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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Daphne rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Daphne peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 13.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Daphne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Alabama 2.2% +0.1 -0.4
Daphne 2.1% +0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Daphne, Alabama, National

Daphne, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Daphne, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Daphne peaked in April 2020 at 14,653. There are now 12,451 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,026 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 176.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Daphne 2,202 +70 -258

Number of Unemployed Persons

Daphne, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Alabama
Unemployment Rate
Daphne
Unemployment Rate
Daphne
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 2.3%
September
2023
3.8% 2.2% 2.1% 2,202
August
2023
3.8% 2.1% 2.0% 2,132
July
2023
3.5% 2.1% 2.0% 2,112
June
2023
3.6% 2.2% 2.0% 2,116
May
2023
3.7% 2.2% 2.0% 2,097
April
2023
3.4% 2.2% 1.9% 2,026
March
2023
3.5% 2.3% 2.0% 2,043
February
2023
3.6% 2.5% 2.1% 2,151
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.2% 2,268
December
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.3% 2,382
November
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.3% 2,377

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.