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Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Auburn fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 2.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Auburn peaked in April 2020 at 13.2% and is now 11.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Auburn unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Alabama 2.3% -0.2 -0.2
Auburn 2.1% -0.1 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Auburn, Alabama, National

Auburn, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Auburn, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Auburn peaked in April 2020 at 9,528. There are now 7,874 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Auburn employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Auburn, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Auburn 1,654 -89 -150

Number of Unemployed Persons

Auburn, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Alabama
Unemployment Rate
Auburn
Unemployment Rate
Auburn
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 2.3% 2.1% 1,654
February
2023
3.6% 2.5% 2.2% 1,743
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.3% 1,806
December
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 1,882
November
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.4% 1,886
October
2022
3.7% 2.6% 2.4% 1,903
September
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 1,933
August
2022
3.7% 2.6% 2.4% 1,949
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 1,939
June
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.4% 1,910
May
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.4% 1,871

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.