Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 488,800 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 483,592 employed persons for the month. Birmingham lost 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,277 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	488,800	-1,000	-1,200
CPS	483,592	+1,277	+11,473

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Birmingham, Alabama Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Birmingham as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Birmingham, Alabama

CES employment for Birmingham peaked in March 2007 at 534,400. Since then 45,600 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 487,400 in November 2011, Birmingham has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,038 for Birmingham in December 2006. 41,446 jobs have been lost in Birmingham since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 468,099, Birmingham has added 15,493 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	488,800	-1,000	483,592	1,277
February 2012	489,800	2,400	482,315	2,008
January 2012	487,400	-900	480,307	1,543
December 2011	488,300	900	478,764	363
November 2011	487,400	-300	478,401	-71
October 2011	487,700	-500	478,472	-769
September 2011	488,200	300	479,241	-127
August 2011	487,900	-800	479,368	853
July 2011	488,700	-200	478,515	366
June 2011	488,900	0	478,149	1,447
May 2011	488,900	-500	476,702	1,490
April 2011	489,400	-600	475,212	3,093
March 2011	490,000	1,400	472,119	2,959