Mobile, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Mobile fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Mobile peaked in July 2011 at 11.2% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Mobile 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
Mobile	8.4%	-0.2	-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: Mobile, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Mobile, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Mobile peaked in July 2011 at 21,575. There are now 5,640 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Mobile employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Mobile, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Mobile	15,935	-302	-2,896

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mobile, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Mobile Unemployment Rate	Mobile Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	8.4%	15,935
February 2012	8.3%	7.5%	8.6%	16,237
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	8.9%	16,902
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	9.4%	17,830
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	10.1%	19,208
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	10.7%	20,431
September 2011	9.0%	8.8%	11.1%	21,248
August 2011	9.1%	9.1%	11.1%	21,392
July 2011	9.1%	9.2%	11.2%	21,575
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	11.1%	21,217
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	10.6%	20,156
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	10.3%	19,423