Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama Job Growth

There were 55,400 jobs in Florence, Alabama in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,847 employed persons for the month. Florence added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 141 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Florence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,400	+200	+400
CPS	64,847	-141	+1,859

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

Florence, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Florence peaked in March 2007 at 57,800. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Florence according to the employer survey. From a trough of 54,000 in October 2009, Florence has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,926 for Florence in April 2000. 2,079 jobs have been lost in Florence since then according to the household survey. From a October 2003 low of 60,657, Florence has added 4,190 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florence, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	55,400	200	64,847	-141
February 2012	55,200	-300	64,988	-34
January 2012	55,500	500	65,022	216
December 2011	55,000	400	64,806	353
November 2011	54,600	-700	64,453	442
October 2011	55,300	800	64,011	514
September 2011	54,500	0	63,497	-205
August 2011	54,500	400	63,702	103
July 2011	54,100	0	63,599	-118
June 2011	54,100	-500	63,717	-140
May 2011	54,600	-100	63,857	58
April 2011	54,700	-300	63,799	811
March 2011	55,000	200	62,988	797