Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Job Growth

There were 51,100 jobs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 79,725 employed persons for the month. Lake Havasu City added 800 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 183 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Havasu City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	51,100	+800	+1,500
CPS	79,725	+183	+2,853

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

Lake Havasu City, Arizona Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lake Havasu City 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 for Lake Havasu City, Arizona

CES employment for Lake Havasu City peaked in May 2006 at 55,700. Since then 4,600 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 44,600 in December 2011, Lake Havasu City has gained 6,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,279 for Lake Havasu City in December 2006. 9,554 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City since then according to the household survey. From a February 2013 low of 68,498, Lake Havasu City has added 11,227 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lake Havasu City, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	51,100	800	79,725	183
March 2018	50,300	-100	79,542	27
February 2018	50,400	-200	79,515	541
January 2018	50,600	500	78,974	105
December 2017	50,100	-100	78,869	229
November 2017	50,200	100	78,640	205
October 2017	50,100	-200	78,435	153
September 2017	50,300	300	78,282	235
August 2017	50,000	200	78,047	371
July 2017	49,800	0	77,676	358
June 2017	49,800	300	77,318	257
May 2017	49,500	-100	77,061	189