Eau Claire, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 87,800 jobs in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 89,810 employed persons for the month. Eau Claire lost 0 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 35 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eau Claire job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	87,800	0	+500
CPS	89,810	-35	-261

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 400 jobs have been lost in Eau Claire according to the employer survey. From a trough of 87,700 in May 2019, Eau Claire has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 90,572 for Eau Claire in February 2018. 762 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
July 2019	87,800	0	89,810	-35
June 2019	87,800	100	89,845	-150
May 2019	87,700	-100	89,995	-298
April 2019	87,800	-100	90,293	-21
March 2019	87,900	-200	90,314	95
February 2019	88,100	-100	90,219	87
January 2019	88,200	500	90,132	171
December 2018	87,700	700	89,961	30
November 2018	87,000	300	89,931	49
October 2018	86,700	100	89,882	10
September 2018	86,600	-900	89,872	-58
August 2018	87,500	200	89,930	-141