Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Birmingham fell 3.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.3%. 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 April 2020 at 12.5% and is now 3.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Birmingham unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Alabama	9.6%	-4.2	+6.6
Birmingham	9.3%	-3.2	+6.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 68,393. There are now 16,627 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Birmingham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Birmingham, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Birmingham	51,766	-16,627	+36,630

Number of Unemployed Persons

Birmingham, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Birmingham Unemployment Rate	Birmingham Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	7.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	9.3%	51,766
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	12.5%	68,393
March 2020	4.4%	3.0%	2.9%	16,081
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	13,286
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	13,688
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	13,603
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	13,617
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	13,662
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	13,733
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.5%	13,846
July 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.5%	14,078