Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Auburn fell 3.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Auburn peaked in April 2020 at 13.1% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Auburn unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Alabama	9.6%	-4.2	+6.6
Auburn	9.2%	-3.9	+6.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Auburn, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Auburn, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Auburn peaked in April 2020 at 9,783. There are now 2,736 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Auburn employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Auburn, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Auburn	7,047	-2,736	+4,997

Number of Unemployed Persons

Auburn, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Auburn Unemployment Rate	Auburn Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	7.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	9.2%	7,047
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	13.1%	9,783
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	2.9%	2,216
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	1,877
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	1,922
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	1,945
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	1,927
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	1,910
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	1,889
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.4%	1,872