Albany, Georgia Job Growth

There were 56,800 jobs in Albany, Georgia in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 54,946 employed persons for the month. Albany lost 6,200 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 8,530 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,800	-6,200	-6,000
CPS	54,946	-8,530	-8,523

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 8,600 jobs have been lost in Albany according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 72,843 for Albany in June 2008. 17,897 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	56,800	-6,200	54,946	-8,530
March 2020	63,000	0	63,476	-925
February 2020	63,000	0	64,401	169
January 2020	63,000	100	64,232	110
December 2019	62,900	0	64,122	-37
November 2019	62,900	200	64,159	-2
October 2019	62,700	-800	64,161	39
September 2019	63,500	200	64,122	98
August 2019	63,300	200	64,024	144
July 2019	63,100	-100	63,880	160
June 2019	63,200	300	63,720	156
May 2019	62,900	100	63,564	95