Mobile, Alabama Job Growth

There were 186,000 jobs in Mobile, Alabama in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 180,602 employed persons for the month. Mobile lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 270 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Mobile job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	186,000	-200	+1,600
CPS	180,602	+270	+3,282

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 3,700 jobs have been lost in Mobile according to the employer survey. From a trough of 176,400 in September 2009, Mobile has gained 9,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 181,036 for Mobile in November 2018. 434 jobs have been lost in Mobile since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 180,332, Mobile has added 270 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 2019	186,000	-200	180,602	270
January 2019	186,200	500	180,332	-665
December 2018	185,700	100	180,997	-39
November 2018	185,600	100	181,036	320
October 2018	185,500	0	180,716	1,047
September 2018	185,500	100	179,669	549
August 2018	185,400	200	179,120	51
July 2018	185,200	0	179,069	54
June 2018	185,200	1,300	179,015	-28
May 2018	183,900	-700	179,043	-183
April 2018	184,600	400	179,226	1,740
March 2018	184,200	-200	177,486	166