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Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 503,000 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 496,299 employed persons for the month. Birmingham added 1,300 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,570 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 503,000 +1,300 +900
CPS 496,299 +1,570 +499

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Birmingham 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 for Birmingham, Alabama

CES employment for Birmingham peaked in March 2007 at 536,300. Since then 33,300 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 488,800 in September 2010, Birmingham has gained 14,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,038 for Birmingham in December 2006. 28,739 jobs have been lost in Birmingham since then according to the household survey. From a March 2010 low of 460,748, Birmingham has added 35,551 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 503,000 1,300 496,299 1,570
February 2013 501,700 100 494,729 20
January 2013 501,600 100 494,709 -2,740
December 2012 501,500 -800 497,449 -196
November 2012 502,300 100 497,645 -64
October 2012 502,200 1,000 497,709 68
September 2012 501,200 0 497,641 192
August 2012 501,200 -100 497,449 279
July 2012 501,300 -800 497,170 300
June 2012 502,100 1,000 496,870 327
May 2012 501,100 -1,700 496,543 310
April 2012 502,800 700 496,233 433
March 2012 502,100 1,600 495,800 680

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