Research Briefs Archive
06/13/07:
16 Percent of Alabamians Live in Hurricane Counties
05/10/07:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2007
(pdf)
05/01/07:
Economic Outlook - Second Quarter 2007
(pdf)
05/01/07:
Alabama Population Trends
(pdf)
04/03/07:
Alabama Housing Market Poised for Another Strong Year
03/21/07:
Shelby County Continues to Set the Pace for County Growth; Black Belt Counties Lose Population
03/06/07:
Home Sales in Alabama Drop in January
02/20/07:
Alabama Real Estate Market Holds Its Own
02/15/07:
Falling Home Prices, Mortgage Rates Make Alabama Housing More Affordable
02/09/07:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: First Quarter 2007
(pdf)
02/09/07:
Economic Outlook - First Quarter 2007
(pdf)
02/09/07:
Alabama Metro Areas: Keeping the Momentum Going in 2006
(pdf)
02/06/07:
Alabama Real Estate Market Holds Its Own
01/17/07:
Existing Home Sales Drop in State
12/15/06:
Alabama's Housing Market Looks Good for 2007
12/06/06:
2006 Still Looks to be a Good Year for Housing in Alabama
11/09/06:
Third Quarter Results Show Some Erosion in Housing Affordability
11/03/06:
Alabama Housing Market Shows Signs of Weakness
10/31/06:
Economic Outlook - Fourth Quarter 2006
(pdf)
10/31/06:
A career marked by singular events: Ferguson recalls his 30 years at UA
(pdf)
10/24/06:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2006
(pdf)
10/12/06:
The University of Alabama 2004-2005 Economic Impacts
10/05/06:
Alabama Housing Market Continues to Buck National Trend
08/30/06:
Alabama Housing Market Finally Shows Signs of Slowing
08/15/06:
New Census Data Paints Diverse Picture of State
08/04/06:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2006
(pdf)
08/03/06:
Alabama's Housing Market Remains Strong
(pdf)
08/03/06:
Economic Outlook - Third Quarter 2006
(pdf)
08/02/06:
Alabama Housing Affordability Declines
07/03/06:
Alabama Housing Market Remains Strong Despite Sign of National Slowdown
06/21/06:
Population Estimates Show Big City Losses, Suburbs Gaining
06/01/06:
Housing Market Sending More Mixed Signals
05/02/06:
Economic Outlook - Second Quarter 2006
(pdf)
05/02/06:
A Good First Step for Alabama Tax Reform: More Steps Needed
(pdf)
05/02/06:
State’s Housing Market Starts Strong during First Quarter of 2006
04/28/06:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2006
(pdf)
04/20/06:
UA’s State Data Center Reports on New Census Data that Looks at Alabama's Black-Owned Businesses
04/03/06:
Alabama’s Housing Market Rebounds in February
03/09/06:
State Housing Market Starts New Year with Whimper, Not a Bang
02/13/06:
Housing Affordability Declines for 2005
02/08/06:
2005 Another Record Year for Housing in Alabama
02/08/06:
Economic Outlook - First Quarter 2006
(pdf)
02/08/06:
Alabama Metro Areas: Driving the State in 2005
(pdf)
01/31/06:
UA’s State Data Center Offers a Black History Month Look at State's African American Population
01/23/06:
Home Sales Continued to Slow Near End of 2005
01/23/06:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: First Quarter 2006
(pdf)
12/15/05:
Katrina Will Make Proving Where You Live Difficult in 2006
12/15/05:
Look for State's Economy to Grow a Bit Next Year, with an Inflation Rate Near 2.6 Percent
12/09/05:
Housing Market Slows as End of Year Draws Close
11/09/05:
Alabama Housing Affordabilty Down Again as Market Shows Signs of Slowing
11/08/05:
Has the Housing Market Peaked? UA Analysts Say Recent Trends Are ‘Worrisome’
11/04/05:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2005
(pdf)
10/25/05:
Economic Outlook - Fourth Quarter 2005
(pdf)
10/25/05:
Alabama and CBER: 75 Years of Change
(pdf)
10/05/05:
Mixed Signals Coming from the Housing Sector
09/07/05:
Alabama Home Sales Decline Slightly in July; Still Near Record Levels
08/11/05:
Rising Home Prices Drop Affordability in Second Quarter of 2005
08/09/05:
Existing Home Sales Set Record in June; Average Sales Price Also Reaches Record
07/28/05:
Economic Outlook - Third Quarter 2005
(pdf)
07/28/05:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2005
(pdf)
07/28/05:
The Source You Know... 75 Years of Research and Service
(pdf)
07/28/05:
Alabama Migration Patterns, 1995-2000
(pdf)
06/02/05:
Alabama Housing Market Shows Continued Strength
05/19/05:
