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Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 2,987,900 jobs in Wisconsin in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,979,853 employed persons for the month. Wisconsin added 4,100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,183 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wisconsin job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,987,900 +4,100 +55,800
CPS 2,979,853 +3,183 -24,377

Wisconsin Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Wisconsin as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Wisconsin

CES employment peaked in January 2020 for Wisconsin at 2,994,000. Since then 6,100 jobs have been lost in Wisconsin according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,587,200 in April 2020, Wisconsin has gained 400,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wisconsin reached a maximum of 3,047,331 in July 2017. 67,478 jobs have been lost in Wisconsin since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 2,649,524, Wisconsin has added 330,329 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Wisconsin Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 2,987,900 4,100 2,979,853 3,183
December 2022 2,983,800 -4,200 2,976,670 1,087
November 2022 2,988,000 6,900 2,975,583 523
October 2022 2,981,100 -2,200 2,975,060 -2,109
September 2022 2,983,300 3,700 2,977,169 -4,361
August 2022 2,979,600 11,900 2,981,530 -6,916
July 2022 2,967,700 13,700 2,988,446 -7,969
June 2022 2,954,000 -300 2,996,415 -6,932
May 2022 2,954,300 2,200 3,003,347 -4,955
April 2022 2,952,100 -4,400 3,008,302 -1,942
March 2022 2,956,500 9,400 3,010,244 1,479
February 2022 2,947,100 15,000 3,008,765 4,535

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