Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 79,100 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,148 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 13 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	79,100	-800	-1,600
CPS	84,148	+13	-259

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Eau Claire as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Eau Claire, Wisconsin

CES employment for Eau Claire peaked in August 2007 at 84,100. Since then 5,000 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire according to the employer survey. From a trough of 78,300 in June 2009, Eau Claire has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 87,720 for Eau Claire in December 2007. 3,572 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire since then according to the household survey. From a May 2009 low of 82,961, Eau Claire has added 1,187 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	79,100	-800	84,148	13
February 2012	79,900	800	84,135	52
January 2012	79,100	200	84,083	-30
December 2011	78,900	-800	84,113	-94
November 2011	79,700	-1,100	84,207	89
October 2011	80,800	100	84,118	119
September 2011	80,700	1,700	83,999	183
August 2011	79,000	-300	83,816	-219
July 2011	79,300	-700	84,035	-669
June 2011	80,000	-400	84,704	-362
May 2011	80,400	0	85,066	175
April 2011	80,400	-300	84,891	484
March 2011	80,700	700	84,407	182