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Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anniston fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2021 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Anniston peaked in April 2020 at 18.7% and is now 14.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Anniston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.2% -0.1 +2.7
Alabama 4.0% -0.3 +1.4
Anniston 4.4% -0.3 +1.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with February 2021 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Anniston, Alabama, National

Anniston, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Anniston, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Anniston peaked in April 2020 at 8,956. There are now 6,890 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Anniston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anniston, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Anniston 2,066 -113 +601

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anniston, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Anniston
Unemployment Rate		 Anniston
Unemployed
March
2021		 6.0% — — —
February
2021		 6.2% 4.0% 4.4% 2,066
January
2021		 6.3% 4.3% 4.7% 2,179
December
2020		 6.7% 4.7% 5.1% 2,272
November
2020		 6.7% 4.7% 5.2% 2,309
October
2020		 6.9% 4.7% 6.6% 2,960
September
2020		 7.8% 6.7% 7.7% 3,517
August
2020		 8.4% 7.1% 6.4% 2,843
July
2020		 10.2% 7.4% 8.7% 3,889
June
2020		 11.1% 7.7% 8.8% 3,847
May
2020		 13.3% 7.9% 12.0% 5,419
April
2020		 14.8% 13.2% 18.7% 8,956

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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