Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 537,000 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 522,479 employed persons for the month. Birmingham added 1,100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,784 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	537,000	+1,100	+9,100
CPS	522,479	+3,784	+10,496

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

Birmingham, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Birmingham peaked in March 2007 at 539,500. Since then 2,500 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 493,600 in September 2010, Birmingham has gained 43,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Birmingham is at a new high of 522,479.

Employment: CES, CPS

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	537,000	1,100	522,479	3,784
March 2018	535,900	100	518,695	1,687
February 2018	535,800	2,100	517,008	2,701
January 2018	533,700	3,500	514,307	834
December 2017	530,200	-100	513,473	71
November 2017	530,300	-1,500	513,402	-1,364
October 2017	531,800	600	514,766	-1,099
September 2017	531,200	500	515,865	661
August 2017	530,700	500	515,204	864
July 2017	530,200	1,100	514,340	1,110
June 2017	529,100	200	513,230	1,156
May 2017	528,900	1,000	512,074	91