Albany, Georgia Job Growth

There were 63,100 jobs in Albany, Georgia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,914 employed persons for the month. Albany lost 0 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 644 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,100	0	+200
CPS	65,914	+644	+2,193

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

Albany, Georgia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Albany 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 Albany, Georgia

CES employment for Albany peaked in April 2006 at 65,400. Since then 2,300 jobs have been lost in Albany according to the employer survey. From a trough of 60,500 in April 2013, Albany has gained 2,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 72,870 for Albany in June 2008. 6,956 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey. From a July 2015 low of 60,484, Albany has added 5,430 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	63,100	0	65,914	644
January 2018	63,100	-200	65,270	1,097
December 2017	63,300	300	64,173	157
November 2017	63,000	-200	64,016	-59
October 2017	63,200	400	64,075	243
September 2017	62,800	-200	63,832	594
August 2017	63,000	100	63,238	52
July 2017	62,900	-100	63,186	-220
June 2017	63,000	100	63,406	-56
May 2017	62,900	100	63,462	90
April 2017	62,800	-800	63,372	-154
March 2017	63,600	700	63,526	-195