2 0.7 .457 28,276

Anderson County, SC -4.9 0.6 0.3 -6.9 0.7 -1.6 5.3 6.3 5.7 12.1 11.4 12.9 .404 187,126

Cherokee County, SC -5.9 -0.1 -1.0 -9.2 0.1 -3.5 7.0 8.2 6.7 16.0 14.7 5.3 .384 55,342

Greenville County, SC -6.0 2.0 0.4 -7.6 1.9 -1.1 3.7 4.8 4.7 9.9 9.4 18.9 .451 451,225

Oconee County, SC -4.6 -0.8 0.8 -7.4 -0.9 -1.0 5.4 6.7 6.8 13.4 11.8 12.2 .370 74,273

Pickens County, SC -6.7 0.7 -0.7 -8.8 0.8 -2.2 5.0 6.0 5.0 10.6 10.0 7.6 .432 119,224

Spartanburg County, SC -3.5 1.2 0.0 -6.0 1.2 -1.8 5.4 6.7 5.6 12.0 11.4 12.0 .421 284,307

Anderson County, TN -1.3 0.5 0.7 -2.3 0.6 -0.6 4.8 4.8 4.4 9.8 9.0 5.3 .439 75,129

Bledsoe County, TN 1.2 -0.5 0.1 -0.9 -0.5 -1.9 5.0 5.9 6.0 13.9 12.8 4.1 .332 12,876

Blount County, TN -0.1 2.0 0.7 -1.2 2.0 -0.4 4.3 4.3 4.1 9.8 8.4 16.2 .474 123,010

Bradley County, TN -1.2 1.1 0.2 -3.1 1.0 -1.0 4.2 5.0 4.7 9.4 9.0 12.5 .441 98,963

Campbell County, TN -1.1 0.6 -0.4 -2.1 0.7 -2.4 6.4 6.7 5.5 13.1 12.1 2.2 .361 40,716

Cannon County, TN -3.6 0.2 1.3 -4.4 0.0 -0.4 4.1 4.7 5.0 11.9 9.5 7.6 .428 13,801

Carter County, TN -1.2 1.2 0.2 -3.3 1.2 -1.3 5.0 6.6 5.1 10.2 9.9 1.2 .465 57,424

Claiborne County, TN 0.9 0.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.6 -1.8 5.5 5.7 5.6 12.0 11.1 7.9 .359 32,213

Clay County, TN 0.0 -0.5 -1.4 -1.4 -0.8 -2.4 7.1 7.3 8.3 14.6 12.2 -1.4 .372 7,861

Cocke County, TN -1.4 1.2 -0.2 -3.4 1.4 -2.3 7.7 7.6 6.5 13.9 13.2 6.2 .402 35,662

Coffee County, TN 1.0 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 1.1 -2.0 4.5 5.0 4.7 10.7 10.1 10.0 .435 52,796

Cumberland County, TN 2.6 1.6 0.0 1.9 1.7 -1.5 6.6 6.2 5.7 11.3 10.7 19.8 .365 56,053

DeKalb County, TN 1.6 3.3 -1.1 0.7 3.5 -2.4 5.4 5.1 4.6 10.8 9.7 7.5 .477 18,723

Fentress County, TN 0.1 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.8 -0.9 8.9 7.6 6.6 13.3 11.7 8.0 .387 17,959

Franklin County, TN 0.8 0.7 -0.8 -0.7 0.6 -2.4 4.2 4.9 5.1 10.8 10.2 4.5 .429 41,052

Grainger County, TN 1.0 0.6 -0.4 -2.3 0.7 -2.4 6.0 7.6 5.5 13.9 12.8 9.7 .387 22,657

Greene County, TN -1.9 0.1 -1.6 -2.7 0.0 -3.2 7.7 6.7 7.2 15.7 13.2 9.4 .376 68,831

Grundy County, TN -0.5 1.4 -0.5 -2.6 1.6 -2.3 5.8 6.7 6.2 14.0 12.1 -4.4 .384 13,703

