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

 

2008

1,897.0 1,909.0 1,905.6 1,897.5 1,891.3 1,852.4 1,834.3 1,850.9 1,857.3 1,856.0 1,841.7 1,826.1 1,868.3

2009

1,771.6 1,774.0 (P) 1,769.6                    

Mining & Logging

 

2008

3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7

2009

3.4 3.2 (P) 3.3                    

Construction

 

2008

151.5 149.9 148.7 146.1 145.1 143.4 142.8 140.6 137.4 134.4 127.3 121.5 140.7

2009

113.5 109.2 (P) 107.0                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

133.7 133.1 131.6 131.6 131.3 131.1 131.1 130.7 130.6 130.8 130.1 129.0 131.2

2009

125.9 125.2 (P) 125.0                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

391.7 389.9 388.4 386.1 386.2 384.9 382.4 380.2 376.9 375.6 376.7 376.8 383.0

2009

363.3 360.3 (P) 363.6                    

Information

 

2008

30.6 31.6 32.0 31.3 32.3 32.0 32.1 31.6 31.8 31.4 31.1 30.8 31.6

2009

30.6 30.7 (P) 30.6                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

148.1 149.2 149.0 148.4 148.2 147.9 146.8 148.2 147.5 147.4 146.3 146.1 147.8

2009

144.4 144.0 (P) 142.5                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

316.7 319.6 316.8 315.1 312.9 310.0 310.6 306.9 305.8 303.9 296.3 291.7 308.9

2009

279.6 281.6 (P) 276.6                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

210.7 214.1 214.8 216.4 217.5 216.3 216.9 218.3 219.3 219.7 219.6 219.2 216.9

2009

216.1 216.7 (P) 216.0                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

188.0 190.4 192.6 191.7 188.1 184.6 180.7 179.9 179.6 181.1 181.3 181.1 184.9

2009

178.3 180.1 (P) 181.6                    

Other Services

 

2008

73.3 74.1 74.6 73.7 73.7 73.9 74.6 74.0 73.7 75.0 75.2 73.7 74.1

2009

71.5 72.3 (P) 72.8                    

Government

 

2008

249.2 253.6 253.5 253.4 252.3 224.4 212.5 236.8 250.8 252.9 254.0 252.6 245.5

2009

245.0 250.7 (P) 250.6                    

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

 

2008

(1) 2,097,077 (1) 2,092,028 (1) 2,090,487 (1) 2,092,810 (1) 2,094,845 (1) 2,108,755 (1) 2,115,101 (1) 2,124,712 (1) 2,136,867 (1) 2,145,716 (1) 2,141,852 (1) 2,136,441 (1) 2,114,724

2009

2,124,724 2,122,713 (P) 2,108,375                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 2,012,174 (1) 2,013,499 (1) 2,007,993 (1) 2,014,157 (1) 2,006,916 (1) 2,004,125 (1) 2,003,042 (1) 2,005,795 (1) 2,016,729 (1) 2,023,731 (1) 2,019,234 (1) 2,004,513 (1) 2,010,992

2009

1,982,431 1,976,135 (P) 1,956,225                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 84,903 (1) 78,529 (1) 82,494 (1) 78,653 (1) 87,929 (1) 104,630 (1) 112,059 (1) 118,917 (1) 120,138 (1) 121,985 (1) 122,618 (1) 131,928 (1) 103,732

2009

142,293 146,578 (P) 152,150                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.0 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.2 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.7 (1) 6.2 (1) 4.9

2009

6.7 6.9 (P) 7.2                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary