Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 816,800 jobs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 740,292 employed persons for the month. Milwaukee lost 700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,006 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Milwaukee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	816,800	-700	+6,200
CPS	740,292	-1,006	+11,156

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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

CES employment for Milwaukee peaked in November 2000 at 870,800. Since then 54,000 jobs have been lost in Milwaukee according to the employer survey. From a trough of 800,600 in December 2009, Milwaukee has gained 16,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 781,911 for Milwaukee in January 2001. 41,619 jobs have been lost in Milwaukee since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 720,226, Milwaukee has added 20,066 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	816,800	-700	740,292	-1,006
November 2011	817,500	-5,800	741,298	-480
October 2011	823,300	-5,100	741,778	-556
September 2011	828,400	200	742,334	386
August 2011	828,200	800	741,948	274
July 2011	827,400	200	741,674	-2,219
June 2011	827,200	-1,500	743,893	-724
May 2011	828,700	-500	744,617	1,672
April 2011	829,200	2,600	742,945	3,931
March 2011	826,600	3,900	739,014	6,095
February 2011	822,700	2,900	732,919	2,537
January 2011	819,800	9,200	730,382	1,246
December 2010	810,600	-2,700	729,136	223