Hamblen County, TN -2.1 0.2 -0.5 -4.2 0.3 -2.2 6.0 6.0 4.9 12.6 10.8 7.6 .422 62,544

Hamilton County, TN -2.2 0.9 -0.3 -3.6 0.9 -1.4 3.7 4.4 4.1 8.9 8.4 9.3 .451 336,463

Hancock County, TN 0.7 -0.4 1.9 -3.2 0.0 -1.0 7.2 7.9 5.9 14.7 15.4 0.5 .326 6,819

Hawkins County, TN -0.7 0.7 1.1 -2.5 0.8 -0.3 5.3 5.8 4.8 11.2 9.3 6.1 .430 56,833

Jackson County, TN 0.2 -0.6 0.2 -2.4 -0.6 -1.1 5.9 7.0 7.1 13.6 11.4 6.0 .377 11,638

Jefferson County, TN 1.0 1.1 0.1 -2.0 1.3 -1.9 5.4 6.4 5.3 12.5 12.0 16.1 .416 51,407

Johnson County, TN 0.4 1.5 -0.6 -3.0 2.1 -2.8 8.0 8.6 5.8 12.8 13.3 4.3 .348 18,244

Knox County, TN -0.5 1.8 0.8 -1.5 1.8 -0.3 3.4 3.7 3.6 8.0 7.6 13.1 .497 432,226

Lawrence County, TN -2.3 -1.8 -0.5 -3.5 -1.7 -2.1 9.5 8.8 8.4 15.3 14.4 4.9 .338 41,869

Lewis County, TN 0.8 0.2 0.5 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 6.8 7.2 7.6 15.6 14.7 7.0 .385 12,161

Loudon County, TN 0.7 2.3 1.0 -0.7 2.5 -0.3 4.3 4.9 4.0 9.6 8.3 24.2 .446 48,556

McMinn County, TN -1.6 1.2 -2.0 -4.9 1.4 -3.6 6.9 7.6 5.8 13.9 12.4 6.6 .389 52,266
Appalachian Region Employment Report 2011 Appalachian Regional Commission

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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Macon County, TN -3.8 0.1 0.6 -4.8 0.1 -0.7 5.8 5.6 6.2 12.2 10.0 9.1 .427 22,248

Marion County, TN -1.7 0.0 -0.9 -3.9 0.0 -2.2 5.3 6.4 6.1 12.2 10.5 1.7 .400 28,237

Meigs County, TN 2.1 0.2 1.9 -1.7 0.3 0.0 6.8 8.0 6.5 14.5 12.7 6.0 .384 11,753

Monroe County, TN -1.8 2.2 -2.1 -4.5 2.5 -4.2 7.3 8.1 6.1 17.4 13.8 14.3 .357 44,519

Morgan County, TN 4.7 1.1 1.8 -0.5 1.4 0.3 6.3 9.5 6.0 11.3 10.7 11.3 .359 21,987

Overton County, TN 0.3 0.8 -0.7 -2.3 0.6 -1.2 6.3 6.5 7.5 13.3 10.6 9.8 .403 22,083

Pickett County, TN -11.9 -1.5 -1.3 -18.3 -1.3 -3.2 9.1 9.6 8.4 14.9 14.3 2.7 .313 5,077

Polk County, TN -2.9 -0.6 0.1 -4.4 -0.7 -1.8 5.0 5.9 5.2 12.5 11.6 4.8 .372 16,825

Putnam County, TN 1.2 1.7 1.0 -1.0 1.8 -0.2 4.8 5.5 4.7 9.6 9.0 16.1 .457 72,321

Rhea County, TN -2.7 0.6 0.1 -4.2 0.7 -2.0 5.7 5.8 6.0 13.4 12.6 12.0 .365 31,809

Roane County, TN 0.8 1.3 1.4 -1.5 1.4 0.4 4.8 5.5 4.6 9.1 8.0 4.4 .471 54,181

Scott County, TN -0.6 0.0 -1.6 -8.8 0.3 -5.5 6.9 10.8 7.3 18.2 18.9 5.2 .303 22,228

