Alabama's Unemployment Rate Rises

Department of Industrial Relations says unemployment rate rose in May to 4.7 percent.

By: Christian Stapleton | WKRG-TV
Published: June 20, 2008

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's unemployment rate is up - it
rose in May to 4.7 percent.
State Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees said the May
rate was up from 4.0 percent in April, and it was higher than the
3.5 percent recorded a year ago.
Alabama's rate compared to a national unemployment figure of 5.5
percent.
The state Department of Industrial Relations reported that
Alabama counties with the lowest jobless rates were Shelby at 2.7
percent, Madison at 3.1 percent, and both Baldwin and Limestone
counties at 3.2 percent.
The counties with the highest rates for May were Wilcox at 13.7
percent, Chambers at 12.6 percent and Perry at 9.4 percent.