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Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Montgomery rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Montgomery peaked in April 2020 at 14.4% and is now 12.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in August 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Montgomery unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Alabama 2.2% +0.1 -0.4
Montgomery 2.3% +0.1 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 20,481 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,961 in August 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 77. Montgomery employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Montgomery, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Montgomery 4,038 +77 -861

Number of Unemployed Persons

Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Montgomery
Unemployment Rate		 Montgomery
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 2.3% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 2.2% 2.3% 4,038
August
2023		 3.8% 2.1% 2.2% 3,961
July
2023		 3.5% 2.1% 2.3% 4,055
June
2023		 3.6% 2.2% 2.4% 4,244
May
2023		 3.7% 2.2% 2.5% 4,333
April
2023		 3.4% 2.2% 2.4% 4,277
March
2023		 3.5% 2.3% 2.5% 4,365
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

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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