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Unemployed people in Birmingham, AL

Unemployed people in Birmingham, AL was 3,329 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,329
Change on 2024-2.1%
Rank2nd of 30Cities in Alabama ranked
Series high12,2542010
Series low2,8172023

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Unemployed people in Birmingham, AL, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K14K19901996200220082014202020251990: 8,771 persons1991: 9,450 persons1992: 10,552 persons1993: 9,887 persons1994: 8,107 persons1995: 7,717 persons1996: 6,378 persons1997: 6,672 persons1998: 6,122 persons1999: 6,337 persons2000: 7,149 persons2001: 7,621 persons2002: 9,006 persons2003: 9,487 persons2004: 9,037 persons2005: 5,606 persons2006: 5,104 persons2007: 5,011 persons2008: 7,091 persons2009: 11,099 persons2010: 12,254 persons2011: 11,060 persons2012: 9,002 persons2013: 7,998 persons2014: 7,305 persons2015: 6,637 persons2016: 6,233 persons2017: 4,851 persons2018: 4,146 persons2019: 3,412 persons2020: 8,778 persons2021: 4,398 persons2022: 2,956 persons2023: 2,817 persons2024: 3,402 persons2025: 3,329 persons2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K19902002201420251990: 8,771 persons1991: 9,450 persons1992: 10,552 persons1993: 9,887 persons1994: 8,107 persons1995: 7,717 persons1996: 6,378 persons1997: 6,672 persons1998: 6,122 persons1999: 6,337 persons2000: 7,149 persons2001: 7,621 persons2002: 9,006 persons2003: 9,487 persons2004: 9,037 persons2005: 5,606 persons2006: 5,104 persons2007: 5,011 persons2008: 7,091 persons2009: 11,099 persons2010: 12,254 persons2011: 11,060 persons2012: 9,002 persons2013: 7,998 persons2014: 7,305 persons2015: 6,637 persons2016: 6,233 persons2017: 4,851 persons2018: 4,146 persons2019: 3,412 persons2020: 8,778 persons2021: 4,398 persons2022: 2,956 persons2023: 2,817 persons2024: 3,402 persons2025: 3,329 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,329
20243,402
20232,817
20222,956
20214,398
20208,778
20193,412
20184,146
20174,851
20166,233
20156,637
20147,305
20137,998
20129,002
201111,060
201012,254
200911,099
20087,091
20075,011
20065,104
20055,606
20049,037
20039,487
20029,006
20017,621
20007,149
19996,337
19986,122
19976,672
19966,378
19957,717
19948,107
19939,887
199210,552
19919,450
19908,771

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Birmingham, AL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Birmingham, 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/unemployed-people/birmingham-al. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Birmingham, 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/unemployed-people/birmingham-al.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Birmingham, 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/unemployed-people/birmingham-al (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Birmingham, AL?

Unemployed people in Birmingham, AL was 3,329 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Birmingham, AL?

12,254 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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