Decatur, Alabama Job Growth

There were 55,400 jobs in Decatur, Alabama in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 67,686 employed persons for the month. Decatur added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 58 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Decatur job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,400	+100	+1,100
CPS	67,686	+58	+1,921

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 4,000 jobs have been lost in Decatur according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,300 in February 2010, Decatur has gained 3,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 70,395 for Decatur in November 2007. 2,709 jobs have been lost in Decatur since then according to the household survey. From a March 2010 low of 61,616, Decatur has added 6,070 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Decatur, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	55,400	100	67,686	58
September 2018	55,300	100	67,628	-260
August 2018	55,200	100	67,888	120
July 2018	55,100	200	67,768	417
June 2018	54,900	100	67,351	316
May 2018	54,800	300	67,035	180
April 2018	54,500	100	66,855	422
March 2018	54,400	0	66,433	388
February 2018	54,400	0	66,045	403
January 2018	54,400	100	65,642	-105
December 2017	54,300	0	65,747	-15
November 2017	54,300	0	65,762	-3