Mobile, Alabama Job Growth

There were 175,600 jobs in Mobile, Alabama in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 173,112 employed persons for the month. Mobile lost 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 450 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Mobile job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	175,600	-100	+600
CPS	173,112	+450	+4,846

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

Mobile, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Mobile peaked in April 2008 at 186,000. Since then 10,400 jobs have been lost in Mobile according to the employer survey. From a trough of 172,300 in September 2009, Mobile has gained 3,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 179,328 for Mobile in August 2000. 6,216 jobs have been lost in Mobile since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 165,659, Mobile has added 7,453 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mobile, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	175,600	-100	173,112	450
February 2012	175,700	400	172,662	610
January 2012	175,300	200	172,052	689
December 2011	175,100	300	171,363	430
November 2011	174,800	100	170,933	358
October 2011	174,700	0	170,575	-278
September 2011	174,700	200	170,853	-96
August 2011	174,500	-600	170,949	332
July 2011	175,100	800	170,617	125
June 2011	174,300	-1,600	170,492	192
May 2011	175,900	600	170,300	677
April 2011	175,300	300	169,623	1,357
March 2011	175,000	-200	168,266	727