Tucson, Arizona Job Growth

There were 388,900 jobs in Tucson, Arizona in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 474,443 employed persons for the month. Tucson added 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,342 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tucson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	388,900	+300	+7,400
CPS	474,443	+2,342	+8,908

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 in July 2019 is at a new high of 388,900.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Tucson is at a new high of 474,443.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tucson, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	388,900	300	474,443	2,342
June 2019	388,600	1,500	472,101	2,075
May 2019	387,100	1,200	470,026	550
April 2019	385,900	300	469,476	25
March 2019	385,600	400	469,451	337
February 2019	385,200	300	469,114	273
January 2019	384,900	900	468,841	486
December 2018	384,000	-1,300	468,355	-92
November 2018	385,300	1,000	468,447	80
October 2018	384,300	1,800	468,367	726
September 2018	382,500	100	467,641	985
August 2018	382,400	900	466,656	1,121