Tucson, Arizona Job Growth

There were 380,400 jobs in Tucson, Arizona in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 460,516 employed persons for the month. Tucson added 900 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 716 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tucson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	380,400	+900	+4,600
CPS	460,516	+716	+8,731

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

Tucson, Arizona Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tucson peaked in March 2007 at 387,200. Since then 6,800 jobs have been lost in Tucson according to the employer survey. From a trough of 350,300 in July 2011, Tucson has gained 30,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Tucson is at a new high of 460,516.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tucson, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	380,400	900	460,516	716
March 2018	379,500	-300	459,800	1,144
February 2018	379,800	-900	458,656	1,025
January 2018	380,700	1,200	457,631	698
December 2017	379,500	1,600	456,933	689
November 2017	377,900	-1,000	456,244	-14
October 2017	378,900	0	456,258	-275
September 2017	378,900	500	456,533	66
August 2017	378,400	200	456,467	418
July 2017	378,200	800	456,049	1,446
June 2017	377,400	500	454,603	1,876
May 2017	376,900	1,100	452,727	942