Tuscaloosa, Alabama Job Growth

There were 100,900 jobs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 99,594 employed persons for the month. Tuscaloosa lost 13,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 17,132 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tuscaloosa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	100,900	-13,400	-12,100
CPS	99,594	-17,132	-15,361

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

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tuscaloosa peaked in February 2020 at 114,900. Since then 14,000 jobs have been lost in Tuscaloosa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 117,208 for Tuscaloosa in December 2019. 17,614 jobs have been lost in Tuscaloosa since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	100,900	-13,400	99,594	-17,132
March 2020	114,300	-600	116,726	-137
February 2020	114,900	700	116,863	13
January 2020	114,200	0	116,850	-358
December 2019	114,200	100	117,208	239
November 2019	114,100	300	116,969	303
October 2019	113,800	600	116,666	343
September 2019	113,200	400	116,323	357
August 2019	112,800	-100	115,966	330
July 2019	112,900	100	115,636	268
June 2019	112,800	0	115,368	224
May 2019	112,800	-200	115,144	189