Appleton, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 127,300 jobs in Appleton, Wisconsin in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,937 employed persons for the month. Appleton added 200 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 277 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Appleton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	127,300	+200	+2,100
CPS	129,937	-277	+991

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 August 2018 is at a new high of 127,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,479 for Appleton in March 2018. 1,542 jobs have been lost in Appleton since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Appleton, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	127,300	200	129,937	-277
July 2018	127,100	-100	130,214	-141
June 2018	127,200	100	130,355	-425
May 2018	127,100	400	130,780	-45
April 2018	126,700	300	130,825	-654
March 2018	126,400	300	131,479	445
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