Prescott, Arizona Job Growth

There were 65,500 jobs in Prescott, Arizona in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 101,849 employed persons for the month. Prescott lost 100 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 231 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Prescott job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,500	-100	+400
CPS	101,849	-231	+1,523

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 November 2018 at 66,200. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Prescott according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 102,080 for Prescott in March 2019. 231 jobs have been lost in Prescott since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Prescott, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	65,500	-100	101,849	-231
March 2019	65,600	0	102,080	48
February 2019	65,600	-300	102,032	-46
January 2019	65,900	-100	102,078	163
December 2018	66,000	-200	101,915	-14
November 2018	66,200	300	101,929	41
October 2018	65,900	400	101,888	205
September 2018	65,500	200	101,683	241
August 2018	65,300	0	101,442	235
July 2018	65,300	200	101,207	243
June 2018	65,099	0	100,964	262
May 2018	65,099	0	100,702	376