Publications

• Alabama Economic Outlook
• Alabama Business
• Demographic Profiles from Census 2000 on CD-ROM

Alabama Economic Outlook©

CBER publishes its annual short-term forecast for the Alabama economy as the Alabama Economic Outlook, issued in January.

The forecast covers output and employment by sector. Current economic conditions and trends and their likely effects on the national and Alabama economies are also examined. The Outlook is supplemented by a companion publication of detailed forecast tables.

The Outlook and the forecast tables sell for $30 each. Order online.

Alabama Metropolitan Areas 2009 Archive

Alabama Business, the Center’s newsletter, became a quarterly publication in 2000. Each issue contains a quarterly Alabama economic forecast and timely information on population and other socioeconomic topics.

Alabama Business is a free publication. Users can access the recent issues online in PDF format. To view or print a document in PDF format, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Alabama Business, First Quarter 2010 (pdf)
Alabama Business, Fourth Quarter 2009 (pdf)
Alabama Business, Third Quarter 2009 (pdf)
Alabama Business, Second Quarter 2009 (pdf)
Alabama Business, First Quarter 2009 (pdf)

Alabama Business Archive

Demographic Profiles from Census 2000 on CD-ROM

The Alabama State Data Center has compiled detailed demographic profiles for all counties, cities, and towns in Alabama, as well as all census tracts in the state.

The profiles are available on CD-ROM only. The CD-ROM contains data from Census 2000 Summary Files 1 and 3, with easy-to-install software and user-friendly access.

The data sets are conveniently organized by geography and topic such as the following: income, poverty, age, race, gender, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, occupation, and disability.

The Demographic Profiles CD is a valuable resource for grant writers, academic researchers, planners, marketing professionals, legal researchers, and government officials.
Cost of the CD-ROM is $25. Order online.