Alabama Job Growth

There were 1,874,300 jobs in Alabama in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,983,152 employed persons for the month. Alabama added 4,100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,415 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Alabama job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,874,300	+4,100	+3,800
CPS	1,983,152	-1,415	-13,699

Alabama Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Alabama as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Alabama

CES employment peaked in December 2007 for Alabama at 2,014,900. Since then 140,600 jobs have been lost in Alabama according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,859,800 in February 2010, Alabama has gained 14,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Alabama reached a maximum of 2,120,896 in December 2006. 137,744 jobs have been lost in Alabama since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 1,889,419, Alabama has added 93,733 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,874,300	4,100	1,983,152	-1,415
March 2012	1,870,200	500	1,984,567	-3,486
February 2012	1,869,700	4,500	1,988,053	-4,451
January 2012	1,865,200	-2,700	1,992,504	-4,610
December 2011	1,867,900	600	1,997,114	2,282
November 2011	1,867,300	-700	1,994,832	2,304
October 2011	1,868,000	2,300	1,992,528	2,183
September 2011	1,865,700	900	1,990,345	2,316
August 2011	1,864,800	-4,900	1,988,029	530
July 2011	1,869,700	7,500	1,987,499	-2,216
June 2011	1,862,200	-5,600	1,989,715	-3,815
May 2011	1,867,800	-2,700	1,993,530	-3,321
April 2011	1,870,500	800	1,996,851	-1,956