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Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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Birmingham Area Economic Summary (PDF) | Economic Summary | Jul 2024 | |
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Jul 2024 |
Occupational Employment and Wages in Birmingham-Hoover — May 2023 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Jul 2024 |
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) | Consumer price indexes | CPI Summary | Jul 2024 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Mechanical Occupations in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2014 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Sep 2015 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers in Alabama’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Jun 2017 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Jun 2018 |
Data Series | Back Data |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
570.0 | 573.5 | 580.8 | 580.7 | (p)577.4 | ||
Employment(1) |
552.7 | 555.5 | 564.6 | 566.7 | (p)564.7 | ||
Unemployment(1) |
17.3 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 14.1 | (p)12.7 | ||
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | (p)2.2 | ||
Total Nonfarm(3) |
563.1 | 568.1 | 570.1 | 573.0 | 573.8 | (p)578.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | (p)1.9 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 | |
12-month % change |
-7.7 | -11.1 | -11.1 | -11.5 | -4.2 | (p)-8.0 | |
Construction(3) |
29.6 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 31.1 | (p)31.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | (p)4.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
40.6 | 40.7 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 41.0 | (p)41.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | (p)2.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
114.1 | 114.2 | 114.7 | 114.6 | 114.6 | (p)115.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | (p)0.5 | |
Information(3) |
9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | (p)9.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | (p)4.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
43.8 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 43.3 | (p)43.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -2.0 | (p)-0.7 | |
Professional and Business Services(3) |
75.5 | 76.4 | 75.5 | 76.5 | 75.4 | (p)75.4 | |
12-month % change |
-1.9 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | (p)-2.0 | |
Education and Health Services(3) |
77.3 | 78.6 | 79.4 | 80.3 | 80.4 | (p)80.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | (p)5.8 | |
Leisure and Hospitality(3) |
48.0 | 49.1 | 49.9 | 50.9 | 52.4 | (p)53.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | (p)4.1 | |
Other Services(3) |
32.5 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 33.2 | (p)33.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | (p)0.9 | |
Government(3) |
89.7 | 90.2 | 90.5 | 90.5 | 90.3 | (p)90.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | (p)2.6 | |
Footnotes |