Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 87,600 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 90,350 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 335 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	87,600	-600	+500
CPS	90,350	-335	-480

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 January 2019 at 88,200. Since then 600 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. 1,438 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire since then according to the household survey. From a December 2018 low of 90,267, Eau Claire has added 83 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	87,600	-600	90,350	-335
January 2019	88,200	500	90,685	418
December 2018	87,700	700	90,267	-79
November 2018	87,000	300	90,346	-203
October 2018	86,700	100	90,549	-334
September 2018	86,600	-900	90,883	-899
August 2018	87,500	200	91,782	6
July 2018	87,300	200	91,776	-12
June 2018	87,100	-100	91,788	169
May 2018	87,200	200	91,619	53
April 2018	87,000	-300	91,566	136
March 2018	87,300	200	91,430	600