Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Job Growth

There were 66,900 jobs in Auburn, Alabama in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 73,456 employed persons for the month. Auburn added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 357 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Auburn job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	66,900	+100	+2,499
CPS	73,456	+357	+2,238

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

Auburn, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Auburn in February 2019 is at a new high of 66,900.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Auburn is at a new high of 73,456.

Employment: CES, CPS

Auburn, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	66,900	100	73,456	357
January 2019	66,800	300	73,099	113
December 2018	66,500	400	72,986	-51
November 2018	66,100	200	73,037	349
October 2018	65,900	-100	72,688	705
September 2018	66,000	-100	71,983	736
August 2018	66,100	400	71,247	393
July 2018	65,700	600	70,854	-341
June 2018	65,099	299	71,195	-672
May 2018	64,800	100	71,867	-96
April 2018	64,700	299	71,963	429
March 2018	64,400	0	71,534	316