Arizona Job Growth

There were 2,810,800 jobs in Arizona in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,191,821 employed persons for the month. Arizona added 7,300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,741 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arizona job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,810,800	+7,300	+61,900
CPS	3,191,821	+6,741	+79,606

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 in February 2018 for Arizona is at a new high of 2,810,800.

CPS employment in Arizona for February 2018 is at a new high of 3,191,821.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	2,810,800	7,300	3,191,821	6,741
January 2018	2,803,500	8,400	3,185,080	3,396
December 2017	2,795,100	4,100	3,181,684	-1,436
November 2017	2,791,000	-2,600	3,183,120	-468
October 2017	2,793,600	-1,600	3,183,588	5,247
September 2017	2,795,200	10,000	3,178,341	8,770
August 2017	2,785,200	6,300	3,169,571	10,625
July 2017	2,778,900	4,000	3,158,946	11,423
June 2017	2,774,900	9,700	3,147,523	10,306
May 2017	2,765,200	3,500	3,137,217	9,442
April 2017	2,761,700	6,400	3,127,775	8,155
March 2017	2,755,300	6,400	3,119,620	7,405