Montgomery, Alabama Job Growth

There were 177,900 jobs in Montgomery, Alabama in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 167,075 employed persons for the month. Montgomery added 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 511 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Montgomery job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	177,900	+600	+1,000
CPS	167,075	+511	+1,917

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

Montgomery, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Montgomery peaked in January 2008 at 182,600. Since then 4,700 jobs have been lost in Montgomery according to the employer survey. From a trough of 167,400 in May 2011, Montgomery has gained 10,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 168,643 for Montgomery in October 2018. 1,568 jobs have been lost in Montgomery since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 166,564, Montgomery has added 511 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Montgomery, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	177,900	600	167,075	511
January 2019	177,300	1,000	166,564	-1,265
December 2018	176,300	-100	167,829	-621
November 2018	176,400	100	168,450	-193
October 2018	176,300	-800	168,643	225
September 2018	177,100	-400	168,418	459
August 2018	177,500	-600	167,959	-54
July 2018	178,100	800	168,013	1,181
June 2018	177,300	300	166,832	1,106
May 2018	177,000	-100	165,726	232
April 2018	177,100	200	165,494	254
March 2018	176,900	0	165,240	82