Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Alabama Job Growth

There were 43,000 jobs in Anniston, Alabama in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 38,803 employed persons for the month. Anniston lost 4,200 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 5,227 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Anniston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	43,000	-4,200	-4,100
CPS	38,803	-5,227	-5,548

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 10,800 jobs have been lost in Anniston according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 53,271 for Anniston in January 2007. 14,468 jobs have been lost in Anniston since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Anniston, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	43,000	-4,200	38,803	-5,227
March 2020	47,200	-400	44,030	-728
February 2020	47,600	100	44,758	-59
January 2020	47,500	0	44,817	-75
December 2019	47,500	100	44,892	24
November 2019	47,400	-100	44,868	32
October 2019	47,500	100	44,836	43
September 2019	47,400	300	44,793	59
August 2019	47,100	-300	44,734	81
July 2019	47,400	200	44,653	100
June 2019	47,200	-100	44,553	106
May 2019	47,300	200	44,447	96