Decatur, Alabama Job Growth

There were 57,400 jobs in Decatur, Alabama in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,457 employed persons for the month. Decatur lost 200 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 98 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Decatur job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	57,400	-200	+900
CPS	71,457	+98	+3,074

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Decatur, Alabama Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Decatur 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 Decatur, Alabama

CES employment for Decatur peaked in September 2000 at 59,400. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Decatur according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,300 in February 2010, Decatur has gained 5,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Decatur is at a new high of 71,457.

Employment: CES, CPS

Decatur, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	57,400	-200	71,457	98
September 2019	57,600	100	71,359	286
August 2019	57,500	0	71,073	462
July 2019	57,500	200	70,611	475
June 2019	57,300	400	70,136	403
May 2019	56,900	100	69,733	455
April 2019	56,800	300	69,278	263
March 2019	56,500	100	69,015	211
February 2019	56,400	-300	68,804	248
January 2019	56,700	100	68,556	188
December 2018	56,600	200	68,368	-26
November 2018	56,400	-100	68,394	11