Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Job Growth

There were 60,100 jobs in Auburn, Alabama in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,393 employed persons for the month. Auburn lost 7,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 10,158 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Auburn job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	60,100	-7,500	-6,600
CPS	64,393	-10,158	-9,459

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 peaked in February 2020 at 67,900. Since then 7,800 jobs have been lost in Auburn according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,806 for Auburn in December 2019. 11,413 jobs have been lost in Auburn since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Auburn, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	60,100	-7,500	64,393	-10,158
March 2020	67,600	-300	74,551	-847
February 2020	67,900	100	75,398	11
January 2020	67,800	300	75,387	-419
December 2019	67,500	-300	75,806	196
November 2019	67,800	200	75,610	259
October 2019	67,600	300	75,351	303
September 2019	67,300	-100	75,048	328
August 2019	67,400	-300	74,720	317
July 2019	67,700	800	74,403	261
June 2019	66,900	400	74,142	180
May 2019	66,500	-200	73,962	110