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Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Florence fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Florence peaked in April 2020 at 15.5% and is now 12.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Florence 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
Florence 2.7% -0.2 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Florence, Alabama, National

Florence, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Florence, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Florence peaked in April 2020 at 10,114. There are now 8,291 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Florence employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Florence, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Florence 1,823 -84 -203

Number of Unemployed Persons

Florence, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Alabama
Unemployment Rate
Florence
Unemployment Rate
Florence
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.7% 1,823
December
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.9% 1,907
November
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.9% 1,944
October
2022
3.7% 2.6% 2.9% 1,945
September
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.9% 1,927
August
2022
3.7% 2.6% 2.9% 1,929
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.9% 1,928
June
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.9% 1,917
May
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.9% 1,901
April
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.8% 1,876
March
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.9% 1,906

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.