Nonresidential construction in metro Birmingham has slacked off, while residential continues picking up, a new study says. McGraw-Hill Construction today reported that the value of all contracts for future construction in the metro area fell 52 percent... »
Metro Birmingham recorded $4.3 billion in exports in 2010, according to a new report from Brookings Institution. That ranks No. 57 among the nation's 100 largest metro areas, which accounted for 65 percent of U.S. export sales in 2010. Exports made up ... »
The Birmingham area's manufacturing sector added 200 jobs in 2011, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by On Numbers. The metro area's manufacturing employment increased by 0.53 percent during the year, which ranked 48th among t... »
Private sector employment in Birmingham grew 0.07 percent in 2011, according to a new review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by On Numbers. Out of the nation's 100 largest metro areas, Birmingham ranked No. 86 in percentage growth. The metro ar... »
Economic optimism in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area is on the rise, according to the latest Alabama Business Confidence Index compiled by the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. According to the index, business c... »
A new report from Brookings Institution ranks the economic performance of the world's 200 largest metro area economies, and Birmingham didn't fare well in the study. According to the report, Birmingham's economy ranked No. 175 out of the 200 metro area... »
The Birmingham metro area has added more than 11,000 people since the 2010 census, according to a new estimate. The estimates – from sister publication On Numbers – calculate Birmingham's current population at 1,139,957. That's up 11,910 people from th... »
In its look at 61 metro areas on the same measures, Birmingham-Hoover ranked No. 33. »
