Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama Job Growth

There were 546,600 jobs in Birmingham, Alabama in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 540,015 employed persons for the month. Birmingham added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,421 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Birmingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	546,600	+400	+8,300
CPS	540,015	+2,421	+14,423

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 in July 2019 is at a new high of 546,600.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Birmingham is at a new high of 540,015.

Employment: CES, CPS

Birmingham, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	546,600	400	540,015	2,421
June 2019	546,200	-300	537,594	2,049
May 2019	546,500	600	535,545	2,556
April 2019	545,900	-500	532,989	1,466
March 2019	546,400	1,800	531,523	1,427
February 2019	544,600	300	530,096	898
January 2019	544,300	1,100	529,198	863
December 2018	543,200	1,400	528,335	-68
November 2018	541,800	300	528,403	138
October 2018	541,500	2,600	528,265	767
September 2018	538,900	-400	527,498	992
August 2018	539,300	1,000	526,506	914