Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 86,100 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 90,764 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 639 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	86,100	-300	-200
CPS	90,764	+639	+2,327

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 April 2017 at 86,700. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire according to the employer survey. From a trough of 85,400 in November 2017, Eau Claire has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Eau Claire is at a new high of 90,764.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	86,100	-300	90,764	639
January 2018	86,400	400	90,125	1,018
December 2017	86,000	600	89,107	19
November 2017	85,400	-700	89,088	252
October 2017	86,100	-100	88,836	-101
September 2017	86,200	-200	88,937	-39
August 2017	86,400	-200	88,976	-115
July 2017	86,600	100	89,091	-133
June 2017	86,500	400	89,224	126
May 2017	86,100	-600	89,098	-134
April 2017	86,700	100	89,232	533
March 2017	86,600	300	88,699	262