Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Daphne fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2019 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Daphne peaked in January 2010 at 11.3% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Daphne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Alabama	2.8%	-0.2	-1.0
Daphne	2.5%	-0.2	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 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 9,218. There are now 6,758 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Daphne	2,460	-145	-838

Number of Unemployed Persons

Daphne, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Daphne Unemployment Rate	Daphne Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.5%	2,460
September 2019	3.5%	3.0%	2.7%	2,605
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	2.8%	2,745
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.0%	2,910
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	3,081
May 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.3%	3,202
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	3,261
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