Yuma, Arizona Job Growth

There were 55,100 jobs in Yuma, Arizona in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 79,486 employed persons for the month. Yuma added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 244 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yuma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,100	+200	+600
CPS	79,486	-244	+5

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

Yuma, Arizona Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Yuma in February 2018 is at a new high of 55,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 82,456 for Yuma in October 2017. 2,970 jobs have been lost in Yuma since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yuma, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	55,100	200	79,486	-244
January 2018	54,900	-100	79,730	-2,720
December 2017	55,000	400	82,450	111
November 2017	54,600	0	82,339	-117
October 2017	54,600	0	82,456	1,104
September 2017	54,600	-100	81,352	2,081
August 2017	54,700	300	79,271	586
July 2017	54,400	-200	78,685	-577
June 2017	54,600	400	79,262	-1,154
May 2017	54,200	-200	80,416	-848
April 2017	54,400	-200	81,264	277
March 2017	54,600	100	80,987	1,506