Tucson, Arizona Job Growth

There were 385,400 jobs in Tucson, Arizona in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 468,673 employed persons for the month. Tucson added 500 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 365 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tucson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	385,400	+500	+6,300
CPS	468,673	-365	+10,017

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 1,800 jobs have been lost in Tucson according to the employer survey. From a trough of 350,000 in July 2011, Tucson has gained 35,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 471,182 for Tucson in November 2018. 2,509 jobs have been lost in Tucson since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tucson, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	385,400	500	468,673	-365
January 2019	384,900	900	469,038	-1,501
December 2018	384,000	-1,300	470,539	-643
November 2018	385,300	1,000	471,182	4,097
October 2018	384,300	1,800	467,085	3,582
September 2018	382,500	100	463,503	2,508
August 2018	382,400	900	460,995	-2,136
July 2018	381,500	300	463,131	1,499
June 2018	381,200	600	461,632	-141
May 2018	380,600	700	461,773	1,426
April 2018	379,900	500	460,347	547
March 2018	379,400	300	459,800	1,144