Arizona Job Growth

There were 2,832,600 jobs in Arizona in July 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,184,839 employed persons for the month. Arizona added 2,500 jobs in July 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 26,375 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arizona job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,832,600	+2,500	-105,300
CPS	3,184,839	+26,375	-203,172

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 February 2020 for Arizona at 2,986,400. Since then 153,800 jobs have been lost in Arizona according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,691,800 in April 2020, Arizona has gained 140,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Arizona reached a maximum of 3,451,805 in February 2020. 266,966 jobs have been lost in Arizona since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 3,069,951, Arizona has added 114,888 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2020	2,832,600	2,500	3,184,839	26,375
June 2020	2,830,100	75,400	3,158,464	-75,008
May 2020	2,754,700	62,900	3,233,472	163,521
April 2020	2,691,800	-272,700	3,069,951	-289,535
March 2020	2,964,500	-21,900	3,359,486	-92,319
February 2020	2,986,400	3,900	3,451,805	9,073
January 2020	2,982,500	4,100	3,442,732	11,405
December 2019	2,978,400	6,600	3,431,327	-1,864
November 2019	2,971,800	12,900	3,433,191	798
October 2019	2,958,900	6,400	3,432,393	10,961
September 2019	2,952,500	-7,300	3,421,432	15,777
August 2019	2,959,800	21,900	3,405,655	17,644