Arizona Job Growth

There were 2,453,500 jobs in Arizona in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,756,734 employed persons for the month. Arizona added 4,000 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 5,299 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arizona job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,453,500	+4,000	+50,900
CPS	2,756,734	+5,299	+3,078

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 2,684,300. Since then 230,800 jobs have been lost in Arizona according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,370,600 in September 2010, Arizona has gained 82,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Arizona reached a maximum of 2,921,050 in February 2008. 164,316 jobs have been lost in Arizona since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 2,734,301, Arizona has added 22,433 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,453,500	4,000	2,756,734	5,299
March 2012	2,449,500	14,200	2,751,435	5,925
February 2012	2,435,300	7,400	2,745,510	2,175
January 2012	2,427,900	12,900	2,743,335	-5,342
December 2011	2,415,000	-1,100	2,748,677	3,758
November 2011	2,416,100	-1,300	2,744,919	3,521
October 2011	2,417,400	1,000	2,741,398	4,001
September 2011	2,416,400	9,000	2,737,397	3,096
August 2011	2,407,400	6,300	2,734,301	-76
July 2011	2,401,100	2,400	2,734,377	-4,336
June 2011	2,398,700	-5,900	2,738,713	-7,298
May 2011	2,404,600	2,000	2,746,011	-7,645
April 2011	2,402,600	3,600	2,753,656	-5,248