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Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Montgomery fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Montgomery peaked in April 2020 at 14.3% and is now 11.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Montgomery unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.6% 0.0 -2.4
Alabama 2.8% -0.1 -0.8
Montgomery 3.2% -0.1 -1.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2022 data as May 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 24,374. There are now 18,760 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Montgomery employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Montgomery, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
Montgomery 5,614 -191 -2,366

Number of Unemployed Persons

Montgomery, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Montgomery
Unemployment Rate		 Montgomery
Unemployed
May
2022		 3.6% — — —
April
2022		 3.6% 2.8% 3.2% 5,614
March
2022		 3.6% 2.9% 3.3% 5,805
February
2022		 3.8% 3.0% 3.5% 6,064
January
2022		 4.0% 3.1% 3.6% 6,252
December
2021		 3.9% 3.1% 3.7% 6,482
November
2021		 4.2% 3.1% 3.7% 6,417
October
2021		 4.6% 3.1% 3.7% 6,414
September
2021		 4.7% 3.2% 3.8% 6,674
August
2021		 5.2% 3.3% 4.1% 7,054
July
2021		 5.4% 3.4% 4.3% 7,445
June
2021		 5.9% 3.5% 4.5% 7,758

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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