Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Florence fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Florence peaked in September 2009 at 10.4% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Florence 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
Florence	7.0%	-0.2	-1.6

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: Florence, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Florence, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Florence peaked in September 2009 at 7,143. There are now 2,251 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Florence employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Florence, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Florence	4,892	-126	-1,027

Number of Unemployed Persons

Florence, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Florence Unemployment Rate	Florence Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	7.0%	4,892
February 2012	8.3%	7.5%	7.2%	5,018
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	7.4%	5,178
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	7.7%	5,391
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	8.3%	5,840
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	8.8%	6,207
September 2011	9.0%	8.8%	9.2%	6,439
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.1%	6,359
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	9.2%	6,419
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	9.1%	6,403
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	8.9%	6,220
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	8.7%	6,093