Sequatchie County, TN 0.6 2.0 0.8 -1.6 2.4 -0.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 12.3 10.5 24.1 .397 14,112

Sevier County, TN -0.3 3.2 0.9 -2.0 3.2 -0.7 5.6 5.9 5.2 10.8 10.3 26.3 .491 89,889

Smith County, TN -3.4 0.7 -0.2 -3.5 0.4 -0.8 5.0 5.1 5.6 13.5 10.4 8.2 .430 19,166

Sullivan County, TN -1.5 0.0 0.7 -3.2 0.1 -0.5 4.3 5.3 4.1 8.7 8.4 2.5 .437 156,823

Unicoi County, TN -0.1 0.4 0.1 -2.8 0.6 -1.1 6.1 6.9 5.4 11.5 10.4 3.7 .414 18,313

Union County, TN -0.7 0.7 0.7 -1.4 0.7 -0.7 4.4 4.8 4.6 10.8 9.3 7.3 .422 19,109

Van Buren County, TN -2.7 -0.8 -2.0 -5.9 -0.4 -3.9 6.4 7.0 6.2 14.8 13.3 0.7 .365 5,548

Warren County, TN 1.2 -0.9 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -2.1 6.7 6.6 6.6 14.3 11.5 4.1 .380 39,839

Washington County, TN -0.2 1.8 1.0 -1.8 2.0 -0.1 4.9 5.5 4.2 8.6 8.3 14.7 .470 122,979

White County, TN -1.6 -0.3 1.5 -3.4 -0.2 -0.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 14.1 11.9 11.9 .372 25,841

Allegheny County, VA 4.4 -1.8 0.6 1.7 -1.8 -1.2 4.3 5.5 4.8 9.5 9.5 -5.6 .404 22,211

Bath County, VA -1.9 1.6 -2.5 -4.3 1.9 -3.6 3.7 4.4 3.2 6.3 6.3 -6.3 .543 4,731

Bland County, VA -0.3 2.2 1.5 -1.2 2.7 0.5 5.6 5.3 3.8 7.5 6.7 -0.7 .490 6,824

Botetourt County, VA 3.1 0.8 -0.2 1.7 0.9 -1.2 2.7 3.6 2.6 6.4 6.3 8.7 .498 33,148

Buchanan County, VA 3.9 -0.6 3.2 4.2 -0.6 2.6 6.0 7.1 4.9 8.7 8.2 -10.7 .361 24,098

Carroll County, VA -1.1 -0.6 1.3 -1.6 -0.4 -0.6 6.7 6.8 5.6 10.8 10.9 2.8 .428 37,084

Craig County, VA 1.7 0.4 -1.8 0.0 0.3 -2.8 2.9 4.0 3.7 7.5 7.8 1.9 .439 5,190

Dickenson County, VA 3.5 1.0 4.9 3.5 1.2 4.2 7.0 7.8 5.2 8.8 8.4 -3.0 .385 15,903

Floyd County, VA -2.6 0.8 1.7 -3.4 1.0 0.3 4.3 4.4 3.5 7.8 7.5 10.1 .456 15,279

Giles County, VA 2.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 -1.0 5.7 6.0 4.5 9.3 9.2 3.8 .440 17,286

Grayson County, VA -1.7 -1.4 1.3 -1.3 -1.0 -1.2 7.6 8.0 5.1 10.9 11.4 -13.3 .423 15,533

Henry County, VA -1.4 -1.4 -0.4 -6.0 -1.2 -2.7 6.3 10.5 6.0 15.0 14.5 -7.3 .398 67,972

Highland County, VA -5.7 0.0 1.2 -6.3 -0.1 -0.2 3.1 3.9 3.4 7.6 7.8 -8.5 .467 2,321

