Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Alabama

Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Alabama

Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.

As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum, ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.

To that end, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Alabama using data from the BLS. Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.

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#50. Marion County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 14,293 (327 unemployed)

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#49. Winston County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 10,549 (243 unemployed)

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#48. Baldwin County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 100,051 (2,389 unemployed)

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#47. Clay County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: +0.1%
– Total labor force: 6,241 (147 unemployed)

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#46. Cleburne County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: +0.2%
– Total labor force: 6,290 (150 unemployed)

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#45. Jackson County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 23,403 (559 unemployed)

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#44. Randolph County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 9,932 (236 unemployed)

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#43. Chambers County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 16,216 (405 unemployed)

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#42. Coffee County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: 0.0%
– Total labor force: 22,064 (551 unemployed)

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#41. Covington County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 15,572 (391 unemployed)

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#40. Crenshaw County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 6,185 (156 unemployed)

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#39. Dale County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 21,208 (536 unemployed)

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#38. Geneva County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: +0.1%
– Total labor force: 11,279 (277 unemployed)

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#37. Houston County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 47,620 (1,207 unemployed)

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#36. Tuscaloosa County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 103,131 (2,571 unemployed)

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#35. Bibb County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 8,804 (227 unemployed)

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#34. Coosa County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 4,504 (118 unemployed)

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#33. Fayette County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 6,797 (178 unemployed)

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#32. Henry County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 7,009 (181 unemployed)

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#31. Jefferson County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 325,511 (8,452 unemployed)

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#30. Lauderdale County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 42,730 (1,092 unemployed)

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#29. Russell County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: 0.0%
– Total labor force: 23,889 (613 unemployed)

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#28. Pike County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.7%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 16,835 (451 unemployed)

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#27. Walker County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.7%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 25,722 (697 unemployed)

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#26. Bullock County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 4,491 (124 unemployed)

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#25. Tallapoosa County

– Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 18,103 (517 unemployed)

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#24. Calhoun County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 46,559 (1,399 unemployed)

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#23. Colbert County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 23,782 (723 unemployed)

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#22. Etowah County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 39,547 (1,196 unemployed)

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#21. Talladega County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 36,394 (1,131 unemployed)

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#20. Escambia County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 14,459 (467 unemployed)

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#19. Pickens County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 7,700 (246 unemployed)

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#18. Montgomery County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.9%
– Total labor force: 107,701 (3,575 unemployed)

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#17. Mobile County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 190,857 (6,558 unemployed)

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#16. Sumter County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 4,690 (160 unemployed)

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#15. Washington County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 6,666 (225 unemployed)

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#14. Butler County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 8,845 (321 unemployed)

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#13. Choctaw County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 4,400 (160 unemployed)

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#12. Conecuh County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— 1 month change: -0.5%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 4,216 (150 unemployed)

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#11. Marengo County

– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 7,692 (274 unemployed)

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#10. Barbour County

– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— 1 month change: -0.5%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 8,301 (339 unemployed)

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#9. Macon County

– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— 1 month change: -0.8%
— 1 year change: -1.4%
– Total labor force: 7,970 (323 unemployed)

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#8. Monroe County

– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— 1 month change: -0.5%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 7,567 (314 unemployed)

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#7. Hale County

– Current unemployment rate: 4.3%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 6,052 (263 unemployed)

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#6. Clarke County

– Current unemployment rate: 5.3%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: 0.0%
– Total labor force: 7,910 (417 unemployed)

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#5. Greene County

– Current unemployment rate: 5.4%
— 1 month change: +0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 2,777 (149 unemployed)

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#4. Perry County

– Current unemployment rate: 5.9%
— 1 month change: -1.2%
— 1 year change: -1.8%
– Total labor force: 3,158 (186 unemployed)

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#3. Dallas County

– Current unemployment rate: 6.2%
— 1 month change: -0.8%
— 1 year change: -0.9%
– Total labor force: 14,179 (883 unemployed)

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#2. Lowndes County

– Current unemployment rate: 6.6%
— 1 month change: -0.7%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 3,584 (236 unemployed)

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#1. Wilcox County

– Current unemployment rate: 9.0%
— 1 month change: -0.9%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 2,613 (235 unemployed)