Alabama Job Growth

There were 2,090,600 jobs in Alabama in September 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,194,158 employed persons for the month. Alabama added 3,100 jobs in September 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 9,678 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Alabama job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,090,600	+3,100	+44,900
CPS	2,194,158	+9,678	+75,426

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 September 2019 for Alabama is at a new high of 2,090,600.

CPS employment in Alabama for September 2019 is at a new high of 2,194,158.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
September 2019	2,090,600	3,100	2,194,158	9,678
August 2019	2,087,500	3,000	2,184,480	12,726
July 2019	2,084,500	6,100	2,171,754	11,277
June 2019	2,078,400	3,500	2,160,477	10,002
May 2019	2,074,900	4,900	2,150,475	11,068
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