Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Montgomery fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Montgomery peaked in April 2020 at 14.4% and is now 11.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Montgomery unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Alabama | 2.3% | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Montgomery | 2.5% | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Montgomery, Alabama, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Montgomery, Alabama Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Montgomery peaked in April 2020 at 24,519. There are now 20,150 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Montgomery employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Montgomery, Alabama) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Montgomery | 4,369 | -207 | -601 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Alabama Unemployment Rate |
Montgomery Unemployment Rate |
Montgomery Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2023 |
3.4% | — | — | — |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 4,369 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 4,576 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4,723 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4,840 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4,846 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4,869 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4,899 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4,909 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4,892 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4,870 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4,873 |
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. ↩