Dothan, Alabama Job Growth

There were 57,900 jobs in Dothan, Alabama in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,810 employed persons for the month. Dothan lost 800 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 481 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dothan job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	57,900	-800	-300
CPS	59,810	-481	+471

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

Dothan, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Dothan peaked in January 2007 at 63,600. Since then 5,700 jobs have been lost in Dothan according to the employer survey. From a trough of 56,100 in July 2012, Dothan has gained 1,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 64,457 for Dothan in March 2007. 4,647 jobs have been lost in Dothan since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 56,792, Dothan has added 3,018 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dothan, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	57,900	-800	59,810	-481
September 2018	58,700	0	60,291	140
August 2018	58,700	0	60,151	-191
July 2018	58,700	200	60,342	113
June 2018	58,500	0	60,229	369
May 2018	58,500	400	59,860	140
April 2018	58,100	-200	59,720	276
March 2018	58,300	200	59,444	113
February 2018	58,100	200	59,331	411
January 2018	57,900	100	58,920	-12
December 2017	57,800	-100	58,932	-171
November 2017	57,900	-300	59,103	-236