Unemployed Tuscaloosa Residents Received $204M In 2020

TUSCALOOSA, AL — New data from the Alabama Department of Labor shows that a total of 22,397 claimants in Tuscaloosa County received $204,910,353 in federal and state unemployment payouts during 2020 — a financial year marred by a sharp, pandemic-induced economic downturn.

Click here to see a full interactive county-by-county map of unemployment payouts.

Statewide, $3.9 billion was paid out in unemployment claims over the year.

Local unemployment data for January and February of this year will be published later this month, providing a more detailed look into the area's current labor position.

Here's a quick look at some of the most recent unemployment statistics reported by the department of labor.

- New unemployment claims for Tuscaloosa County (Feb. 22-27): 328

- County labor force (December 2020): 102,719.

- December 2020 unemployment for Tuscaloosa County: 3.9%

- Alabama county with the largest unemployment payout total: Jefferson ($642 billion from 66,000 claimants)

- Number of claims statewide in last week reported (Feb. 22-27): 11,624.

Here's a look at statistics for west Alabama counties

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