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Decatur, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2020 to 6.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 12.5% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in February 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 3.6 percentage points. You can also compare Decatur unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate July 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 10.2% -0.9 +6.5
Alabama 7.9% +0.3 +5.1
Decatur 6.0% -0.1 +3.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Decatur, Alabama, National

Decatur, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Decatur, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 8,826. There are now 4,676 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,718 in February 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,432. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Decatur 4,150 -18 +2,346

Number of Unemployed Persons

Decatur, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Decatur
Unemployment Rate		 Decatur
Unemployed
August
2020		 8.4% 5.6% — —
July
2020		 10.2% 7.9% 6.0% 4,150
June
2020		 11.1% 7.6% 6.1% 4,168
May
2020		 13.3% 9.6% 8.3% 5,779
April
2020		 14.7% 13.8% 12.0% 8,370
March
2020		 4.4% 3.0% 2.9% 2,114
February
2020		 3.5% 2.7% 2.4% 1,718
January
2020		 3.6% 2.7% 2.5% 1,800
December
2019		 3.5% 2.7% 2.5% 1,833
November
2019		 3.5% 2.7% 2.5% 1,817
October
2019		 3.6% 2.7% 2.5% 1,799
September
2019		 3.5% 2.7% 2.5% 1,785

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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