Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Daphne fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Daphne peaked in January 2010 at 11.3% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Daphne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Alabama	3.8%	+0.1	-0.3
Daphne	3.4%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 9,218. There are now 5,955 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,179 in February 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 84.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Daphne	3,263	+75	-225

Number of Unemployed Persons

Daphne, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Daphne Unemployment Rate	Daphne Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	3,263
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	3,188
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	3,179
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	3,272
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.5%	3,300
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.5%	3,293
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	3,298
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	3,347
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.6%	3,413
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.7%	3,476
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	3.7%	3,514