Alabama's unemployment rate held steady at 2.6% and is down from 3.3% during the same period last year. alnews unemployment alabamanewsnetwork
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate held steady at 2.6%. August’s rate is well below August 2021’s rate of 3.3%.
“Alabama continues to maintain its record setting recovery with this month’s numbers,” said Governor Kay Ivey. “All of our metrics continue to move in the right direction, and we’re seeing more and more people joining our labor force. This positive news displays that Alabamians are confident they can land a job. Opportunities are abound in Alabama, and we’re proud of our continued progress.”
All 67 counties saw their unemployment rates decline over year, and all counties saw their unemployment rates hold steady or decline over the month.
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