Prescott, Arizona Job Growth

There were 65,700 jobs in Prescott, Arizona in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 100,686 employed persons for the month. Prescott added 299 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,458 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Prescott job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,700	+299	+1,600
CPS	100,686	+1,458	+2,683

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 July 2018 at 66,200. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Prescott according to the employer survey. From a trough of 65,300 in August 2018, Prescott has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Prescott is at a new high of 100,686.

Employment: CES, CPS

Prescott, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	65,700	299	100,686	1,458
September 2018	65,400	100	99,228	712
August 2018	65,300	-900	98,516	-1,287
July 2018	66,200	600	99,803	720
June 2018	65,600	400	99,083	-747
May 2018	65,200	200	99,830	134
April 2018	65,000	200	99,696	-86
March 2018	64,800	500	99,782	744
February 2018	64,300	-100	99,038	706
January 2018	64,400	0	98,332	-32
December 2017	64,400	300	98,364	200
November 2017	64,099	0	98,164	161