Income Growth Offsets Increased Home Prices in First Quarter
05/04/05:
Existing Home Sales Post Another Double-Digit Increase
04/29/05:
Economic Outlook - Second Quarter 2005
(pdf)
04/29/05:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2005
(pdf)
04/29/05:
Alabama's Aging Workforce
04/14/05:
One-Third of State's Counties See Population Growth, According to Census Estimates
01/27/05:
Economic Outlook - First Quarter 2005
(pdf)
01/27/05:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: First Quarter 2005
(pdf)
01/27/05:
Alabama Metro Areas: Looking Back at 2004 and Redefining
(pdf)
12/07/04:
Census Shows One County in Alabama Without Double-Digit Poverty; State’s Poverty Grows
12/06/04:
UA’s State Data Center Indicates There’s a Pickup for Every Five Folks, an SUV for Every 10
10/25/04:
UA's Data Center Sheds Light on Those Eschewing 9 to 5 Jobs in Favor of Stay-at-Home Work
10/20/04:
Economic Outlook - Fourth Quarter 2004
(pdf)
10/20/04:
Redefining Alabama's Rural Landscape: The New Micropolitan Areas
(pdf)
10/20/04:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2004
(pdf)
07/27/04:
Economic Outlook - Third Quarter 2004
(pdf)
07/27/04:
Economic Well-Being of Alabamians, 2000 to 2004
(pdf)
07/27/04:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2004
(pdf)
06/24/04:
Pine Apple Grows Fastest, Huntsville Posts Largest Population Gains in Census Bureau Estimates
05/19/04:
The University of Alabama 2002-2003 Economic Impacts
05/04/04:
Economic Outlook - Second Quarter 2004
(pdf)
05/04/04:
A Profile of Older Alabamians
(pdf)
05/04/04:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2004
(pdf)
03/17/04:
Data Shows Only Two-Thirds of State’s Children Live in Traditional Married-Couple Households
03/12/04:
Guidance on Uses of Statistical Area Definitions
03/09/04:
UA’s State Data Center Looks at the Latest Census Estimated Breakdown for the State
03/09/04:
Census Bureau Boundary and Annexation Survey
01/29/04:
Economic Outlook - First Quarter 2004
(pdf)
01/29/04:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: First Quarter 2004
(pdf)
01/29/04:
Alabama Metropolitan Areas: Working Toward a Strong 2004
12/19/03:
That Darned Drive to Work Might Not Be as Bad as You Think; State Commute Times
12/18/03:
Alabama’s Population Tops 4.5 Million in 2003, According to Census Bureau
11/04/03:
Economic Outlook - Fourth Quarter 2003
(pdf)
11/04/03:
Housing Affordability Index: 3rd Quarter 2003
(pdf)
11/04/03:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2003
(pdf)
09/19/03:
Latest Census Numbers Show County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin
08/29/03:
Effects of Sales and Cigarette Taxes on Households
08/21/03:
Tax Package Effect on Alabama Citizens 50+
08/12/03:
Tax Package Macroeconomic Impact
08/01/03:
Every County in State Has Some Rural Population
08/01/03:
Economic Outlook - Third Quarter 2003
(pdf)
08/01/03:
Moving into Alabama
(pdf)
08/01/03:
Housing Market Slows Down, Still on Track to Set Annual Record
(pdf)
08/01/03:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2003
(pdf)
07/09/03:
Census Bureau Releases Population Estimates for Alabama's Cities and Towns
06/20/03:
Urban Area Criteria for Census 2000
04/29/03:
Economic Outlook - Second Quarter 2003
(pdf)
04/29/03:
Educational Attainment in Alabama
(pdf)
04/29/03:
Commuting Patterns In and Out of Alabama
(pdf)
04/29/03:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2003
(pdf)
04/24/03:
Census Shows Growth Rate of Two Alabama Rural Counties Exceeds National Average
02/04/03:
Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update January 2003
(pdf)
02/04/03:
Alabama Metropolitan Areas: Brighter Days Ahead
(pdf)
02/04/03:
Alabama Tax Reform: A Little Progressiveness and Some Revenue Too
(pdf)
02/04/03:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index: First Quarter 2003
(pdf)
11/05/02:
Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update Fall 2002
(pdf)
11/05/02:
Alabama Development 1990 - 2000
(pdf)
11/05/02:
BLCI: 2002 in Review
(pdf)
08/07/02:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index - Third Quarter 2002
(pdf)
08/07/02:
Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update Summer 2002
(pdf)
05/30/02:
Alabama in 2000 - How have we changed?
