Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Birmingham rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2022 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Birmingham peaked in April 2020 at 12.1% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Birmingham unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| Alabama | 2.6% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Birmingham | 2.5% | +0.1 | -0.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Birmingham, Alabama, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Birmingham, Alabama Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Birmingham peaked in April 2020 at 65,103. There are now 51,040 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,881 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 182. Birmingham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Birmingham, Alabama) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 14,063 | +94 | -2,318 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Birmingham, Alabama Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Alabama Unemployment Rate |
Birmingham Unemployment Rate |
Birmingham Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14,063 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 13,969 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14,002 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 13,881 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 13,931 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 14,018 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 14,456 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 15,089 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 15,525 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 16,028 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 15,889 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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