Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Job Growth

There were 65,900 jobs in Auburn, Alabama in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,911 employed persons for the month. Auburn added 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 377 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Auburn job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,900	+100	+1,400
CPS	71,911	+377	+1,392

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 April 2018 is at a new high of 65,900.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Auburn is at a new high of 71,911.

Employment: CES, CPS

Auburn, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	65,900	100	71,911	377
March 2018	65,800	100	71,534	316
February 2018	65,700	100	71,218	477
January 2018	65,600	400	70,741	-343
December 2017	65,200	500	71,084	103
November 2017	64,700	-100	70,981	43
October 2017	64,800	100	70,938	209
September 2017	64,700	400	70,729	277
August 2017	64,300	-200	70,452	20
July 2017	64,500	0	70,432	35
June 2017	64,500	0	70,397	72
May 2017	64,500	0	70,325	-194