(pdf)
05/14/02:
Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update Spring 2002
(pdf)
05/14/02:
Alabama Retail Sales in 2001
(pdf)
05/14/02:
Birmingham and Mobile: Sharing Common and Complementary Economic Interests
(pdf)
05/14/02:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index - Second Quarter 2002
(pdf)
05/03/02:
Alabama's Census 2000 Urbanized Areas
02/04/02:
Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update January 2002
(pdf)
02/04/02:
Rural Alabama
02/04/02:
Alabama Metropolitan Area Strengths and Weaknesses in 2001
02/04/02:
Alabama Metropolitan Areas: Tough Times in 2001
02/04/02:
Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index
12/20/01:
One-fourth of State's Children Live in Poverty
11/02/01:
Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update October 25, 2001
(pdf)
11/02/01:
Alabama's Changing Population, 2000 to 2025
(pdf)
11/02/01:
Some Implications of an Alabama Telecommunications Industry Tax Reform
(pdf)
11/02/01:
Age Makes a Difference
(pdf)
10/08/01:
Housing Markets Continue to Confound
09/13/01:
July Home Sales, Selling Price Decline Slightly
08/31/01:
Education, Job Training Remedies for State's High Child Poverty Ranking
08/16/01:
Alabama Housing Affordability Continues to Set Records
08/06/01:
U.S. and Alabama Economic Outlook July 2001
08/06/01:
Diversity in Alabama
08/06/01:
Alabama's Income: Past and Present
08/02/01:
Alabama Housing Rolls on Despite National Decline
07/09/01:
Housing Market Flexes Its Muscles in May
07/02/01:
State Shows Increase in Overall Housing Units, Second Homes, and Black Homeowners
06/26/01:
State's Hispanics Probably Undercounted in Census
06/05/01:
The University of Alabama 1999-2000 Economic Impacts
(pdf)
06/04/01:
Has The Sluggish Economy Reached The Housing Market?
05/22/01:
New Census Numbers Paint Complicated and Changing Picture of State's Families
05/14/01:
Alabama Housing Affordability Index Hits Record High for Second Consecutive Quarter
05/04/01:
Economic Outlook May 2001
05/04/01:
Alabama's Population at the Dawn of the 21st Century: The Product of a Century of Change
03/22/01:
African American-Owned Business in Alabama Generate $1 Billion in Revenues
03/19/01:
Census Figures Show Population Growth Centered in State's Suburban Areas
02/07/01:
Economic Outlook January 2001
02/07/01:
Alabamians' Preferences for State Budget Allocations: 1980 and 2000
02/07/01:
Alabama Socioeconomic Briefs
01/17/01:
New
Alabama Economic Outlook 2001
Predicts Slowdown in GDP Growth
01/05/01:
OMB's Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
01/02/01:
UA's CBER Presents 2001 Economic Outlook Conference, Atlanta Federal Reserve Executive to Speak
11/22/00:
Census Bureau Releases Poverty Rate Estimates for State; Shelby is Most Affluent, Black Belt Counties Poorest
11/02/00:
Economic Outlook October 2000
11/02/00:
Alabama is our business, marking 70 years of research and service . . .
11/02/00:
Where Are the Jobs for Young People?
11/02/00:
Alabama Exports Up First Quarter 2000
10/19/00:
Hoover Leads Alabama Cities' Population Gain; Birmingham, Gadsden Post Losses
09/14/00:
Alabama Shows Dramatic Improvement In Education Attainment
08/07/00:
Economic Outlook 2000 Update: July
08/07/00:
Census of Retail Trade: Comparative 1992 and 1997 Alabama Retail Trade
08/07/00:
A Look at Medium-Size Alabama City Budgets
08/07/00:
Alabama Retail Sales, 1998-1999
08/07/00:
The Existing Home Market in Alabama Just Keeps Rolling Along
05/04/00:
Economic Outlook 2000 Update: April
05/04/00:
Looking at Occupations in the Coming Decade
05/04/00:
The New Economy: What is it and is Alabama ready?
03/17/00:
Metro Area Populations Grow in 1999; Shelby Still Fastest Growing County in the State
02/22/00:
U.S. Population Will Look Different in 2050
02/15/00:
Economic Outlook 2000 Update: February
02/15/00:
Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas: Driving the State’s Economy
02/15/00:
Retailing in Alabama, 1997
02/15/00:
Alabama Housing Affordability Index: Fourth Quarter, 1999 and Year-end Summary
01/21/00:
Alabama's Population Gain Slows in 1999
01/18/00:
Alabama's Housing Units and Households Increase in 1998
01/11/00:
Economic Outlook Brief 2000
12/02/99:
Alabama's Changing Economy through the Twentieth Century
11/10/99:
State Poverty Estimates for 1996 Released
10/27/99:
Public Education: A Crisis in Confidence?
