Huntsville, Alabama Job Growth

There were 205,500 jobs in Huntsville, Alabama in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 194,555 employed persons for the month. Huntsville added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 62 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Huntsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	205,500	+300	-3,400
CPS	194,555	-62	+2,240

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

Huntsville, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Huntsville peaked in April 2008 at 215,400. Since then 9,900 jobs have been lost in Huntsville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 205,200 in February 2012, Huntsville has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,361 for Huntsville in February 2008. 4,806 jobs have been lost in Huntsville since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 190,714, Huntsville has added 3,841 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Huntsville, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	205,500	300	194,555	-62
February 2012	205,200	-600	194,617	-131
January 2012	205,800	-700	194,748	254
December 2011	206,500	100	194,494	220
November 2011	206,400	100	194,274	149
October 2011	206,300	-200	194,125	-91
September 2011	206,500	-300	194,216	-364
August 2011	206,800	100	194,580	88
July 2011	206,700	-1,500	194,492	-397
June 2011	208,200	400	194,889	508
May 2011	207,800	-1,000	194,381	799
April 2011	208,800	-100	193,582	1,267
March 2011	208,900	-300	192,315	1,066