Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, AL was 1.80% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, AL reached a record high of 9.20 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.30 in April of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, AL - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.