Dothan, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dothan fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Dothan peaked in July 2011 at 9.4% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dothan 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
Dothan	6.9%	-0.2	-1.3

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: Dothan, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dothan, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dothan peaked in October 2009 at 5,935. There are now 1,530 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dothan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dothan, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dothan	4,405	-145	-708

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dothan, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Dothan Unemployment Rate	Dothan Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	6.9%	4,405
February 2012	8.3%	7.5%	7.1%	4,550
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	7.5%	4,769
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	7.9%	4,988
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	8.4%	5,326
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	8.9%	5,614
September 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.2%	5,815
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.2%	5,824
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	9.4%	5,883
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.3%	5,811
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	8.8%	5,527
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	8.5%	5,312