MONTGOMERY – A trio of North Alabama metro areas are listed among the nation’s metro areas with the lowest unemployment rate for April.
The rankings are compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and can be found here.
Decatur and Huntsville were tied for fourth with Burlington-South Burlington, Vt., at 1.4%. The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro is tied for No. 24 with six other metro areas, including Gadsden and Montgomery, with a 1.9% jobless rate.
The Dover-Durham, N.H.-Maine metro area tied with Manchester, N.H., for the lowest unemployment rate at 1.1%.
Gov. Kay Ivey said all 12 of Alabama’s metropolitan areas are ranked among the lowest metro unemployment rates in the nation.
“Alabama continues to reach historic lows, and we aren’t slowing down. With a workforce second to none coupled with carefully crafted economic incentives and nationally low tax rates, our economic momentum continues to strengthen,” she said. “I am proud of Metro Alabama for its energetic growth, and we certainly give all thanks to our hardworking men and women, as well as our terrific Alabama businesses.”
The state’s other metro areas were ranked in the top 50.
“I’m beyond pleased that Alabama continues to set these national records,” said Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. “Our metro areas are great places to live and work, and this is proven by these rankings. Alabama continues to prove to the country that we are competitive, and our economy is doing remarkably well.”
Last month, it was announced that Alabama’s unemployment rate in April set a record low at 2.2%.
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