Albany, Georgia Job Growth

There were 63,000 jobs in Albany, Georgia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,694 employed persons for the month. Albany lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 186 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,000	-100	+400
CPS	63,694	-186	-175

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 2,400 jobs have been lost in Albany according to the employer survey. From a trough of 60,500 in April 2013, Albany has gained 2,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 72,843 for Albany in June 2008. 9,149 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey. From a July 2015 low of 60,413, Albany has added 3,281 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	63,000	-100	63,694	-186
June 2019	63,100	-300	63,880	-207
May 2019	63,400	100	64,087	-124
April 2019	63,300	0	64,211	-113
March 2019	63,300	300	64,324	15
February 2019	63,000	100	64,309	73
January 2019	62,900	-100	64,236	78
December 2018	63,000	0	64,158	-2
November 2018	63,000	100	64,160	34
October 2018	62,900	300	64,126	110
September 2018	62,600	-200	64,016	111
August 2018	62,800	200	63,905	36