Tuscaloosa, AL jobs, layoffs and employers

48 open professional jobs in Tuscaloosa. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Tuscaloosa is in Tuscaloosa County.

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Jobs in Tuscaloosa

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Employers hiring most in Tuscaloosa

  1. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa8 open roles
  2. The University of Alabama5 open roles
  3. Geological Survey3 open roles
  4. Cindavi2 open roles
  5. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
  6. No Resistance Consulting Group, LLC.2 open roles
  7. Remmert & Company2 open roles
  8. Sparrow Company2 open roles
  9. Townsquare Media2 open roles
  10. 4P Consulting1 open role

Tuscaloosa layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 88

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Tuscaloosa, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
First Transit Inc.Takes effect Dec 18, 2026Tuscaloosa88ClosureState record

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Colleges in Tuscaloosa

Colleges in Tuscaloosa
CollegeTypeStudents
The University of AlabamaPublic 4-year20,000+
Stillman CollegePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Tuscaloosa County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

  • Private-sector jobs up 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.1%, up 1.0 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+929 jobs), health care (+762 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−742 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Alabama? How to file for unemployment in Alabama (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

  • Tuscaloosa Area Career Center

    Tuscaloosa · Comprehensive · 205-758-7591

    7:45 am - 4:45 pm, Monday - Friday

Tuscaloosa County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.1% the month before

  • 112,613

    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

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Sources: Layoff notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Alabama unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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