Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops

Alabama’s Unemployment rate for December 2013 dropped to 6.1%.

The last time the state’s unemployment rate was this low was in October 2008.

Montgomery Counties rate is 6.2%.

Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 3.8%, Lee County at 4.7%,and St. Clair and Cullman Counties at 4.8%.

The counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 14.2%, Bullock County at 11.6%, and Perry County at 11.4%.