Alabama Job Growth

There were 1,873,200 jobs in Alabama in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,963,395 employed persons for the month. Alabama added 1,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,941 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Alabama job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,873,200	+1,100	+7,200
CPS	1,963,395	+3,941	+41,898

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 2,015,200. Since then 142,000 jobs have been lost in Alabama according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,860,000 in February 2010, Alabama has gained 13,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Alabama reached a maximum of 2,121,993 in January 2007. 158,598 jobs have been lost in Alabama since then according to the household survey. From a November 2010 low of 1,921,348, Alabama has added 42,047 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,873,200	1,100	1,963,395	3,941
November 2011	1,872,100	2,000	1,959,454	6,241
October 2011	1,870,100	0	1,953,213	3,242
September 2011	1,870,100	3,000	1,949,971	343
August 2011	1,867,100	-5,600	1,949,628	1,514
July 2011	1,872,700	2,600	1,948,114	-6,729
June 2011	1,870,100	-1,600	1,954,843	-1,183
May 2011	1,871,700	100	1,956,026	4,118
April 2011	1,871,600	1,000	1,951,908	14,742
March 2011	1,870,600	1,700	1,937,166	10,813
February 2011	1,868,900	7,000	1,926,353	4,534
January 2011	1,861,900	-4,100	1,921,819	322
December 2010	1,866,000	-1,600	1,921,497	149