By 2008, approximately 4,000 people in Alabama were employed by the catfish industry and Alabama produced 132 million pounds of catfish.
baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈiːpəl ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ ðə kˈætfɪʃ ˈɪndʌstɹi ænd ˌæləbˈæmə pɹədˈuːst wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː mˈɪliən pˈaʊndz ʌv kˈætfɪʃ.