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Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Job Growth

There were 55,900 jobs in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 86,149 employed persons for the month. Lake Havasu City lost 100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 307 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Havasu City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 55,900 -100 +600
CPS 86,149 +307 +1,552

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 November 2022 at 56,100. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,635 for Lake Havasu City in December 2006. 2,486 jobs have been lost in Lake Havasu City since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 69,194, Lake Havasu City has added 16,955 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Lake Havasu City, Arizona Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 55,900 -100 86,149 307
December 2022 56,000 -100 85,842 308
November 2022 56,100 300 85,534 -23
October 2022 55,800 -100 85,557 -61
September 2022 55,900 300 85,618 -50
August 2022 55,600 -200 85,668 2
July 2022 55,800 300 85,666 -2
June 2022 55,500 400 85,668 33
May 2022 55,100 -200 85,635 27
April 2022 55,300 -100 85,608 143
March 2022 55,400 0 85,465 330
February 2022 55,400 100 85,135 538