Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 529,400 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in January 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 538,866 employed persons for the month. Birmingham added 1,600 jobs in January 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 13,780 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

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 February 2020 at 548,700. Since then 19,300 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 486,300 in April 2020, Birmingham has gained 43,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 544,991 for Birmingham in December 2019. 6,125 jobs have been lost in Birmingham since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 478,103, Birmingham has added 60,763 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History