Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 538,000 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 526,309 employed persons for the month. Birmingham lost 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,150 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	538,000	-500	+6,200
CPS	526,309	+1,150	+11,543

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 1,500 jobs have been lost in Birmingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 493,600 in September 2010, Birmingham has gained 44,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Birmingham is at a new high of 526,309.

Employment: CES, CPS

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	538,000	-500	526,309	1,150
September 2018	538,500	1,600	525,159	-673
August 2018	536,900	200	525,832	-454
July 2018	536,700	900	526,286	2,293
June 2018	535,800	-2,100	523,993	1,759
May 2018	537,900	2,600	522,234	1,219
April 2018	535,300	-600	521,015	2,320
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