A look at Wiregrass unemployment numbers for May

A “now hiring” sign is posted in Garnet Valley, Pa., Monday, May 10, 2021. Applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week, Thursday, April…

A “now hiring” sign is posted in Garnet Valley, Pa., Monday, May 10, 2021. Applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week, Thursday, April 21, 2022, as the total number of Americans collecting aid fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

by: Seth Feiner

Posted: Jun 17, 2022 / 10:55 AM CDT

Updated: Jun 17, 2022 / 10:55 AM CDT

WIREGRASS, Ala. (WDHN) — The Alabama unemployment numbers for May are in and the Yellowhammer state has hit a new all-time low. But what were unemployment numbers like in the Wiregrass?

Alabama’s May unemployment rate is 2.7%, a new record low, down from April’s rate of 2.8%, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Below is a list of unemployment numbers from counties across the Wiregrass:

Coffee County: 2.2%
Dale County: 2.4%
Geneva County: 2.2%
Henry County: 2.5%
Houston County: 2.4%

All Wiregrass counties are below the state average.

May 2021’s unemployment rate was 3.6%.

Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are Shelby County at 1.6%, Marshall County at 1.8%, and Morgan, Limestone, Elmore, and Cullman Counties at 1.9%.

Counties with the highest unemployment rates are Wilcox County at 8.5%, Lowndes and Perry Counties at 5.9%, and Dallas County at 5.4%.