Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 773,300 jobs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 728,846 employed persons for the month. Milwaukee added 14,600 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 27,635 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Milwaukee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	773,300	+14,600	-101,700
CPS	728,846	+27,635	-60,057

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

CES employment for Milwaukee peaked in January 2020 at 878,800. Since then 105,500 jobs have been lost in Milwaukee according to the employer survey. From a trough of 758,700 in April 2020, Milwaukee has gained 14,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 800,798 for Milwaukee in August 2017. 71,952 jobs have been lost in Milwaukee since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 701,211, Milwaukee has added 27,635 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	773,300	14,600	728,846	27,635
April 2020	758,700	-111,200	701,211	-87,835
March 2020	869,900	-6,600	789,046	-333
February 2020	876,500	-2,300	789,379	616
January 2020	878,800	1,400	788,763	612
December 2019	877,400	2,300	788,151	-117
November 2019	875,100	1,000	788,268	-76
October 2019	874,100	2,900	788,344	5
September 2019	871,200	-2,000	788,339	123
August 2019	873,200	-1,300	788,216	72
July 2019	874,500	-400	788,144	-247
June 2019	874,900	-100	788,391	-512