Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 72,500 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,706 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 14,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 13,378 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	72,500	-14,900	-15,000
CPS	75,706	-13,378	-13,330

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

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire, Wisconsin

CES employment for Eau Claire peaked in February 2020 at 88,200. Since then 15,700 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 90,190 for Eau Claire in February 2018. 14,484 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	72,500	-14,900	75,706	-13,378
March 2020	87,400	-800	89,084	66
February 2020	88,200	600	89,018	70
January 2020	87,600	200	88,948	16
December 2019	87,400	700	88,932	39
November 2019	86,700	-300	88,893	34
October 2019	87,000	-300	88,859	34
September 2019	87,300	0	88,825	20
August 2019	87,300	200	88,805	-3
July 2019	87,100	-100	88,808	-35
June 2019	87,200	-800	88,843	-79
May 2019	88,000	500	88,922	-114