Yuma, AZ Economy at a Glance

Yuma, AZ

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	81.3 ⁽⁵⁾	82.1	79.9	79.4	79.0	83.7 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	72.0 ⁽⁵⁾	73.5	72.7	72.3	70.2	68.9 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	9.2 ⁽⁵⁾	8.5	7.2	7.0	8.9	14.8 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	11.4 ⁽⁵⁾	10.4	9.0	8.8	11.2	17.6 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	56.9	56.3	57.0	56.8	55.1	53.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	2.0	3.1	2.5	1.4	2.6	2.7 ^(P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction ⁽³⁾	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction	-7.8	-6.1	-6.1	-10.2	-6.4	-6.5 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.0	2.7 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	0.0	5.9	2.9	0.0	3.4	8.0 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.9	11.3	10.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	-4.1	-1.7	-1.7	0.0	3.7	0.0 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	21.4	21.4	21.4	6.7	6.7	6.7 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	-11.8	-11.8	0.0 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	4.9	4.9	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	28.9	25.6	25.0	19.5	20.0	20.0 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	-1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	-1.6	-1.6 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	5.8	5.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	9.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.4	5.8 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	0.0	0.0	5.9	0.0	-5.9	-6.3 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	14.9	14.4	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	2.1	2.1	0.7	1.4	2.0	3.4 ^(P)
Consumer Price Index: West urban
CPI-U, All items, Index ⁽³⁾	214.733	215.739	216.339	218.533	219.437	221.009
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change ⁽³⁾	4.1	3.8	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.7
CPI-W, All items, Index ⁽⁴⁾	209.488	210.342	210.816	213.159	214.355	216.029
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁴⁾	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.0

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not
⁽⁵⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: July 8, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

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