Alabama Jobless Rate Rises to 3.0% as Employment Hits Record 2.219 Million

1 articles · Updated · 256today.com · Jun 22

72,082 Alabamians were unemployed in May, lifting the seasonally adjusted jobless rate to 3.0% from 2.8% in April and 2.9% a year earlier.
2.219 million wage and salary jobs marked a new statewide record, with employment up 15,200 from a year earlier, led by construction, leisure and hospitality, and government.
Average weekly wages rose $72.01 year over year to $1,169.64, while construction, professional and business services, and leisure and hospitality all posted record-high pay levels.
Shelby County had Alabama's lowest unemployment rate at 2.7%, while Greene and Monroe counties were highest at 6.2%; among larger cities, Pelham was lowest at 2.4% and Prichard highest at 6.0%.