Tuscaloosa, Alabama Job Growth

There were 113,000 jobs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 114,986 employed persons for the month. Tuscaloosa added 600 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 491 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tuscaloosa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	113,000	+600	+3,100
CPS	114,986	+491	+4,038

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 in July 2019 is at a new high of 113,000.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Tuscaloosa is at a new high of 114,986.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	113,000	600	114,986	491
June 2019	112,400	300	114,495	466
May 2019	112,100	-300	114,029	561
April 2019	112,400	500	113,468	377
March 2019	111,900	-500	113,091	330
February 2019	112,400	200	112,761	354
January 2019	112,200	500	112,407	344
December 2018	111,700	1,100	112,063	-44
November 2018	110,600	-200	112,107	39
October 2018	110,800	500	112,068	301
September 2018	110,300	300	111,767	411
August 2018	110,000	100	111,356	408