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Cities in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Selma, AL had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 cities in 2024, at 14%. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Alabama was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14Selma, AL
Lowest0.5Pike Road, AL
Median4.466 cities
Alabama4.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Selma, AL: 14 %Selma, AL14Talladega, AL: 12.6 %Talladega, AL12.6Rainbow City, AL: 10.3 %Rainbow City, AL10.3Prichard, AL: 10.1 %Prichard, AL10.1Ozark, AL: 9.1 %Ozark, AL9.1Hueytown, AL: 8.6 %Hueytown, AL8.6Bessemer, AL: 8.6 %Bessemer, AL8.6Irondale, AL: 8.5 %Irondale, AL8.5Center Point, AL: 8.1 %Center Point, AL8.1Tuscaloosa, AL: 7.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL7.7Jacksonville, AL: 7.5 %Jacksonville, AL7.5Pell City, AL: 7.4 %Pell City, AL7.4Gadsden, AL: 7.2 %Gadsden, AL7.2Sylacauga, AL: 6.7 %Sylacauga, AL6.7Millbrook, AL: 6.6 %Millbrook, AL6.6Montgomery, AL: 6.4 %Montgomery, AL6.4Alexander City, AL: 6.4 %Alexander City, AL6.4Anniston, AL: 6.4 %Anniston, AL6.4Florence, AL: 6.3 %Florence, AL6.3Albertville, AL: 6 %Albertville, AL6Birmingham, AL: 5.8 %Birmingham, AL5.8Northport, AL: 5.7 %Northport, AL5.7Moody, AL: 5.7 %Moody, AL5.7Mobile, AL: 5.6 %Mobile, AL5.6Opelika, AL: 5.6 %Opelika, AL5.6Eufaula, AL: 5.6 %Eufaula, AL5.6Oxford, AL: 5.5 %Oxford, AL5.5Phenix City, AL: 5.4 %Phenix City, AL5.4Enterprise, AL: 5.4 %Enterprise, AL5.4Fort Payne, AL: 5 %Fort Payne, AL5Russellville, AL: 4.9 %Russellville, AL4.9Clay, AL: 4.6 %Clay, AL4.6Decatur, AL: 4.5 %Decatur, AL4.5Spanish Fort, AL: 4.4 %Spanish Fort, AL4.4Dothan, AL: 4.3 %Dothan, AL4.3Huntsville, AL: 4.1 %Huntsville, AL4.1Saraland, AL: 3.6 %Saraland, AL3.6Foley, AL: 3.5 %Foley, AL3.5Jasper, AL: 3.5 %Jasper, AL3.5Hoover, AL: 3.5 %Hoover, AL3.5Selma, AL: 14 %Selma, AL14Talladega, AL: 12.6 %Talladega, AL12.6Rainbow City, AL: 10.3 %Rainbow City, AL10.3Prichard, AL: 10.1 %Prichard, AL10.1Ozark, AL: 9.1 %Ozark, AL9.1Hueytown, AL: 8.6 %Hueytown, AL8.6Bessemer, AL: 8.6 %Bessemer, AL8.6Irondale, AL: 8.5 %Irondale, AL8.5Center Point, AL: 8.1 %Center Point, AL8.1Tuscaloosa, AL: 7.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL7.7Jacksonville, AL: 7.5 %Jacksonville, AL7.5Pell City, AL: 7.4 %Pell City, AL7.4Gadsden, AL: 7.2 %Gadsden, AL7.2Sylacauga, AL: 6.7 %Sylacauga, AL6.7Millbrook, AL: 6.6 %Millbrook, AL6.6Montgomery, AL: 6.4 %Montgomery, AL6.4Alexander City, AL: 6.4 %Alexander City, AL6.4Anniston, AL: 6.4 %Anniston, AL6.4Florence, AL: 6.3 %Florence, AL6.3Albertville, AL: 6 %Albertville, AL6Birmingham, AL: 5.8 %Birmingham, AL5.8Northport, AL: 5.7 %Northport, AL5.7Moody, AL: 5.7 %Moody, AL5.7Mobile, AL: 5.6 %Mobile, AL5.6Opelika, AL: 5.6 %Opelika, AL5.6Eufaula, AL: 5.6 %Eufaula, AL5.6Oxford, AL: 5.5 %Oxford, AL5.5Phenix City, AL: 5.4 %Phenix City, AL5.4Enterprise, AL: 5.4 %Enterprise, AL5.4Fort Payne, AL: 5 %Fort Payne, AL5Russellville, AL: 4.9 %Russellville, AL4.9Clay, AL: 4.6 %Clay, AL4.6Decatur, AL: 4.5 %Decatur, AL4.5Spanish Fort, AL: 4.4 %Spanish Fort, AL4.4Dothan, AL: 4.3 %Dothan, AL4.3Huntsville, AL: 4.1 %Huntsville, AL4.1Saraland, AL: 3.6 %Saraland, AL3.6Foley, AL: 3.5 %Foley, AL3.5Jasper, AL: 3.5 %Jasper, AL3.5Hoover, AL: 3.5 %Hoover, AL3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Selma, AL14-0.4 pts
2Talladega, AL12.6+0.2 pts
3Rainbow City, AL10.3+1.7 pts
4Prichard, AL10.1-0.5 pts
5Ozark, AL9.1-0 pts
6Hueytown, AL8.6+1.4 pts
7Bessemer, AL8.6-0.2 pts
8Irondale, AL8.5-0.2 pts
9Center Point, AL8.1-2 pts
10Tuscaloosa, AL7.7+0.7 pts
11Jacksonville, AL7.5-0.1 pts
12Pell City, AL7.4+0.6 pts
13Gadsden, AL7.2-1.7 pts
14Sylacauga, AL6.7-1.2 pts
15Millbrook, AL6.6+1.2 pts
16Montgomery, AL6.4-0 pts
17Alexander City, AL6.4-1.3 pts
17Anniston, AL6.4+0.2 pts
19Florence, AL6.3+0.4 pts
20Albertville, AL6+0.2 pts
21Birmingham, AL5.8-0.2 pts
22Northport, AL5.7+0.4 pts
23Moody, AL5.7+0.6 pts
24Mobile, AL5.6-0.3 pts
25Opelika, AL5.6+0.5 pts
26Eufaula, AL5.6+1.5 pts
27Oxford, AL5.5+0.7 pts
28Phenix City, AL5.4-0.5 pts
29Enterprise, AL5.4+0.8 pts
30Fort Payne, AL5-1 pts
31Russellville, AL4.9+1 pts
32Clay, AL4.6+1.2 pts
33Decatur, AL4.5-0.5 pts
34Spanish Fort, AL4.4+3.4 pts
35Dothan, AL4.3-0.2 pts
36Huntsville, AL4.1-0.2 pts
37Saraland, AL3.6+0.1 pts
38Foley, AL3.5-2 pts
38Jasper, AL3.50 pts
40Hoover, AL3.5-0.5 pts
41Fairhope, AL3.5-0.1 pts
42Scottsboro, AL3.50 pts
42Valley, AL3.5+1.3 pts
44Gardendale, AL3.4+0.2 pts
45Auburn, AL3.2-0.5 pts
46Chelsea, AL3.2-0.4 pts
47Athens, AL3.1-0.2 pts
48Hartselle, AL3.1-1.3 pts
49Cullman, AL2.9+0.1 pts
50Calera, AL2.7+1.8 pts
51Troy, AL2.7-0.4 pts
52Leeds, AL2.6+1.5 pts
53Alabaster, AL2.5-0.8 pts
54Gulf Shores, AL2.4-0.2 pts
55Muscle Shoals, AL2.3-0.1 pts
56Daphne, AL2.3+0.2 pts
57Homewood, AL2.3+0.1 pts
58Madison, AL2.2-0.3 pts
59Boaz, AL2.1+0.1 pts
60Pelham, AL2+0.3 pts
61Helena, AL2-0.2 pts
62Vestavia Hills, AL1.9+0.2 pts
63Prattville, AL1.8-0.2 pts
64Trussville, AL1.2-0.6 pts
65Mountain Brook, AL1.2+0.1 pts
66Pike Road, AL0.5-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Selma, AL, with 14% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Pike Road, AL, with 0.5% in 2024.

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