Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Birmingham rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Birmingham peaked in September 2009 at 11.1% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Birmingham unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Alabama	3.7%	0.0	-1.6
Birmingham	3.3%	+0.1	-2.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 58,019. There are now 40,117 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 17,242 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 660. Birmingham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Birmingham, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Birmingham	17,902	+660	-11,366

Number of Unemployed Persons

Birmingham, Alabama Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alabama Unemployment Rate	Birmingham Unemployment Rate	Birmingham Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.3%	17,902
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.2%	17,242
December 2017	4.1%	3.8%	3.4%	17,780
November 2017	4.1%	3.8%	3.6%	18,832
October 2017	4.1%	3.8%	3.3%	17,421
September 2017	4.2%	3.9%	3.2%	17,338
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	3.7%	19,922
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.1%	22,288
June 2017	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%	23,136
May 2017	4.3%	4.6%	4.4%	23,563
April 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.8%	26,079