Decatur, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in December 2009 at 11.0% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Decatur unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Alabama	7.4%	-0.1	-1.9
Decatur	7.3%	-0.1	-2.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Decatur, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Decatur, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 7,863. There are now 2,621 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Decatur	5,242	-82	-1,464

Number of Unemployed Persons

Decatur, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	7.3%	5,242
February 2012	8.3%	7.5%	7.4%	5,324
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	7.7%	5,534
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	8.1%	5,816
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	8.8%	6,284
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	9.3%	6,696
September 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.7%	6,989
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.7%	6,978
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	9.7%	6,980
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.8%	7,053
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.6%	6,894
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	9.4%	6,778