Appleton, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 126,400 jobs in Appleton, Wisconsin in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 131,422 employed persons for the month. Appleton added 300 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 388 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Appleton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	126,400	+300	+1,100
CPS	131,422	+388	+2,563

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

Appleton, Wisconsin Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Appleton 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 for Appleton, Wisconsin

CES employment for Appleton in March 2018 is at a new high of 126,400.

CPS employment in March 2018 for Appleton is at a new high of 131,422.

Employment: CES, CPS

Appleton, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	126,400	300	131,422	388
February 2018	126,100	500	131,034	1,460
January 2018	125,600	100	129,574	389
December 2017	125,500	200	129,185	210
November 2017	125,300	200	128,975	-56
October 2017	125,100	-100	129,031	-78
September 2017	125,200	0	129,109	163
August 2017	125,200	400	128,946	110
July 2017	124,800	-200	128,836	81
June 2017	125,000	-300	128,755	-87
May 2017	125,300	-100	128,842	-188
April 2017	125,400	100	129,030	171