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Which counties in Alabama have the lowest unemployment?

Shelby County (2.2%), Elmore County (2.3%) and Morgan County (2.3%) had the lowest unemployment in Alabama in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 67 ranked Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Shelby County2.2%−0.2 pts238,552
2Elmore County2.3%−0.4 pts91,577
3Morgan County2.3%−0.6 pts126,483
4St. Clair County2.3%−0.5 pts98,206
5Autauga County2.4%−0.5 pts61,920
6Blount County2.4%−0.4 pts60,156
7Limestone County2.4%−0.3 pts122,928
8Madison County2.4%−0.3 pts433,516
9Marshall County2.4%−0.3 pts103,537
10Baldwin County2.5%−0.2 pts267,761
11Cullman County2.5%−0.3 pts94,009
12DeKalb County2.5%−0.4 pts74,085
13Lawrence County2.5%−0.7 pts33,843
14Lee County2.5%−0.3 pts189,881
15Chambers County2.6%−0.5 pts34,253
16Chilton County2.6%−0.4 pts47,708
17Cleburne County2.6%−0.7 pts15,970
18Bibb County2.7%−0.5 pts22,262
19Coffee County2.7%−0.2 pts56,953
20Franklin County2.7%−0.4 pts32,449
21Geneva County2.7%−0.4 pts27,554
22Cherokee County2.8%−0.6 pts26,413
23Clay County2.8%−0.5 pts14,207
24Fayette County2.8%−0.4 pts15,872
25Henry County2.8%−0.7 pts18,394
26Houston County2.8%−0.4 pts110,318
27Walker County2.8%−0.5 pts65,140
28Covington County2.9%−0.7 pts37,947
29Jefferson County2.9%−0.2 pts665,742
30Coosa County3.0%−0.1 pts10,161
31Crenshaw County3.0%−0.3 pts13,175
32Etowah County3.0%−0.4 pts103,886
33Tuscaloosa County3.0%+0.1 pts241,368
34Winston County3.0%−0.5 pts23,829
35Lauderdale County3.1%−0.4 pts97,135
36Marion County3.1%−0.7 pts29,097
37Montgomery County3.1%−0.3 pts225,891
38Tallapoosa County3.1%−0.5 pts40,953
39Calhoun County3.2%−0.3 pts115,834
40Colbert County3.2%−0.5 pts59,474
41Dale County3.2%−0.5 pts49,912
42Lamar County3.2%−0.3 pts13,587
43Pike County3.2%−0.4 pts33,688
44Talladega County3.2%−0.6 pts81,603
45Washington County3.2%−2.1 pts14,822
46Jackson County3.3%−0.6 pts54,281
47Bullock County3.4%−1.0 pts9,780
48Randolph County3.4%−0.1 pts23,163
49Russell County3.4%+0.2 pts58,898
50Butler County3.5%−0.7 pts18,100
51Escambia County3.5%−0.7 pts36,665
52Mobile County3.5%−0.5 pts411,658
53Barbour County3.6%−0.1 pts24,607
54Marengo County3.7%−0.1 pts18,311
55Pickens County3.9%+0.2 pts18,221
56Macon County4.0%−0.6 pts18,132
57Conecuh County4.1%−0.3 pts10,899
58Choctaw County4.2%−0.7 pts11,904
59Hale County4.2%−0.2 pts15,194
60Sumter County4.2%−0.7 pts11,588
61Dallas County4.6%−0.8 pts35,140
62Clarke County4.9%−0.5 pts22,014
63Lowndes County4.9%−0.4 pts9,359
64Monroe County5.2%+0.1 pts18,965
65Wilcox County5.6%+0.1 pts9,666
66Perry County6.1%−0.5 pts7,425
67Greene County6.5%+0.1 pts7,067

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Alabama has the lowest unemployment rate?

Shelby County: 2.2%, ahead of Elmore County (2.3%) and Morgan County (2.3%), of 67 Alabama counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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