Prescott, Arizona Job Growth

There were 64,500 jobs in Prescott, Arizona in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 99,184 employed persons for the month. Prescott added 99 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,230 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Prescott job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	64,500	+99	+1,600
CPS	99,184	+1,230	+1,698

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Prescott, Arizona Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Prescott 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 Prescott, Arizona

CES employment for Prescott peaked in January 2007 at 65,099. Since then 599 jobs have been lost in Prescott according to the employer survey. From a trough of 54,100 in July 2011, Prescott has gained 10,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Prescott is at a new high of 99,184.

Employment: CES, CPS

Prescott, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	64,500	99	99,184	1,230
January 2018	64,400	0	97,954	1,073
December 2017	64,400	300	96,881	115
November 2017	64,099	0	96,766	161
October 2017	64,099	0	96,605	-227
September 2017	64,099	0	96,832	169
August 2017	64,099	0	96,663	-477
July 2017	64,099	599	97,140	-157
June 2017	63,500	0	97,297	-412
May 2017	63,500	200	97,709	-498
April 2017	63,300	200	98,207	8
March 2017	63,100	200	98,199	713