Arizona Job Growth

There were 2,931,900 jobs in Arizona in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,359,980 employed persons for the month. Arizona added 4,900 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 11,848 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arizona job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,931,900	+4,900	+72,200
CPS	3,359,980	+11,848	+82,286

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 July 2019 for Arizona is at a new high of 2,931,900.

CPS employment in Arizona for July 2019 is at a new high of 3,359,980.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	2,931,900	4,900	3,359,980	11,848
June 2019	2,927,000	7,500	3,348,132	10,227
May 2019	2,919,500	7,100	3,337,905	2,245
April 2019	2,912,400	9,500	3,335,660	854
March 2019	2,902,900	1,000	3,334,806	2,924
February 2019	2,901,900	3,500	3,331,882	7,028
January 2019	2,898,400	7,400	3,324,854	9,859
December 2018	2,891,000	100	3,314,995	-1,372
November 2018	2,890,900	9,500	3,316,367	1,199
October 2018	2,881,400	5,800	3,315,168	9,937
September 2018	2,875,600	4,900	3,305,231	13,420
August 2018	2,870,700	11,000	3,291,811	14,117