Decatur, Alabama Job Growth

There were 56,500 jobs in Decatur, Alabama in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 69,184 employed persons for the month. Decatur lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 829 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Decatur job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,500	-200	+1,800
CPS	69,184	+829	+3,139

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 2,900 jobs have been lost in Decatur according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,300 in February 2010, Decatur has gained 4,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 70,395 for Decatur in November 2007. 1,211 jobs have been lost in Decatur since then according to the household survey. From a March 2010 low of 61,616, Decatur has added 7,568 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Decatur, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	56,500	-200	69,184	829
January 2019	56,700	100	68,355	819
December 2018	56,600	200	67,536	-200
November 2018	56,400	-100	67,736	145
October 2018	56,500	300	67,591	-37
September 2018	56,200	400	67,628	-260
August 2018	55,800	300	67,888	120
July 2018	55,500	100	67,768	417
June 2018	55,400	200	67,351	316
May 2018	55,200	-100	67,035	180
April 2018	55,300	500	66,855	422
March 2018	54,800	100	66,433	388