Madison County’s unemployment rates remained below Alabama’s unemployment rates as a whole in June, as the county posted a rate of 2.6%, compared to Alabama’s June rate of 3.2%.
Read more on where jobless rates stand in Huntsville and our surrounding cities.
Huntsville, Madison + Athens post low unemployment rates for June
While the state unemployment rate would not be considered “high” by nationwide standards (the national unemployment rate stands at 4.1%), Alabama’s rate is still higher than it was this time last year (2.9%) and two years ago (2.3%).
However, Huntsville has remained below the state average, along with neighboring cities Madison, Athens and Decatur…