Tuscaloosa County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Tuscaloosa County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 54 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Tuscaloosa County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
111,859
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
234,036
people in Tuscaloosa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,947
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Tuscaloosa County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
88
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Tuscaloosa County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 19, 2026	First Transit Inc.Takes effect Dec 18, 2026	Tuscaloosa	88	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Tuscaloosa County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

The University of Alabama8 open roles
DCH Health System5 open roles
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama2 open roles
Townsquare Media2 open roles
University of Alabama2 open roles
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa2 open roles
4P Consulting1 open role
Air Force Civilian Career Training1 open role
Amedisys1 open role
Bradfordhealth1 open role

Colleges in Tuscaloosa County

Colleges in Tuscaloosa County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	Public 4-year	20,000+
Stillman College	Tuscaloosa	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Tuscaloosa County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

West, Region 3 Board
Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa Area Career Center
Tuscaloosa · Comprehensive · 205-758-7591
7:45 am - 4:45 pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa52 jobs
Vance1 jobs

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.