Decatur, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Decatur fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Decatur peaked in January 2010 at 12.5% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Decatur unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Alabama	3.0%	-0.1	-0.8
Decatur	2.6%	-0.1	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 8,837. There are now 6,948 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Decatur employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Decatur, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Decatur	1,889	-103	-587

Number of Unemployed Persons

Decatur, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployment Rate	Decatur Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	3.0%	2.6%	1,889
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	2.7%	1,992
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	2.9%	2,120
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	2,272
May 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.3%	2,361
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	2,419
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	2,378
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	2,391
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	2,461
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.5%	2,467
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.5%	2,460