Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Montgomery fell 3.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Montgomery peaked in April 2020 at 14.7% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Montgomery unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Alabama	9.6%	-4.2	+6.6
Montgomery	11.1%	-3.6	+8.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 25,232. There are now 5,885 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Montgomery employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Montgomery, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Montgomery	19,347	-5,885	+14,191

Number of Unemployed Persons

Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Montgomery Unemployment Rate	Montgomery Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	7.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	11.1%	19,347
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	14.7%	25,232
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	3.2%	5,607
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	2.8%	4,762
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.8%	4,792
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.8%	4,798
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.7%	4,723
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.7%	4,659
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.7%	4,610
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.7%	4,599