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Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 2,995,500 jobs in Wisconsin in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,026,153 employed persons for the month. Wisconsin lost 6,400 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 14,015 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wisconsin job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,995,500 -6,400 +41,200
CPS 3,026,153 +14,015 +22,806

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 April 2023 for Wisconsin at 3,001,900. Since then 6,400 jobs have been lost in Wisconsin according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Wisconsin reached a maximum of 3,047,331 in July 2017. 21,178 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 376,629 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Wisconsin Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 2,995,500 -6,400 3,026,153 14,015
April 2023 3,001,900 2,100 3,012,138 14,166
March 2023 2,999,800 2,800 2,997,972 11,083
February 2023 2,997,000 7,100 2,986,889 7,030
January 2023 2,989,900 6,100 2,979,859 3,189
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

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