Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Job Growth

There were 51,900 jobs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 81,108 employed persons for the month. Lake Havasu City added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 860 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Havasu City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	51,900	+300	+1,800
CPS	81,108	+860	+2,673

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 3,800 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 7,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,279 for Lake Havasu City in December 2006. 8,171 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 12,610 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
October 2018	51,900	300	81,108	860
September 2018	51,600	-200	80,248	610
August 2018	51,800	400	79,638	-246
July 2018	51,400	-500	79,884	-69
June 2018	51,900	700	79,953	-142
May 2018	51,200	100	80,095	424
April 2018	51,100	800	79,671	129
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