Lee County, VA 4.8 0.9 2.2 3.2 1.2 1.0 5.0 5.7 4.2 7.3 7.9 8.5 .370 25,587

Montgomery County, VA 0.9 1.6 0.7 -0.9 1.7 -0.7 3.4 4.2 3.3 7.4 7.7 11.4 .448 110,800

Patrick County, VA 0.5 -0.7 0.6 -3.9 -0.4 -1.8 5.3 8.4 4.0 11.3 11.2 -4.7 .451 18,490

Pulaski County, VA 2.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.7 -1.3 7.1 6.3 5.5 11.1 9.3 -0.7 .465 34,872

Rockbridge County, VA 0.1 0.9 0.4 -1.3 0.9 -1.0 3.2 4.0 3.3 7.4 8.1 5.8 .445 35,999

Russell County, VA 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 -0.5 6.4 6.3 5.1 10.7 10.1 -4.7 .381 28,897

Scott County, VA 0.8 0.1 0.1 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 4.6 5.3 4.6 9.7 9.5 -1.0 .388 23,177

Smyth County, VA -1.3 -0.4 0.6 -2.9 -0.1 -1.1 6.3 8.0 5.4 11.3 10.5 -2.6 .423 32,208

Tazewell County, VA 5.1 0.7 1.6 3.8 0.7 1.1 4.9 5.8 4.5 7.7 6.8 1.1 .443 45,078

Washington County, VA 1.5 0.8 0.3 -0.7 0.9 -0.9 4.8 5.8 4.7 9.0 9.0 6.2 .444 72,711

Wise County, VA 4.9 1.0 5.6 3.6 1.1 4.5 4.7 5.8 3.9 6.7 7.1 3.1 .452 45,410

Wythe County, VA 0.7 1.4 1.6 -1.4 1.9 -0.1 6.8 6.2 4.5 10.6 9.6 5.9 .504 29,235

Barbour County, WV 3.1 -0.1 0.0 4.0 0.2 -2.1 6.8 7.2 5.0 8.7 10.2 6.6 .366 16,589

Berkeley County, WV -0.6 2.7 -1.4 -1.3 2.8 -3.5 4.0 4.7 3.8 8.5 9.5 37.2 .389 104,169

Boone County, WV -1.0 -0.1 -2.5 -2.2 0.1 -3.9 5.3 7.6 4.3 7.8 8.0 -3.5 .329 24,629

Braxton County, WV 1.1 0.8 -1.1 0.9 1.0 -3.3 6.6 7.6 5.0 8.3 10.5 -1.2 .357 14,523

Brooke County, WV -3.9 -0.4 -2.5 -5.1 -0.5 -4.9 5.1 5.9 5.4 11.0 13.1 -5.4 .378 24,069

Cabell County, WV -1.9 0.9 -3.1 -2.6 1.2 -4.5 5.0 5.3 3.7 6.7 8.1 -0.5 .407 96,319
Appalachian Region Employment Report 2011 Appalachian Regional Commission

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Employment 

Trends

Population 

change(%)

Employment 

population Population

Values less than the U.S. 

average are colored red.

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001q1-

2002q1 

recession

2001q4-

2007q4 

expansion

2007q4-

2010q4 

recession

2001 

peak

2002 

trough

2007 

peak 2009 2010 2000- 

2010

2010 

ratio 2010

United States 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1.2 -1.7 4.7 5.8 4.6 9.3 9.6 9.7 .450 308,745,538

Appalachian Region -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.9 -2.0 5.0 5.8 4.7 9.7 9.7 6.8 .428 25,243,456

Average annual 

labor force change (%)

Average annual 

employment change (%)

Unemployment rate (%) 

(unemployed/ civilian labor force)

Calhoun County, WV 1.3 -0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 -2.5 10.5 10.9 6.5 12.8 14.6 0.6 .311 7,627

Clay County, WV -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 -3.6 7.4 10.1 6.4 11.2 15.0 -9.1 .315 9,386

Doddridge County, WV -1.3 -0.3 -0.8 -2.5 0.0 -2.7 5.6 6.6 4.5 7.8 9.0 10.8 .307 8,202

