Mobile, Alabama Job Growth

There were 185,100 jobs in Mobile, Alabama in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 177,502 employed persons for the month. Mobile lost 900 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,112 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Mobile job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	185,100	-900	+700
CPS	177,502	+1,112	+4,305

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

Mobile, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Mobile peaked in April 2008 at 189,700. Since then 4,600 jobs have been lost in Mobile according to the employer survey. From a trough of 176,400 in September 2009, Mobile has gained 8,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 178,339 for Mobile in January 2008. 837 jobs have been lost in Mobile since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 162,986, Mobile has added 14,516 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mobile, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	185,100	-900	177,502	1,112
January 2018	186,000	600	176,390	2,755
December 2017	185,400	700	173,635	86
November 2017	184,700	-300	173,549	-694
October 2017	185,000	600	174,243	271
September 2017	184,400	100	173,972	1,534
August 2017	184,300	200	172,438	1
July 2017	184,100	700	172,437	-351
June 2017	183,400	500	172,788	-786
May 2017	182,900	-500	173,574	-375
April 2017	183,400	-500	173,949	60
March 2017	183,900	-500	173,889	692