Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Job Growth

There were 52,200 jobs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,415 employed persons for the month. Lake Havasu City added 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 237 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Havasu City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	52,200	+100	+1,300
CPS	82,415	+237	+1,814

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 3,600 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 7,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,255 for Lake Havasu City in November 2006. 6,840 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City since then according to the household survey. From a February 2013 low of 68,592, Lake Havasu City has added 13,823 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
July 2019	52,200	100	82,415	237
June 2019	52,100	0	82,178	185
May 2019	52,100	-200	81,993	17
April 2019	52,300	700	81,976	36
March 2019	51,600	-100	81,940	-12
February 2019	51,700	-300	81,952	205
January 2019	52,000	200	81,747	249
December 2018	51,800	-100	81,498	-37
November 2018	51,900	100	81,535	14
October 2018	51,800	100	81,521	230
September 2018	51,700	300	81,291	329
August 2018	51,400	500	80,962	361