Prescott, Arizona Job Growth

There were 54,400 jobs in Prescott, Arizona in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,914 employed persons for the month. Prescott added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 345 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Prescott job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	54,400	+300	+600
CPS	82,914	-345	-5,590

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

Prescott, Arizona Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Prescott 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 Prescott, Arizona

CES employment for Prescott peaked in January 2007 at 65,000. Since then 10,600 jobs have been lost in Prescott according to the employer survey. From a trough of 53,400 in November 2011, Prescott has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 93,860 for Prescott in January 2007. 10,946 jobs have been lost in Prescott since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Prescott, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	54,400	300	82,914	-345
February 2012	54,100	500	83,259	-423
January 2012	53,600	100	83,682	-1,048
December 2011	53,500	100	84,730	74
November 2011	53,400	-200	84,656	-39
October 2011	53,600	-400	84,695	-297
September 2011	54,000	-300	84,992	-1,062
August 2011	54,300	-100	86,054	-1,018
July 2011	54,400	600	87,072	-679
June 2011	53,800	-200	87,751	-921
May 2011	54,000	-300	88,672	55
April 2011	54,300	500	88,617	113
March 2011	53,800	-100	88,504	511