Employed residents in Selma, AL

Employed residents in Selma, AL was 6,209 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons6,209
Change on 2024+1.7%
Series high9,2711994
Series low5,4162009

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Employed residents in Selma, AL, 1990 to 2025

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 8,401 persons1991: 8,502 persons1992: 8,786 persons1993: 8,754 persons1994: 9,271 persons1995: 8,825 persons1996: 8,439 persons1997: 8,501 persons1998: 8,361 persons1999: 8,132 persons2000: 7,110 persons2001: 6,861 persons2002: 6,530 persons2003: 6,397 persons2004: 6,326 persons2005: 6,264 persons2006: 6,294 persons2007: 6,178 persons2008: 5,945 persons2009: 5,416 persons2010: 6,246 persons2011: 6,266 persons2012: 6,117 persons2013: 5,988 persons2014: 5,968 persons2015: 5,935 persons2016: 6,892 persons2017: 6,842 persons2018: 6,807 persons2019: 6,771 persons2020: 6,320 persons2021: 6,261 persons2022: 6,284 persons2023: 6,165 persons2024: 6,107 persons2025: 6,209 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20256,209
20246,107
20236,165
20226,284
20216,261
20206,320
20196,771
20186,807
20176,842
20166,892
20155,935
20145,968
20135,988
20126,117
20116,266
20106,246
20095,416
20085,945
20076,178
20066,294
20056,264
20046,326
20036,397
20026,530
20016,861
20007,110
19998,132
19988,361
19978,501
19968,439
19958,825
19949,271
19938,754
19928,786
19918,502
19908,401

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Selma, AL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Selma, AL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/selma-al. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Selma, AL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/selma-al.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Selma, AL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/selma-al (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Selma, AL?

Employed residents in Selma, AL was 6,209 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Selma, AL?

9,271 in 1994, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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