Department of Numbers

Mobile, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Mobile fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Mobile peaked in April 2020 at 15.0% and is now 11.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Mobile 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
Mobile 3.3% -0.2 -0.8
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: Mobile, Alabama, National

Mobile, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Mobile, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Mobile peaked in April 2020 at 28,569. There are now 22,203 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Mobile employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Mobile, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Mobile 6,366 -359 -1,444

Number of Unemployed Persons

Mobile, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Mobile
Unemployment Rate		 Mobile
Unemployed
February
2023		 3.6% — — —
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 3.3% 6,366
December
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.5% 6,725
November
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 3.6% 6,830
October
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 3.6% 6,869
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.5% 6,770
August
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 3.5% 6,736
July
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.5% 6,786
June
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 3.5% 6,796
May
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 3.6% 6,885
April
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 3.6% 6,975
March
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 3.7% 7,225

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. ↩

Data on deptofnumbers.com is for informational purposes only. No warranty or guarantee of accuracy is offered or implied. Nothing on this site constitutes investment advice. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. Privacy policy.