Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

1,881.9 1,908.3 1,921.2 1,914.6 1,919.3 1,897.5 1,872.0 1,903.5 1,911.2 1,917.6 1,927.3 1,928.0 1,908.5

2008

1,896.0 1,909.3 1,914.3 1,911.6 1,906.9 1,865.2 1,839.5 1,862.9 (P) 1,868.0        

Natural Resources & Mining

 

2007

2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1

2008

3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 (P) 3.2        

Construction

 

2007

169.8 171.0 171.4 170.2 171.1 174.1 170.6 171.5 169.5 166.0 161.1 158.2 168.7

2008

153.4 152.3 151.6 149.2 147.0 144.6 142.2 140.4 (P) 137.8        

Manufacturing

 

2007

137.5 137.9 137.9 137.4 137.7 137.8 137.6 137.7 136.6 136.3 136.0 135.7 137.2

2008

135.0 135.3 135.1 135.2 134.9 134.9 135.4 135.1 (P) 135.3        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

386.5 385.9 386.9 387.3 388.2 388.5 385.1 386.2 386.4 389.9 396.6 398.5 388.8

2008

389.8 387.5 387.3 386.3 385.5 383.9 381.5 378.0 (P) 374.4        

Information

 

2007

30.1 31.0 30.9 31.3 32.0 32.0 32.1 31.5 31.1 31.1 31.4 31.5 31.3

2008

30.9 31.1 31.3 31.0 31.0 30.4 30.2 29.5 (P) 29.3        

Financial Activities

 

2007

154.0 155.2 155.7 155.7 155.5 154.9 153.1 152.3 151.8 151.7 151.6 152.1 153.6

2008

150.6 150.9 150.7 149.9 149.9 149.7 149.0 149.2 (P) 148.6        

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

317.9 322.3 326.3 324.7 325.4 327.7 323.2 325.4 323.9 323.3 325.3 325.5 324.2

2008

317.8 320.9 322.4 322.3 322.8 322.0 319.8 317.6 (P) 316.3        

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

199.6 202.9 204.2 203.2 204.1 204.3 201.5 205.3 206.6 207.7 209.0 210.2 204.9

2008

209.3 212.1 213.6 214.4 215.0 213.9 212.6 215.8 (P) 216.9        

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

182.8 186.9 190.5 189.7 188.9 184.1 178.8 182.4 184.8 187.9 190.0 190.5 186.4

2008

186.3 190.8 193.3 194.5 193.4 189.3 182.9 184.0 (P) 183.9        

Other Services

 

2007

70.0 71.7 72.4 70.5 71.0 71.5 69.6 68.8 69.7 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.4

2008

69.7 71.4 72.0 71.9 72.5 73.4 70.8 69.8 (P) 70.0        

Government

 

2007

230.8 240.5 241.9 241.6 242.4 219.5 217.2 239.2 247.6 250.8 253.2 252.7 239.8

2008

250.0 253.8 253.6 253.5 251.5 219.7 211.7 240.3 (P) 252.3        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

2,039,986 2,036,744 2,041,042 2,034,723 2,034,235 2,051,944 2,049,542 2,047,467 2,061,900 2,065,043 2,080,526 2,080,380 2,051,961

2008

2,086,797 2,078,802 2,080,811 2,070,383 2,068,713 2,085,218 2,094,918 2,098,823 (P) 2,124,766        

Employment

 

2007

1,966,076 1,971,290 1,977,860 1,974,715 1,979,035 1,987,436 1,981,413 1,981,586 1,993,486 1,993,955 2,007,093 2,001,144 1,984,591

2008

2,002,504 2,005,031 2,007,515 2,003,707 1,996,294 1,994,541 1,996,475 1,992,966 (P) 2,010,366        

Unemployment

 

2007

73,910 65,454 63,182 60,008 55,200 64,508 68,129 65,881 68,414 71,088 73,433 79,236 67,370

2008

84,293 73,771 73,296 66,676 72,419 90,677 98,443 105,857 (P) 114,400        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

3.6 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.3

2008

4.0 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.5 4.3 4.7 5.0 (P) 5.4        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary