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

All 66 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Selma, AL | 14 |
| 2 | Talladega, AL | 12.6 |
| 3 | Rainbow City, AL | 10.3 |
| 4 | Prichard, AL | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ozark, AL | 9.1 |
| 6 | Hueytown, AL | 8.6 |
| 7 | Bessemer, AL | 8.6 |
| 8 | Irondale, AL | 8.5 |
| 9 | Center Point, AL | 8.1 |
| 10 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 7.7 |
| 11 | Jacksonville, AL | 7.5 |
| 12 | Pell City, AL | 7.4 |
| 13 | Gadsden, AL | 7.2 |
| 14 | Sylacauga, AL | 6.7 |
| 15 | Millbrook, AL | 6.6 |
| 16 | Montgomery, AL | 6.4 |
| 17 | Alexander City, AL | 6.4 |
| 17 | Anniston, AL | 6.4 |
| 19 | Florence, AL | 6.3 |
| 20 | Albertville, AL | 6 |
| 21 | Birmingham, AL | 5.8 |
| 22 | Northport, AL | 5.7 |
| 23 | Moody, AL | 5.7 |
| 24 | Mobile, AL | 5.6 |
| 25 | Opelika, AL | 5.6 |
| 26 | Eufaula, AL | 5.6 |
| 27 | Oxford, AL | 5.5 |
| 28 | Phenix City, AL | 5.4 |
| 29 | Enterprise, AL | 5.4 |
| 30 | Fort Payne, AL | 5 |
| 31 | Russellville, AL | 4.9 |
| 32 | Clay, AL | 4.6 |
| 33 | Decatur, AL | 4.5 |
| 34 | Spanish Fort, AL | 4.4 |
| 35 | Dothan, AL | 4.3 |
| 36 | Huntsville, AL | 4.1 |
| 37 | Saraland, AL | 3.6 |
| 38 | Foley, AL | 3.5 |
| 38 | Jasper, AL | 3.5 |
| 40 | Hoover, AL | 3.5 |
| 41 | Fairhope, AL | 3.5 |
| 42 | Scottsboro, AL | 3.5 |
| 42 | Valley, AL | 3.5 |
| 44 | Gardendale, AL | 3.4 |
| 45 | Auburn, AL | 3.2 |
| 46 | Chelsea, AL | 3.2 |
| 47 | Athens, AL | 3.1 |
| 48 | Hartselle, AL | 3.1 |
| 49 | Cullman, AL | 2.9 |
| 50 | Calera, AL | 2.7 |
| 51 | Troy, AL | 2.7 |
| 52 | Leeds, AL | 2.6 |
| 53 | Alabaster, AL | 2.5 |
| 54 | Gulf Shores, AL | 2.4 |
| 55 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 2.3 |
| 56 | Daphne, AL | 2.3 |
| 57 | Homewood, AL | 2.3 |
| 58 | Madison, AL | 2.2 |
| 59 | Boaz, AL | 2.1 |
| 60 | Pelham, AL | 2 |
| 61 | Helena, AL | 2 |
| 62 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 1.9 |
| 63 | Prattville, AL | 1.8 |
| 64 | Trussville, AL | 1.2 |
| 65 | Mountain Brook, AL | 1.2 |
| 66 | Pike Road, AL | 0.5 |