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Basic Info

Birmingham, AL Unemployment Rate is at 2.80%, compared to 3.40% last month and 3.90% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.75%.

Stats

Last Value 2.80%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Feb 6 2026, 12:33 EST
Next Release Apr 16 2026, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 6.75%
Average Growth Rate 6.94%
Value from Last Month 3.40%
Change from Last Month -17.65%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.90%
Change from 1 Year Ago -28.21%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2025 2.80%
November 30, 2025 3.40%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 3.60%
August 31, 2025 3.40%
July 31, 2025 3.60%
June 30, 2025 3.80%
May 31, 2025 3.40%
April 30, 2025 3.50%
March 31, 2025 4.20%
February 28, 2025 4.20%
January 31, 2025 4.10%
December 31, 2024 3.90%
November 30, 2024 4.20%
October 31, 2024 3.90%
September 30, 2024 3.90%
August 31, 2024 4.20%
July 31, 2024 4.00%
June 30, 2024 3.90%
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%
Date Value
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%
May 31, 2022 2.80%
April 30, 2022 2.80%
March 31, 2022 3.20%
February 28, 2022 3.90%
January 31, 2022 4.00%
December 31, 2021 3.10%
November 30, 2021 3.10%

Basic Info

Birmingham, AL Unemployment Rate is at 2.80%, compared to 3.40% last month and 3.90% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.75%.

Stats

Last Value 2.80%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Feb 6 2026, 12:33 EST
Next Release Apr 16 2026, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 6.75%
Average Growth Rate 6.94%
Value from Last Month 3.40%
Change from Last Month -17.65%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.90%
Change from 1 Year Ago -28.21%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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