Department of Numbers

Huntsville, Alabama Job Growth

There were 277,000 jobs in Huntsville, Alabama in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 250,626 employed persons for the month. Huntsville added 300 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 330 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Huntsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 277,000 +300 +9,100
CPS 250,626 +330 +7,377

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

Huntsville, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Huntsville in November 2023 is at a new high of 277,000.

CPS employment in November 2023 for Huntsville is at a new high of 250,626.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Huntsville, Alabama Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 277,000 300 250,626 330
October 2023 276,700 500 250,296 268
September 2023 276,200 400 250,028 397
August 2023 275,800 900 249,631 520
July 2023 274,900 1,700 249,111 756
June 2023 273,200 1,700 248,355 583
May 2023 271,500 300 247,772 810
April 2023 271,200 700 246,962 882
March 2023 270,500 500 246,080 1,276
February 2023 270,000 1,200 244,804 941
January 2023 268,800 0 243,863 585
December 2022 268,800 900 243,278 29