Decatur, Alabama Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 11.8% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Decatur unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Alabama | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Decatur | 2.1% | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Decatur, Alabama, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Decatur, Alabama Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 8,361. There are now 6,798 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Alabama) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Decatur | 1,563 | -117 | -157 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Decatur, Alabama Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Alabama Unemployment Rate |
Decatur Unemployment Rate |
Decatur Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1,563 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1,680 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,734 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,743 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,723 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,712 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,689 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1,661 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1,605 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1,570 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1,579 |
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. ↩