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Basic Info

Birmingham, AL Unemployment Rate is at 4.50%, compared to 4.60% last month and 3.80% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.70%.

Stats

Last Value 4.50%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 12:46 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 6.70%
Average Growth Rate 8.71%
Value from Last Month 4.60%
Change from Last Month -2.17%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.80%
Change from 1 Year Ago 18.42%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
July 31, 2026 4.50%
June 30, 2026 4.60%
May 31, 2026 4.00%
April 30, 2026 3.20%
March 31, 2026 3.40%
February 28, 2026 3.90%
January 31, 2026 3.60%
December 31, 2025 2.80%
November 30, 2025 3.10%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 3.70%
August 31, 2025 3.80%
July 31, 2025 3.80%
June 30, 2025 3.80%
May 31, 2025 3.10%
April 30, 2025 3.10%
March 31, 2025 3.70%
February 28, 2025 4.00%
January 31, 2025 4.00%
December 31, 2024 3.40%
November 30, 2024 3.80%
October 31, 2024 3.70%
September 30, 2024 3.80%
August 31, 2024 4.10%
July 31, 2024 4.00%
Date Value
June 30, 2024 3.80%
May 31, 2024 2.90%
April 30, 2024 2.90%
March 31, 2024 3.40%
February 29, 2024 3.90%
January 31, 2024 3.80%
December 31, 2023 3.10%
November 30, 2023 3.00%
October 31, 2023 3.30%
September 30, 2023 3.20%
August 31, 2023 3.40%
July 31, 2023 3.20%
June 30, 2023 3.30%
May 31, 2023 2.50%
April 30, 2023 2.20%
March 31, 2023 2.70%
February 28, 2023 3.20%
January 31, 2023 3.20%
December 31, 2022 2.50%
November 30, 2022 2.70%
October 31, 2022 3.20%
September 30, 2022 3.20%
August 31, 2022 3.80%
July 31, 2022 3.60%
June 30, 2022 3.80%

Basic Info

Birmingham, AL Unemployment Rate is at 4.50%, compared to 4.60% last month and 3.80% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.70%.

Stats

Last Value 4.50%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 12:46 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 6.70%
Average Growth Rate 8.71%
Value from Last Month 4.60%
Change from Last Month -2.17%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.80%
Change from 1 Year Ago 18.42%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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