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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Daphne fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 2.0%. 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 April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 13.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Daphne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Alabama 2.3% -0.2 -0.2
Daphne 2.0% -0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April 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 12,608 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Daphne 2,045 -106 -298

Number of Unemployed Persons

Daphne, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Alabama
Unemployment Rate
Daphne
Unemployment Rate
Daphne
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 2.3% 2.0% 2,045
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
October
2022
3.7% 2.6% 2.3% 2,396
September
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 2,460
August
2022
3.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2,531
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2,573
June
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2,571
May
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2,520

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.