Gadsden, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gadsden fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Gadsden peaked in August 2009 at 10.6% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Gadsden 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
Gadsden	7.2%	-0.3	-1.7

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: Gadsden, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gadsden, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gadsden peaked in September 2009 at 4,789. There are now 1,547 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Gadsden employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Gadsden, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gadsden	3,242	-141	-701

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gadsden, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Gadsden Unemployment Rate	Gadsden Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	7.2%	3,242
February 2012	8.3%	7.5%	7.5%	3,383
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	8.1%	3,589
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	8.7%	3,859
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	9.3%	4,150
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	9.8%	4,392
September 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.1%	4,538
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.1%	4,554
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	10.2%	4,595
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	10.0%	4,529
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.7%	4,377
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	9.2%	4,141