Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Birmingham fell 0.2 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Birmingham peaked in August 2009 at 11.0% and is now 8.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Birmingham unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Alabama	3.1%	-0.2	-0.8
Birmingham	2.8%	-0.2	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Birmingham, Alabama, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Birmingham, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Birmingham peaked in September 2009 at 57,645. There are now 42,077 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Birmingham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Birmingham, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Birmingham	15,568	-977	-3,529

Number of Unemployed Persons

Birmingham, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Birmingham Unemployment Rate	Birmingham Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.0%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	2.8%	15,568
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.0%	16,545
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	17,560
May 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.3%	18,384
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	18,825
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	18,610
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	18,598
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.4%	18,903
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.4%	18,819
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.4%	18,781
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.4%	18,754