Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Job Growth

There were 51,900 jobs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,335 employed persons for the month. Lake Havasu City lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 285 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Havasu City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	51,900	-100	+1,400
CPS	82,335	+285	+2,820

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 3,900 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 7,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,279 for Lake Havasu City in December 2006. 6,944 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 13,837 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
February 2019	51,900	-100	82,335	285
January 2019	52,000	200	82,050	386
December 2018	51,800	-100	81,664	68
November 2018	51,900	100	81,596	558
October 2018	51,800	100	81,038	790
September 2018	51,700	300	80,248	610
August 2018	51,400	500	79,638	-246
July 2018	50,900	0	79,884	-69
June 2018	50,900	400	79,953	-142
May 2018	50,500	100	80,095	424
April 2018	50,400	-300	79,671	129
March 2018	50,700	200	79,542	27