Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Job Growth

There were 46,200 jobs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,353 employed persons for the month. Lake Havasu City lost 6,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9,652 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Havasu City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,200	-6,500	-5,700
CPS	71,353	-9,652	-10,722

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 June 2006 at 55,800. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 44,500 in December 2011, Lake Havasu City has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,255 for Lake Havasu City in November 2006. 17,902 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City since then according to the household survey. From a February 2013 low of 68,585, Lake Havasu City has added 2,768 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 2020	46,200	-6,500	71,353	-9,652
March 2020	52,700	-500	81,005	-3,517
February 2020	53,200	100	84,522	332
January 2020	53,100	-200	84,190	-318
December 2019	53,300	500	84,508	332
November 2019	52,800	300	84,176	375
October 2019	52,500	300	83,801	389
September 2019	52,200	-200	83,412	368
August 2019	52,400	200	83,044	318
July 2019	52,200	100	82,726	250
June 2019	52,100	0	82,476	205
May 2019	52,100	200	82,271	196