December 16, 2022 – Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 2.7%, unchanged from October, and below November 2021’s rate of 3.1%. November’s rate represents 63,043 unemployed persons, compared to 61,721 in and 69,688 in November 2021.
Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 51,300, with gains in the education and health services sector (+14,000), the professional and business services sector (+13,900), and the trade, transportation, and utilities sector (+5,700), among others.
Over the month, wage and salary employment increased in November by 9,600. Monthly gains were seen in the trade, transportation, and utilities sector (+8,100), the government sector (+1,600), and the professional and business services sector (+1,100), among others.
Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 1.7%, Marshall and Cullman Counties at 1.8%, and Morgan and Clay Counties at 1.9%. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 8.4%, Perry County at 5.4%, and Dallas County at 5.2%.
Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are: Homewood and Trussville at 1.5%, Vestavia Hills and Madison at 1.6%, and Alabaster and Hoover at 1.7%. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are: Selma at 6.2%, Prichard at 5.7%, and Bessemer at 3.8%.
East AlabamaWorks (Region 2) – 2.6%
Calhoun – 2.7%
Cherokee – 2.2%
Clay – 1.9%
Cleburne – 2.0%
Etowah – 2.7%
Randolph – 2.3%
Talladega – 2.8%
