Yuma, Arizona Job Growth

There were 52,100 jobs in Yuma, Arizona in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,346 employed persons for the month. Yuma lost 5,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,008 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yuma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	52,100	-5,500	-5,000
CPS	75,346	-6,008	-8,021

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 February 2020 at 57,900. Since then 5,800 jobs have been lost in Yuma according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 83,982 for Yuma in February 2020. 8,636 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
April 2020	52,100	-5,500	75,346	-6,008
March 2020	57,600	-300	81,354	-2,628
February 2020	57,900	400	83,982	285
January 2020	57,500	300	83,697	-181
December 2019	57,200	100	83,878	108
November 2019	57,100	200	83,770	145
October 2019	56,900	-300	83,625	179
September 2019	57,200	400	83,446	205
August 2019	56,800	-200	83,241	168
July 2019	57,000	0	83,073	30
June 2019	57,000	0	83,043	-114
May 2019	57,000	-100	83,157	-210