Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Auburn fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Auburn peaked in October 2009 at 9.0% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Auburn 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
Auburn	7.2%	-0.4	-0.6

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: Auburn, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Auburn, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Auburn peaked in November 2009 at 5,902. There are now 1,055 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Auburn employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Auburn, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Auburn	4,847	-291	-230

Number of Unemployed Persons

Auburn, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Auburn Unemployment Rate	Auburn Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	7.2%	4,847
November 2011	8.7%	8.7%	7.6%	5,138
October 2011	8.9%	9.3%	8.0%	5,391
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.3%	5,595
August 2011	9.1%	9.9%	8.4%	5,643
July 2011	9.1%	10.0%	8.4%	5,621
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	8.3%	5,567
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.0%	5,326
April 2011	9.0%	9.3%	7.7%	5,079
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	7.4%	4,876
February 2011	9.0%	9.3%	7.5%	4,913
January 2011	9.1%	9.3%	7.6%	4,970