Decatur, Alabama Job Growth

There were 54,300 jobs in Decatur, Alabama in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 66,967 employed persons for the month. Decatur lost 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 228 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Decatur job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	54,300	-400	+100
CPS	66,967	+228	+2,173

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

Decatur, Alabama Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Decatur 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 Decatur, Alabama

CES employment for Decatur peaked in September 2000 at 59,600. Since then 5,300 jobs have been lost in Decatur according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,600 in January 2011, Decatur has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 71,402 for Decatur in February 2001. 4,435 jobs have been lost in Decatur since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 63,690, Decatur has added 3,277 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Decatur, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	54,300	-400	66,967	228
February 2012	54,700	500	66,739	503
January 2012	54,200	-400	66,236	625
December 2011	54,600	-100	65,611	164
November 2011	54,700	300	65,447	386
October 2011	54,400	200	65,061	231
September 2011	54,200	100	64,830	-157
August 2011	54,100	-100	64,987	119
July 2011	54,200	400	64,868	-128
June 2011	53,800	-400	64,996	-34
May 2011	54,200	100	65,030	-10
April 2011	54,100	-100	65,040	246
March 2011	54,200	200	64,794	365