Alabama Job Growth

There were 2,072,900 jobs in Alabama in May 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,150,481 employed persons for the month. Alabama added 2,900 jobs in May 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 11,074 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Alabama job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,072,900	+2,900	+37,400
CPS	2,150,481	+11,074	+40,720

Alabama Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Alabama as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Alabama

CES employment in May 2019 for Alabama is at a new high of 2,072,900.

CPS employment in Alabama for May 2019 is at a new high of 2,150,481.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2019	2,072,900	2,900	2,150,481	11,074
April 2019	2,070,000	1,000	2,139,407	6,767
March 2019	2,069,000	3,199	2,132,640	4,964
February 2019	2,065,800	3,700	2,127,676	4,026
January 2019	2,062,100	4,500	2,123,650	2,881
December 2018	2,057,600	6,400	2,120,769	-117
November 2018	2,051,199	1,000	2,120,886	340
October 2018	2,050,199	4,499	2,120,546	1,814
September 2018	2,045,700	100	2,118,732	2,254
August 2018	2,045,600	800	2,116,478	2,170
July 2018	2,044,800	3,400	2,114,308	2,329
June 2018	2,041,400	5,900	2,111,979	2,218