Tucson, Arizona Job Growth

There were 353,900 jobs in Tucson, Arizona in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 431,512 employed persons for the month. Tucson lost 35,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 35,255 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tucson job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	353,900	-35,900	-34,200
CPS	431,512	-35,255	-41,708

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 August 2019 at 393,100. Since then 39,200 jobs have been lost in Tucson according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 482,194 for Tucson in December 2019. 50,682 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
April 2020	353,900	-35,900	431,512	-35,255
March 2020	389,800	-2,200	466,767	-15,253
February 2020	392,000	800	482,020	540
January 2020	391,200	-700	481,480	-714
December 2019	391,900	700	482,194	476
November 2019	391,200	1,300	481,718	682
October 2019	389,900	-200	481,036	768
September 2019	390,100	-3,000	480,268	912
August 2019	393,100	2,800	479,356	1,171
July 2019	390,300	500	478,185	1,492
June 2019	389,800	800	476,693	1,733
May 2019	389,000	900	474,960	1,740