Birmingham-Hoover, AL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 436,009 | - | 5.0 | - |
| 1991 | 434,926 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| 1992 | 439,957 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 448,545 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 464,965 | 3.7 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| 1995 | 479,087 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 489,768 | 2.2 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | 501,805 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 510,949 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 515,324 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 514,714 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 511,586 | -0.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 501,364 | -2.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 498,163 | -0.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 499,854 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 504,788 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | 516,025 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 520,416 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 469,999 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 470,610 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 474,389 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 475,304 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 475,759 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 479,061 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 484,453 | 3.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 479,248 | 2.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 480,308 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 485,745 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 487,035 | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 487,131 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 477,558 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 478,670 | 1.7 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 482,523 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 483,848 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.9 |
| May | 486,763 | 2.3 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 490,710 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 494,856 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 492,131 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 493,380 | 2.7 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 497,915 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 498,213 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 500,651 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 491,056 | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 491,160 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 494,890 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 497,586 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 500,008 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 503,100 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 505,314 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 502,216 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 501,700 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 508,067 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 512,555 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 514,002 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 503,452 | 2.5 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 504,895 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 508,977 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 511,226 | 2.7 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 513,374 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 513,423 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 512,266 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 508,578 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 508,802 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 512,544 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 515,960 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 517,886 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 509,524 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 509,530 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 511,717 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 513,501 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| May | 516,258 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 517,111 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 517,688 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 513,284 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 513,783 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 518,443 | 1.2 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 520,166 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 522,884 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 511,446 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 511,466 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 510,636 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 514,706 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 513,139 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 516,691 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 517,383 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 511,882 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 512,221 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 517,149 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 518,302 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 521,549 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 516,268 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 516,289 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 519,450 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 519,662 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 519,711 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 509,546 | -1.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 509,924 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 499,964 | -2.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 503,054 | -1.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 507,285 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 508,586 | -1.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 509,290 | -2.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 498,327 | -3.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 500,295 | -3.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 500,571 | -3.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 500,130 | -3.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| May | 501,816 | -3.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 501,890 | -1.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 502,490 | -1.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 499,183 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 502,326 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 503,847 | -0.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 502,682 | -1.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 502,812 | -1.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 492,497 | -1.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 493,766 | -1.3 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 495,518 | -1.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 497,121 | -0.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 496,604 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 498,320 | -0.7 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 498,931 | -0.7 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 496,773 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 496,164 | -1.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 501,290 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 504,499 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 506,474 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 497,722 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 497,358 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 497,398 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 498,180 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 497,502 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 498,061 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 500,772 | 0.4 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 497,513 | 0.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 498,642 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 503,809 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 505,975 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 505,312 | -0.2 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 497,132 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 496,535 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 498,205 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 501,402 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| May | 502,091 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 503,353 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 506,418 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 504,874 | 1.5 | 3.7 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 508,273 | 1.9 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 513,004 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 513,069 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 513,103 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 506,133 | 1.8 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 506,527 | 2.0 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 508,216 | 2.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 512,129 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 513,479 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 516,817 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 518,113 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 516,035 | 2.2 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 517,325 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 525,032 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 525,979 | 2.5 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 526,514 | 2.6 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 518,431 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 517,673 | 2.2 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 519,806 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 517,903 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 518,436 | 1.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 521,530 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 521,246 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 517,708 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 519,675 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 523,162 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 525,715 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 523,704 | -0.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 520,216 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 516,847 | -0.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 517,929 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 520,330 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 518,588 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 517,326 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 513,626 | -1.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 511,310 | -1.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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