Fayette County, WV -1.7 -0.1 -0.7 -1.6 0.2 -2.7 6.4 7.3 5.0 8.4 10.1 -3.2 .345 46,039

Gilmer County, WV 0.8 1.0 0.8 -0.2 1.3 -0.7 5.6 6.8 3.7 6.6 7.8 21.4 .335 8,693

Grant County, WV -1.2 -1.8 -3.4 -2.8 -1.8 -5.9 4.5 6.4 4.8 10.0 12.4 5.6 .355 11,937

Greenbrier County, WV 0.8 0.7 -1.9 0.4 0.9 -3.6 6.0 6.6 5.6 9.3 9.3 3.0 .375 35,480

Hampshire County, WV -4.5 0.9 -2.6 -4.7 1.1 -4.6 3.8 4.7 3.3 8.2 10.0 18.6 .340 23,964

Hancock County, WV -4.2 -0.5 -2.4 -5.3 -0.6 -5.1 4.5 5.3 5.3 11.2 13.5 -6.1 .388 30,676

Hardy County, WV 4.5 0.2 -3.7 4.7 0.2 -5.8 3.8 4.1 3.9 8.9 10.3 10.7 .411 14,025

Harrison County, WV -1.8 0.2 -0.7 -2.5 0.5 -2.1 5.4 5.9 3.9 6.5 7.8 0.7 .407 69,099

Jackson County, WV -3.1 -0.5 -3.3 -3.9 -0.3 -5.8 5.6 6.4 4.4 11.4 12.5 4.3 .330 29,211

Jefferson County, WV -0.6 1.8 -1.9 -1.3 1.9 -3.4 3.4 3.9 2.9 6.6 7.1 26.8 .415 53,498

Kanawha County, WV -3.2 -0.5 -1.7 -3.6 -0.3 -3.3 4.8 5.3 3.7 6.3 7.8 -3.5 .421 193,063

Lewis County, WV -1.5 0.0 1.6 -2.6 0.2 0.0 5.6 6.6 4.7 7.3 8.2 -3.2 .431 16,372

Lincoln County, WV -1.2 0.0 -1.2 -2.2 0.4 -3.6 6.9 8.2 5.0 9.6 11.3 -1.8 .318 21,720

Logan County, WV -1.8 -0.8 0.0 -2.0 -0.7 -1.8 5.8 7.4 4.8 8.1 9.9 -2.6 .314 36,743

McDowell County, WV 1.2 -0.1 1.0 1.7 0.1 -1.2 8.1 9.7 6.8 11.5 11.9 -19.1 .284 22,113

Marion County, WV -2.9 -0.2 -0.8 -3.6 0.1 -2.2 5.2 6.0 3.9 5.9 7.7 -0.3 .419 56,418

Marshall County, WV -4.4 -0.5 -1.2 -4.6 -0.4 -3.2 6.1 6.7 4.8 8.8 10.7 -6.8 .390 33,107

Mason County, WV 1.4 -0.3 -2.0 0.6 0.0 -4.4 7.5 8.4 6.3 11.7 13.5 5.3 .309 27,324

Mercer County, WV -1.5 -0.4 -1.0 -1.1 -0.2 -2.6 5.1 5.6 3.8 6.5 8.4 -1.1 .355 62,264

Mineral County, WV -1.9 0.9 -0.6 -2.7 1.1 -2.2 5.6 6.6 4.3 7.3 8.7 4.2 .429 28,212

Mingo County, WV -3.8 0.2 -0.8 -4.3 0.5 -2.8 6.6 8.6 5.2 8.9 10.5 -5.0 .288 26,839

Monongalia County, WV -1.6 2.9 0.5 -1.9 3.1 -0.6 3.9 4.4 2.9 4.4 5.5 17.5 .480 96,189

