Arizona Job Growth

There were 2,412,600 jobs in Arizona in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,884,427 employed persons for the month. Arizona lost 7,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,981 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arizona job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,412,600	-7,700	+37,300
CPS	2,884,427	+4,981	+16,083

Arizona Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Arizona 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 in Arizona

CES employment peaked in October 2007 for Arizona at 2,684,200. Since then 271,600 jobs have been lost in Arizona according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,360,200 in September 2010, Arizona has gained 52,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Arizona reached a maximum of 2,939,126 in March 2008. 54,699 jobs have been lost in Arizona since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 2,830,524, Arizona has added 53,903 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,412,600	-7,700	2,884,427	4,981
November 2011	2,420,300	-3,900	2,879,446	7,971
October 2011	2,424,200	3,400	2,871,475	7,140
September 2011	2,420,800	13,300	2,864,335	412
August 2011	2,407,500	14,500	2,863,923	-8,686
July 2011	2,393,000	-4,100	2,872,609	-11,358
June 2011	2,397,100	-1,800	2,883,967	-12,882
May 2011	2,398,900	8,300	2,896,849	8,358
April 2011	2,390,600	5,900	2,888,491	11,419
March 2011	2,384,700	2,900	2,877,072	9,689
February 2011	2,381,800	3,500	2,867,383	715
January 2011	2,378,300	3,000	2,866,668	-1,676
December 2010	2,375,300	900	2,868,344	2,325