Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona Job Growth

There were 1,720,500 jobs in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,955,232 employed persons for the month. Phoenix added 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,151 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Phoenix job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,720,500	+200	+28,200
CPS	1,955,232	+4,151	+18,898

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

Phoenix, Arizona Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Phoenix as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Phoenix, Arizona

CES employment for Phoenix peaked in July 2007 at 1,925,200. Since then 204,700 jobs have been lost in Phoenix according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,678,300 in September 2010, Phoenix has gained 42,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,000,218 for Phoenix in February 2008. 44,986 jobs have been lost in Phoenix since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 1,903,500, Phoenix has added 51,732 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Phoenix, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,720,500	200	1,955,232	4,151
November 2011	1,720,300	-400	1,951,081	2,695
October 2011	1,720,700	-2,800	1,948,386	3,948
September 2011	1,723,500	12,200	1,944,438	51
August 2011	1,711,300	12,300	1,944,387	-2,059
July 2011	1,699,000	-1,000	1,946,446	-1,654
June 2011	1,700,000	-4,800	1,948,100	-4,739
May 2011	1,704,800	4,600	1,952,839	3,767
April 2011	1,700,200	1,800	1,949,072	4,254
March 2011	1,698,400	0	1,944,818	5,517
February 2011	1,698,400	2,400	1,939,301	2,677
January 2011	1,696,000	3,700	1,936,624	290
December 2010	1,692,300	5,100	1,936,334	750