Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Auburn fell 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Auburn peaked in December 2009 at 10.2% and is now 7.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Auburn unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Alabama	3.3%	-0.2	-0.7
Auburn	3.0%	-0.2	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 January 2010 at 6,652. There are now 4,375 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Auburn employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Auburn, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Auburn	2,277	-172	-441

Number of Unemployed Persons

Auburn, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Auburn Unemployment Rate	Auburn Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.0%	2,277
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	2,449
May 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.4%	2,578
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.5%	2,656
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.5%	2,647
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.5%	2,632
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	2,667
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.5%	2,661
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.5%	2,660
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	2,663