Albany, Georgia Job Growth

There were 58,700 jobs in Albany, Georgia in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,920 employed persons for the month. Albany lost 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 872 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,700	-100	-1,700
CPS	65,920	-872	-1,988

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

Albany, Georgia Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Albany 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 Albany, Georgia

CES employment for Albany peaked in April 2006 at 65,100. Since then 6,400 jobs have been lost in Albany according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 71,785 for Albany in July 2006. 5,865 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	58,700	-100	65,920	-872
February 2012	58,800	-500	66,792	-1,244
January 2012	59,300	100	68,036	-1,213
December 2011	59,200	-200	69,249	262
November 2011	59,400	200	68,987	248
October 2011	59,200	-200	68,739	-50
September 2011	59,400	0	68,789	-170
August 2011	59,400	0	68,959	-241
July 2011	59,400	-1,000	69,200	-169
June 2011	60,400	-100	69,369	430
May 2011	60,500	0	68,939	672
April 2011	60,500	100	68,267	359
March 2011	60,400	-100	67,908	678