Monroe County, WV 0.4 0.5 -2.5 1.1 0.5 -3.7 4.6 5.0 4.3 7.2 7.6 -7.4 .379 13,502

Morgan County, WV -3.3 -0.2 -2.6 -4.1 -0.2 -4.6 4.1 4.4 4.3 8.8 10.1 17.4 .340 17,541

Nicholas County, WV -1.1 -0.1 -0.8 -2.1 0.1 -3.0 5.9 7.2 4.6 8.7 10.4 -1.2 .355 26,233

OH County, WV -3.9 -0.3 -1.0 -4.6 -0.2 -2.9 4.5 5.1 3.9 7.6 9.3 -6.3 .420 44,443

Pendleton County, WV -0.7 0.2 -3.2 0.6 0.3 -4.7 4.9 4.6 3.4 7.6 8.5 -6.1 .406 7,695

Pleasants County, WV -2.6 -0.4 -2.2 -3.1 -0.4 -4.0 5.9 6.9 5.3 10.2 11.0 1.2 .354 7,605

Pocahontas County, WV -3.1 -0.2 -2.7 -3.5 0.0 -5.0 6.8 6.9 6.7 11.9 12.7 -4.5 .348 8,719

Preston County, WV -0.7 2.2 0.1 -1.2 2.5 -1.6 5.2 6.2 4.0 7.0 8.1 14.3 .414 33,520

Putnam County, WV -1.3 1.1 -1.4 -1.7 1.4 -3.0 4.4 5.0 3.4 6.1 7.6 7.6 .443 55,486

Raleigh County, WV -1.9 0.2 -1.1 -2.1 0.3 -2.7 5.1 5.8 4.1 7.2 8.5 -0.5 .367 78,859

Randolph County, WV -1.5 0.4 -3.4 -2.2 0.6 -5.5 5.9 6.6 4.7 8.9 10.9 4.0 .362 29,405

Ritchie County, WV -0.5 0.7 -2.8 -1.2 1.1 -4.5 6.8 7.1 4.7 9.3 9.7 1.0 .367 10,449

Roane County, WV -6.8 -0.6 -1.3 -4.4 -0.2 -4.1 10.1 8.9 5.9 12.0 13.9 -3.4 .310 14,926

Summers County, WV 0.7 0.3 -0.9 0.2 0.5 -2.7 6.8 7.2 5.5 7.9 9.7 7.1 .296 13,927

Taylor County, WV -2.0 0.2 -0.2 -2.3 0.4 -2.0 5.5 5.8 4.5 7.1 8.2 5.0 .375 16,895

Tucker County, WV -1.2 -1.0 -3.6 -3.5 -0.9 -6.2 5.9 7.8 5.6 11.3 13.2 -2.5 .330 7,141

Tyler County, WV -0.2 -0.3 -1.7 -1.7 -0.2 -3.8 6.1 6.8 5.7 10.5 11.3 -4.0 .339 9,208

Upshur County, WV 0.2 0.0 -1.6 -0.5 0.2 -3.4 5.4 6.4 4.0 8.4 9.1 3.6 .392 24,254

Wayne County, WV -2.4 0.5 -3.0 -3.0 0.8 -4.8 5.7 6.3 4.3 7.9 9.6 -1.0 .352 42,481

Webster County, WV 3.1 0.8 -2.9 3.8 1.1 -5.2 6.9 6.7 5.2 10.4 12.2 -5.8 .298 9,154

Wetzel County, WV -2.2 -1.1 -1.7 -2.1 -0.8 -4.2 8.3 8.1 6.3 11.7 13.5 -6.3 .319 16,583

Wirt County, WV -3.0 0.0 -3.5 -3.7 0.2 -5.7 6.7 8.0 5.5 12.1 12.9 -2.7 .348 5,717

Wood County, WV -2.3 0.0 -2.8 -3.1 0.1 -4.5 4.9 5.6 4.3 8.5 9.8 -1.2 .401 86,956

Wyoming County, WV 3.1 -1.1 -0.7 3.8 -1.0 -2.8 6.3 6.6 5.6 10.0 11.0 -7.4 .298 23,796