Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 87,400 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 90,547 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 336 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	87,400	-400	+1,300
CPS	90,547	-336	+213

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 July 2018 at 88,200. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 91,788 for Eau Claire in June 2018. 1,241 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
October 2018	87,400	-400	90,547	-336
September 2018	87,800	-200	90,883	-899
August 2018	88,000	-200	91,782	6
July 2018	88,200	400	91,776	-12
June 2018	87,800	600	91,788	169
May 2018	87,200	0	91,619	53
April 2018	87,200	200	91,566	136
March 2018	87,000	800	91,430	600
February 2018	86,200	-200	90,830	263
January 2018	86,400	400	90,567	140
December 2017	86,000	600	90,427	71
November 2017	85,400	-700	90,356	22