Mobile, Alabama Job Growth

There were 186,600 jobs in Mobile, Alabama in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 180,709 employed persons for the month. Mobile added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,040 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Mobile job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	186,600	+200	+1,600
CPS	180,709	+1,040	+3,454

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 3,100 jobs have been lost in Mobile according to the employer survey. From a trough of 176,400 in September 2009, Mobile has gained 10,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Mobile is at a new high of 180,709.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mobile, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	186,600	200	180,709	1,040
September 2018	186,400	600	179,669	549
August 2018	185,800	300	179,120	51
July 2018	185,500	100	179,069	54
June 2018	185,400	0	179,015	-28
May 2018	185,400	0	179,043	-183
April 2018	185,400	900	179,226	1,740
March 2018	184,500	-400	177,486	166
February 2018	184,900	-1,100	177,320	234
January 2018	186,000	600	177,086	379
December 2017	185,400	700	176,707	-126
November 2017	184,700	-300	176,833	-422