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Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 88,500 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 89,740 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 362 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 88,500 -200 +1,400
CPS 89,740 +362 -1,808

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 November 2022 at 89,400. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 91,806 for Eau Claire in March 2022. 2,066 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire since then according to the household survey. From a December 2022 low of 89,378, Eau Claire has added 362 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 88,500 -200 89,740 362
December 2022 88,700 -700 89,378 -229
November 2022 89,400 900 89,607 -218
October 2022 88,500 -200 89,825 -487
September 2022 88,700 -100 90,312 -404
August 2022 88,800 100 90,716 -157
July 2022 88,700 200 90,873 -309
June 2022 88,500 300 91,182 -252
May 2022 88,200 800 91,434 -186
April 2022 87,400 100 91,620 -186
March 2022 87,300 100 91,806 95
February 2022 87,200 100 91,711 163