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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Montgomery, Alabama, National

Montgomery, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

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. ↩

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