Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Alabama Job Growth

There were 47,400 jobs in Anniston, Alabama in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 43,860 employed persons for the month. Anniston added 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 238 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Anniston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	47,400	+100	+600
CPS	43,860	+238	+501

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

Anniston, Alabama Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Anniston 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 for Anniston, Alabama

CES employment for Anniston peaked in January 2007 at 53,800. Since then 6,400 jobs have been lost in Anniston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 45,800 in September 2013, Anniston has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 53,314 for Anniston in January 2007. 9,454 jobs have been lost in Anniston since then according to the household survey. From a October 2015 low of 42,212, Anniston has added 1,648 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Anniston, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	47,400	100	43,860	238
March 2018	47,300	0	43,622	144
February 2018	47,300	100	43,478	109
January 2018	47,200	100	43,369	67
December 2017	47,100	-100	43,302	-17
November 2017	47,200	0	43,319	-48
October 2017	47,200	300	43,367	-28
September 2017	46,900	-200	43,395	-56
August 2017	47,100	300	43,451	-27
July 2017	46,800	-100	43,478	131
June 2017	46,900	0	43,347	88
May 2017	46,900	100	43,259	-100