10 Hardest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

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7. Birmingham, AL

Birmingham-Hoover

Indeed Rank: 37

WalletHub rank: 120

Average rank: 78.5

Population: 1,143,772

Unemployment rate: 5.3

Average hourly earnings: $23.77

Job growth rate 2015: 1.0

Around 28,400 people were without a job in Birmingham, which is almost 4,000 less than in July 2015. Although the unemployment rate dropped down from 6.0 to 5.3, it is still above the national average of 4.9. In the last twelve months, the number of available jobs has grown by one percent, mainly because 2,600 new jobs have been added to the construction job market. At the same time, around 3,600 positions were lost, almost half of which in manufacturing.

10 Hardest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

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