Anniston-Oxford, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anniston fell 0.6 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Anniston peaked in October 2009 at 10.6% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Anniston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Alabama	8.1%	-0.6	-1.0
Anniston	8.2%	-0.6	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Anniston, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Anniston, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Anniston peaked in September 2009 at 5,685. There are now 1,348 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Anniston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anniston, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anniston	4,337	-307	-366

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anniston, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Anniston Unemployment Rate	Anniston Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	8.2%	4,337
November 2011	8.7%	8.7%	8.8%	4,644
October 2011	8.9%	9.3%	9.4%	4,978
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.8%	5,243
August 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.8%	5,285
July 2011	9.1%	10.0%	9.9%	5,342
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.9%	5,301
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	9.6%	5,124
April 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.2%	4,912
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	9.0%	4,760
February 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.2%	4,792
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.1%	4,742