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Decatur, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 1.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 11.8% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.7% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Decatur 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
Decatur 1.9% +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: 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 8,361. There are now 6,893 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,315 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 153. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Decatur 1,468 +70 -214

Number of Unemployed Persons

Decatur, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Decatur
Unemployment Rate		 Decatur
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 2.3% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 2.2% 1.9% 1,468
August
2023		 3.8% 2.1% 1.8% 1,398
July
2023		 3.5% 2.1% 1.8% 1,355
June
2023		 3.6% 2.2% 1.8% 1,382
May
2023		 3.7% 2.2% 1.8% 1,367
April
2023		 3.4% 2.2% 1.7% 1,315
March
2023		 3.5% 2.3% 1.7% 1,318
February
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 1.9% 1,417
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.0% 1,524
December
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.2% 1,632
November
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.2% 1,633

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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