Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 543,900 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 532,147 employed persons for the month. Birmingham lost 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,475 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	543,900	-400	+7,400
CPS	532,147	+1,475	+15,139

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 January 2019 at 544,300. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Birmingham is at a new high of 532,147.

Employment: CES, CPS

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	543,900	-400	532,147	1,475
January 2019	544,300	1,100	530,672	3,410
December 2018	543,200	1,400	527,262	-1,168
November 2018	541,800	300	528,430	1,309
October 2018	541,500	2,600	527,121	1,962
September 2018	538,900	-400	525,159	-673
August 2018	539,300	1,000	525,832	-454
July 2018	538,300	100	526,286	2,293
June 2018	538,200	1,600	523,993	1,759
May 2018	536,600	-200	522,234	1,219
April 2018	536,800	-300	521,015	2,320
March 2018	537,100	600	518,695	1,687