Yuma, Arizona Job Growth

There were 55,200 jobs in Yuma, Arizona in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 80,432 employed persons for the month. Yuma added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,197 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yuma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,200	+200	+600
CPS	80,432	+1,197	+29

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 55,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 80,673 for Yuma in December 2017. 241 jobs have been lost in Yuma since then according to the household survey. From a June 2018 low of 77,186, Yuma has added 3,246 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yuma, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	55,200	200	80,432	1,197
September 2018	55,000	200	79,235	1,166
August 2018	54,800	0	78,069	517
July 2018	54,800	300	77,552	366
June 2018	54,500	100	77,186	-435
May 2018	54,400	200	77,621	214
April 2018	54,200	-100	77,407	-1,069
March 2018	54,300	-400	78,476	-375
February 2018	54,700	-200	78,851	-12
January 2018	54,900	-100	78,863	-1,810
December 2017	55,000	400	80,673	101
November 2017	54,600	0	80,572	169