Arizona Job Growth

There were 2,898,700 jobs in Arizona in January 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,324,877 employed persons for the month. Arizona added 7,700 jobs in January 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 9,882 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arizona job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,898,700	+7,700	+78,700
CPS	3,324,877	+9,882	+110,617

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 January 2019 for Arizona is at a new high of 2,898,700.

CPS employment in Arizona for January 2019 is at a new high of 3,324,877.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2019	2,898,700	7,700	3,324,877	9,882
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
July 2018	2,859,700	11,600	3,277,694	13,299
June 2018	2,848,100	4,000	3,264,395	10,916
May 2018	2,844,100	7,900	3,253,479	10,346
April 2018	2,836,200	200	3,243,133	10,401
March 2018	2,836,000	7,500	3,232,732	9,939
February 2018	2,828,500	8,500	3,222,793	8,533