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Huntsville, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Huntsville rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 2.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Huntsville peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.8% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Huntsville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Alabama 2.4% +0.1 -0.2
Huntsville 2.0% +0.1 -0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Huntsville, Alabama, National

Huntsville, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Huntsville, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Huntsville peaked in April 2020 at 24,131. There are now 19,022 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,465 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 644. Huntsville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Huntsville, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Huntsville 5,109 +286 -171

Number of Unemployed Persons

Huntsville, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Huntsville
Unemployment Rate		 Huntsville
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 2.4% 2.0% 5,109
October
2023		 3.8% 2.3% 1.9% 4,823
September
2023		 3.8% 2.2% 1.8% 4,652
August
2023		 3.8% 2.1% 1.8% 4,470
July
2023		 3.5% 2.1% 1.8% 4,465
June
2023		 3.6% 2.2% 1.8% 4,597
May
2023		 3.7% 2.2% 1.8% 4,654
April
2023		 3.4% 2.2% 1.8% 4,576
March
2023		 3.5% 2.3% 1.9% 4,658
February
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.0% 4,899
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.0% 5,081

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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