Department of Numbers

Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 557,800 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 555,196 employed persons for the month. Birmingham added 100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,261 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 557,800 +100 +6,700
CPS 555,196 -1,261 +12,054

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 September 2022 at 559,800. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 555,900 in November 2022, Birmingham has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 559,936 for Birmingham in September 2022. 4,740 jobs have been lost in Birmingham since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 557,800 100 555,196 -1,261
December 2022 557,700 1,800 556,457 -772
November 2022 555,900 -2,800 557,229 -1,864
October 2022 558,700 -1,100 559,093 -843
September 2022 559,800 1,800 559,936 792
August 2022 558,000 400 559,144 1,725
July 2022 557,600 2,100 557,419 1,729
June 2022 555,500 -300 555,690 2,033
May 2022 555,800 1,400 553,657 2,496
April 2022 554,400 400 551,161 1,960
March 2022 554,000 300 549,201 2,977
February 2022 553,700 2,600 546,224 3,082