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News Releases: County Employment and Wages in Alabama — First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama — Fourth Quarter 2025 Occupational Employment and Wages in Birmingham, AL — May 2025
Alabama Economy at a Glance:
Sep
02
Employment rose in 5 of the 7 largest counties in Alabama from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
07
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains among private-sector establishments in Alabama were 105,062, while gross job losses were 93,120.
Jul
09
Workers in the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.22 in May 2025.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,384.1 | 2,378.4 | 2,374.4 | 2,370.7 | 2,365.8 | (p)2,362.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,318.6 | 2,311.3 | 2,302.4 | 2,294.1 | 2,286.4 | (p)2,282.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
65.5 | 67.1 | 72.0 | 76.6 | 79.3 | (p)80.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | (p)3.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,205.1 | 2,208.7 | 2,214.0 | 2,215.3 | 2,215.1 | (p)2,221.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)1.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | (p)9.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | (p)2.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
111.4 | 112.6 | 115.1 | 115.2 | 114.3 | (p)113.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | (p)3.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
283.3 | 283.1 | 282.8 | 281.7 | 280.6 | (p)281.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.9 | (p)-0.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
402.5 | 403.4 | 403.7 | 402.5 | 401.9 | (p)401.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.1 | (p)-1.4 |
Information(3) |
|
21.8 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.7 | (p)21.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.4 | -4.4 | -4.0 | -4.0 | -3.1 | (p)-3.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
103.0 | 102.9 | 102.6 | 102.1 | 101.9 | (p)101.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -2.1 | (p)-2.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
264.7 | 265.0 | 265.9 | 267.8 | 268.1 | (p)269.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | (p)2.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
267.6 | 267.4 | 268.6 | 269.0 | 270.5 | (p)270.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | (p)2.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
218.5 | 218.6 | 218.5 | 219.6 | 220.4 | (p)224.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | (p)4.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
94.4 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 94.9 | (p)95.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | (p)1.6 |
Government(3) |
|
428.5 | 429.4 | 430.4 | 431.0 | 431.2 | (p)431.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | (p)1.3 |
|
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