Unemployment Rate in Montgomery County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #2,414/3,222 · #44 in AL
25th
Montgomery 5.7%
AL 4.7% +23.2%
US 5.3% +8.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's unemployment rate of 5.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Montgomery County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,411 | Wayne County, KY | 5.7% |
| #2,412 | Lake County, MT | 5.7% |
| #2,413 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 5.7% |
| #2,414 | Montgomery County, AL | 5.7% |
| #2,415 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,416 | Curry County, OR | 5.8% |
| #2,417 | Copiah County, MS | 5.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Montgomery County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, ranking #2,414 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Alabama, it ranks #44 of 67. This places it in the 25th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.