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

Talladega, AL had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 cities in 2022, at 14.3%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Alabama was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.3Talladega, AL
Lowest0.9Mountain Brook, AL
Median4.566 cities
Alabama5.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Talladega, AL: 14.3 %Talladega, AL14.3Selma, AL: 12.9 %Selma, AL12.9Bessemer, AL: 10.8 %Bessemer, AL10.8Prichard, AL: 10.5 %Prichard, AL10.5Ozark, AL: 10.1 %Ozark, AL10.1Center Point, AL: 10 %Center Point, AL10Irondale, AL: 9.3 %Irondale, AL9.3Sylacauga, AL: 8.9 %Sylacauga, AL8.9Gadsden, AL: 8.8 %Gadsden, AL8.8Rainbow City, AL: 8.3 %Rainbow City, AL8.3Alexander City, AL: 8.2 %Alexander City, AL8.2Hueytown, AL: 7.8 %Hueytown, AL7.8Birmingham, AL: 7.5 %Birmingham, AL7.5Pell City, AL: 7.4 %Pell City, AL7.4Montgomery, AL: 7.2 %Montgomery, AL7.2Phenix City, AL: 7.1 %Phenix City, AL7.1Jacksonville, AL: 6.9 %Jacksonville, AL6.9Tuscaloosa, AL: 6.8 %Tuscaloosa, AL6.8Mobile, AL: 6.5 %Mobile, AL6.5Fort Payne, AL: 6.1 %Fort Payne, AL6.1Albertville, AL: 6 %Albertville, AL6Florence, AL: 5.7 %Florence, AL5.7Northport, AL: 5.6 %Northport, AL5.6Anniston, AL: 5.6 %Anniston, AL5.6Jasper, AL: 5.3 %Jasper, AL5.3Eufaula, AL: 5.2 %Eufaula, AL5.2Dothan, AL: 5.1 %Dothan, AL5.1Decatur, AL: 5.1 %Decatur, AL5.1Opelika, AL: 5.1 %Opelika, AL5.1Foley, AL: 4.9 %Foley, AL4.9Huntsville, AL: 4.6 %Huntsville, AL4.6Oxford, AL: 4.6 %Oxford, AL4.6Fairhope, AL: 4.6 %Fairhope, AL4.6Millbrook, AL: 4.5 %Millbrook, AL4.5Athens, AL: 4.3 %Athens, AL4.3Saraland, AL: 4.1 %Saraland, AL4.1Chelsea, AL: 4.1 %Chelsea, AL4.1Enterprise, AL: 4.1 %Enterprise, AL4.1Hartselle, AL: 3.9 %Hartselle, AL3.9Moody, AL: 3.9 %Moody, AL3.9Talladega, AL: 14.3 %Talladega, AL14.3Selma, AL: 12.9 %Selma, AL12.9Bessemer, AL: 10.8 %Bessemer, AL10.8Prichard, AL: 10.5 %Prichard, AL10.5Ozark, AL: 10.1 %Ozark, AL10.1Center Point, AL: 10 %Center Point, AL10Irondale, AL: 9.3 %Irondale, AL9.3Sylacauga, AL: 8.9 %Sylacauga, AL8.9Gadsden, AL: 8.8 %Gadsden, AL8.8Rainbow City, AL: 8.3 %Rainbow City, AL8.3Alexander City, AL: 8.2 %Alexander City, AL8.2Hueytown, AL: 7.8 %Hueytown, AL7.8Birmingham, AL: 7.5 %Birmingham, AL7.5Pell City, AL: 7.4 %Pell City, AL7.4Montgomery, AL: 7.2 %Montgomery, AL7.2Phenix City, AL: 7.1 %Phenix City, AL7.1Jacksonville, AL: 6.9 %Jacksonville, AL6.9Tuscaloosa, AL: 6.8 %Tuscaloosa, AL6.8Mobile, AL: 6.5 %Mobile, AL6.5Fort Payne, AL: 6.1 %Fort Payne, AL6.1Albertville, AL: 6 %Albertville, AL6Florence, AL: 5.7 %Florence, AL5.7Northport, AL: 5.6 %Northport, AL5.6Anniston, AL: 5.6 %Anniston, AL5.6Jasper, AL: 5.3 %Jasper, AL5.3Eufaula, AL: 5.2 %Eufaula, AL5.2Dothan, AL: 5.1 %Dothan, AL5.1Decatur, AL: 5.1 %Decatur, AL5.1Opelika, AL: 5.1 %Opelika, AL5.1Foley, AL: 4.9 %Foley, AL4.9Huntsville, AL: 4.6 %Huntsville, AL4.6Oxford, AL: 4.6 %Oxford, AL4.6Fairhope, AL: 4.6 %Fairhope, AL4.6Millbrook, AL: 4.5 %Millbrook, AL4.5Athens, AL: 4.3 %Athens, AL4.3Saraland, AL: 4.1 %Saraland, AL4.1Chelsea, AL: 4.1 %Chelsea, AL4.1Enterprise, AL: 4.1 %Enterprise, AL4.1Hartselle, AL: 3.9 %Hartselle, AL3.9Moody, AL: 3.9 %Moody, AL3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Talladega, AL14.3+2.3 pts
2Selma, AL12.9+1.3 pts
3Bessemer, AL10.8-2.1 pts
4Prichard, AL10.5+0.8 pts
5Ozark, AL10.1-1.4 pts
6Center Point, AL10-0.5 pts
7Irondale, AL9.3+0.4 pts
8Sylacauga, AL8.9-1.2 pts
9Gadsden, AL8.8-0.8 pts
10Rainbow City, AL8.3+0.2 pts
11Alexander City, AL8.2+3 pts
12Hueytown, AL7.8-1.1 pts
13Birmingham, AL7.5-0.6 pts
14Pell City, AL7.4+1 pts
15Montgomery, AL7.2+0.3 pts
16Phenix City, AL7.1-1.5 pts
17Jacksonville, AL6.90 pts
18Tuscaloosa, AL6.8+0.3 pts
19Mobile, AL6.5+0.1 pts
20Fort Payne, AL6.1-0.7 pts
21Albertville, AL6+2 pts
22Florence, AL5.7-0.3 pts
23Northport, AL5.6+0.2 pts
24Anniston, AL5.6-0.8 pts
25Jasper, AL5.3+0.4 pts
26Eufaula, AL5.2-3.1 pts
27Dothan, AL5.1-0.3 pts
28Decatur, AL5.1-0.8 pts
28Opelika, AL5.1+0.6 pts
30Foley, AL4.9+0.8 pts
31Huntsville, AL4.6-0.3 pts
32Oxford, AL4.6+0.1 pts
33Fairhope, AL4.6-0.8 pts
34Millbrook, AL4.5+1.1 pts
35Athens, AL4.3+0.2 pts
36Saraland, AL4.1-1.4 pts
37Chelsea, AL4.1-0.7 pts
37Enterprise, AL4.1-1.1 pts
39Hartselle, AL3.9+0.9 pts
40Moody, AL3.9-2.2 pts
41Hoover, AL3.9-0.5 pts
42Scottsboro, AL3.80 pts
43Troy, AL3.5-0.6 pts
44Russellville, AL3.5-0.2 pts
45Muscle Shoals, AL3.2-0.1 pts
46Auburn, AL3+0.2 pts
47Alabaster, AL3-0.9 pts
48Madison, AL3-0.3 pts
49Daphne, AL2.8-0.1 pts
49Trussville, AL2.8-0.4 pts
51Cullman, AL2.6+0.7 pts
52Clay, AL2.4+0.1 pts
53Gulf Shores, AL2.4-1.1 pts
54Valley, AL2.4+0.3 pts
55Prattville, AL2.3-0.2 pts
56Helena, AL2.1-0.5 pts
57Homewood, AL2-0.6 pts
58Boaz, AL2-0.5 pts
59Spanish Fort, AL1.9-1.7 pts
60Gardendale, AL1.8-0.6 pts
61Pelham, AL1.8-0.1 pts
62Pike Road, AL1.8-1 pts
63Vestavia Hills, AL1.5-0 pts
64Leeds, AL1.4-0.7 pts
65Calera, AL1-0.4 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL0.9-0.5 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Talladega, AL, with 14.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 0.9% in 2022.

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