Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Daphne fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Daphne peaked in January 2010 at 11.3% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Daphne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Alabama	4.1%	0.0	+0.3
Daphne	3.6%	0.0	+0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Daphne, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Daphne, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Daphne peaked in January 2010 at 9,277. There are now 5,887 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,026 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 364.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Daphne	3,390	-10	+228

Number of Unemployed Persons

Daphne, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Daphne Unemployment Rate	Daphne Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	3,390
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	3,400
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.6%	3,428
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.7%	3,551
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.0%	3,837
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%	3,485
April 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.7%	3,447
March 2018	4.1%	3.8%	3.5%	3,214
February 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.3%	3,068
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.3%	3,026
December 2017	4.1%	3.8%	3.3%	3,072