09/28/99:
Employment in Alabama's Rural Counties and Retail Sales in Alabama's Metropolitan Areas
07/29/99:
Consumer Spending and Consumer Debt
07/08/99:
Jefferson County Has Most Dynamic Population, UA Data Center Reports
06/29/99:
How Do Southerners Spend Their Money?
06/21/99:
Alabama's Median Age Climbs between 1990 and 1998
05/27/99:
Income in Jefferson, Shelby Counties Keeps Pace with National Average
05/14/99:
Alabama Gains Residents from Migration in 1997-98
05/05/99:
A Fourth of State's Children Living in Poverty, UA Data Center Reports
04/30/99:
Alabama Retail Sales Show Strong Increase in 1998
04/21/99:
Economic Impacts of The University of Alabama: An Update
- PDF file
04/21/99:
Who Pays for Cutting Smog-Causing Emissions?
03/23/99:
Sixty-Five Plus in Alabama
02/26/99:
Population Estimates Methodology
02/26/99:
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
02/26/99:
School District Poverty Data
02/26/99:
Median Family Income for FY99
02/22/99:
Population Gains Strongest in Alabama's Metro Areas in 1998
08/26/99:
A Revised Economic Forecast for 1999
05/27/99:
Alabama Economic Outlook: Update May 1999
03/12/99:
State's Metro Area Counties Show Population Jump; Rural Areas in Black Belt Decrease
02/26/99:
Alabama's Population Gain Moderate in 1998
02/11/99:
Alabama Nets Residents from Migration, 1996-97
02/11/99:
Alabama Per Capita Income Grows 4.2 Percent in 1997
02/11/99:
Alabama's Hispanic Population Continues to Increase
02/11/99:
Alabama's Housing Units and Households Increase in 1996
02/09/99:
Alabama's Metropolitan Areas: The Year 1998 in Review
01/28/99:
Alabama Economic Forecast for 1999
01/27/99:
Alabama Shows Improvement in Black Education; Two Counties National Leaders in Percent of Black Citizens
12/09/98:
Alabama Shows Dramatic Improvement in Education Attainment; State Remains Below National Average
12/02/98:
Good Education for Good Jobs
09/29/98:
Alabama's Tax Burden
09/01/98:
What Does the Euro Mean for Alabama Business?
08/06/98:
The Alabama Economy: A Revised 1998 Forecast
06/29/98:
Oh, Say Can You See. . .A Revolutionary War Connection to The State of Alabama?
06/15/98:
Learning for Life - Learning for a Living
04/28/98:
Gone Fishing
03/24/98:
Women Gaining Ground in Business, Education
03/18/98:
New Census Data Tracks State Population Increase
03/06/98:
Alabama, Exports, and Prosperity
03/03/98:
Disabilities in Alabama on the Rise
02/02/98:
The Alabama Economy: 1998
01/15/98:
Census Bureau Definitions for Population Estimates
01/13/98:
Alabama's Population Shows Moderate Gain in 1997
01/12/98:
The Effects of a Declining Birth Rate on the Labor Force
12/15/97:
The Magical Multiplier: Fact and Fiction
11/24/97:
Census Figures Show Madison Fastest-Growing City in State; Hoover, Huntsville Data
Reflect Corrections
09/20/97:
Co-op Programs in Higher Education
08/20/97:
Consumer Bankruptcy on the Rise: Some Possible Explanations
07/20/97:
How Do People Spend Their Money?
06/20/97:
The Many Faces of Tomorrow's Employees
06/13/97:
Total Federal Expenditures Rise Slightly in Alabama in FY 1996
03/28/97:
Average Annual Pay
03/28/97:
What Does It Mean to Be "Middle Class"?
02/04/97:
1997 Economic Outlook Conference Summary
01/01/97:
Want to Earn a Million Dollars? Go to College!
01/01/97:
An Alabama Lottery: What Could We Expect?
01/31/97:
The Economic Impact of The University of Alabama on Tuscaloosa County, 1996
10/01/96:
Revised Alabama Per Capita Income Growth in 1995
10/01/96:
Alabama Population Gains Steady Through 2025
10/01/96:
Alabama's Housing Units and Households Increase
08/01/96:
Alabama Retail Sales Post Strong Gains
07/01/96:
Dimensions of Alabama's Black Population
06/01/96:
Changes in Retailing in Alabama and Alabama MSAs, 1987-92
05/01/96:
Alabama's Population Shows Strongest Growth in the Suburbs
03/01/96:
Women Own More Than Third of Business in State
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