Baldwin County unemployment at 4.0 percent

State Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees said the state’s 4.7 percent in May and June mirrored the national rate, which was unchanged at 5.5 percent.

Alabama’s June rate was up from 3.5 percent a year ago.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Alabama tied Vermont for the nation’s 20th lowest unemployment rate. That was an improvement from May when Alabama was 21st.

Surtees said the lowest county unemployment rates were Shelby with 3.4 percent, Madison at 3.9 percent and Baldwin at 4.0 percent.

Alabama unemployment rate steady at 4.7 percent