Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Daphne fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2021 to 2.6%. 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 April 2020 at 15.1% and is now 12.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in October 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Daphne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| Alabama | 3.1% | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Daphne | 2.6% | 0.0 | -0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Daphne, Alabama, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Daphne, Alabama Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Daphne peaked in April 2020 at 14,059. There are now 11,473 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne | 2,586 | -8 | -837 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Daphne, Alabama Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Alabama Unemployment Rate |
Daphne Unemployment Rate |
Daphne Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2,586 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2,594 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2,714 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2,753 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2,747 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2,755 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2,753 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 2,779 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2,787 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 2,876 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 3,030 |
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. ↩
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