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Unemployed people in Selma, AL

Unemployed people in Selma, AL was 314 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 12.5% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons314
Change on 2024-12.5%
Rank26th of 30Cities in Alabama ranked
Series high2,2421993
Series low3142025

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Unemployed people in Selma, AL, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,728 persons1991: 1,849 persons1992: 2,063 persons1993: 2,242 persons1994: 1,819 persons1995: 1,880 persons1996: 1,809 persons1997: 1,668 persons1998: 1,516 persons1999: 1,572 persons2000: 979 persons2001: 1,088 persons2002: 1,327 persons2003: 1,254 persons2004: 1,055 persons2005: 572 persons2006: 561 persons2007: 567 persons2008: 794 persons2009: 1,228 persons2010: 1,311 persons2011: 1,240 persons2012: 993 persons2013: 915 persons2014: 813 persons2015: 731 persons2016: 664 persons2017: 547 persons2018: 448 persons2019: 417 persons2020: 857 persons2021: 487 persons2022: 335 persons2023: 353 persons2024: 359 persons2025: 314 persons05001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 1,728 persons1991: 1,849 persons1992: 2,063 persons1993: 2,242 persons1994: 1,819 persons1995: 1,880 persons1996: 1,809 persons1997: 1,668 persons1998: 1,516 persons1999: 1,572 persons2000: 979 persons2001: 1,088 persons2002: 1,327 persons2003: 1,254 persons2004: 1,055 persons2005: 572 persons2006: 561 persons2007: 567 persons2008: 794 persons2009: 1,228 persons2010: 1,311 persons2011: 1,240 persons2012: 993 persons2013: 915 persons2014: 813 persons2015: 731 persons2016: 664 persons2017: 547 persons2018: 448 persons2019: 417 persons2020: 857 persons2021: 487 persons2022: 335 persons2023: 353 persons2024: 359 persons2025: 314 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
2025314
2024359
2023353
2022335
2021487
2020857
2019417
2018448
2017547
2016664
2015731
2014813
2013915
2012993
20111,240
20101,311
20091,228
2008794
2007567
2006561
2005572
20041,055
20031,254
20021,327
20011,088
2000979
19991,572
19981,516
19971,668
19961,809
19951,880
19941,819
19932,242
19922,063
19911,849
19901,728

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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, 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

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

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What is the unemployed people in Selma, AL?

Unemployed people in Selma, AL was 314 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 12.5% from 2024. That is the 26th 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 Selma, AL?

2,242 in 1993, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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