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Dothan, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dothan fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2023 to 2.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Dothan peaked in April 2020 at 10.6% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Dothan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Alabama 2.2% -0.1 -0.3
Dothan 2.2% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dothan, Alabama, National

Dothan, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dothan, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dothan peaked in April 2020 at 6,628. There are now 5,156 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dothan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dothan, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Dothan 1,472 -8 -227

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dothan, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Dothan
Unemployment Rate		 Dothan
Unemployed
May
2023		 3.7% — — —
April
2023		 3.4% 2.2% 2.2% 1,472
March
2023		 3.5% 2.3% 2.2% 1,480
February
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.3% 1,566
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 1,644
December
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.5% 1,689
November
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.5% 1,689
October
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 2.5% 1,697
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 1,719
August
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 2.6% 1,740
July
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 1,745
June
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.6% 1,735

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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