Dothan, Alabama Job Growth

There were 59,300 jobs in Dothan, Alabama in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,208 employed persons for the month. Dothan added 200 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 79 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dothan job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	59,300	+200	+600
CPS	62,208	+79	+2,012

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 4,300 jobs have been lost in Dothan according to the employer survey. From a trough of 56,000 in June 2014, Dothan has gained 3,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 64,484 for Dothan in February 2007. 2,276 jobs have been lost in Dothan since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 56,870, Dothan has added 5,338 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 2019	59,300	200	62,208	79
September 2019	59,100	-400	62,129	152
August 2019	59,500	-200	61,977	283
July 2019	59,700	400	61,694	317
June 2019	59,300	200	61,377	271
May 2019	59,100	0	61,106	317
April 2019	59,100	-400	60,789	226
March 2019	59,500	500	60,563	173
February 2019	59,000	0	60,390	149
January 2019	59,000	0	60,241	62
December 2018	59,000	400	60,179	6
November 2018	58,600	-100	60,173	-23