Yuma, Arizona Job Growth

There were 56,800 jobs in Yuma, Arizona in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,108 employed persons for the month. Yuma lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 443 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yuma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,800	-100	+1,500
CPS	84,108	+443	+5,257

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 peaked in December 2018 at 57,000. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Yuma according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Yuma is at a new high of 84,108.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yuma, Arizona Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	56,800	-100	84,108	443
January 2019	56,900	-100	83,665	2,231
December 2018	57,000	100	81,434	-558
November 2018	56,900	300	81,992	1,533
October 2018	56,600	200	80,459	1,224
September 2018	56,400	400	79,235	1,166
August 2018	56,000	0	78,069	517
July 2018	56,000	400	77,552	366
June 2018	55,600	500	77,186	-435
May 2018	55,100	0	77,621	214
April 2018	55,100	-100	77,407	-1,069
March 2018	55,200	-100	78,476	-375