Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 874,000 jobs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 800,773 employed persons for the month. Milwaukee added 900 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,700 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Milwaukee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	874,000	+900	+8,400
CPS	800,773	-1,700	-2,903

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 April 2018 at 878,300. Since then 4,300 jobs have been lost in Milwaukee according to the employer survey. From a trough of 872,100 in August 2018, Milwaukee has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 817,015 for Milwaukee in March 2018. 16,242 jobs have been lost in Milwaukee since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	874,000	900	800,773	-1,700
September 2018	873,100	1,000	802,473	-3,127
August 2018	872,100	-2,000	805,600	-3,032
July 2018	874,100	1,900	808,632	928
June 2018	872,200	-2,200	807,704	-3,604
May 2018	874,400	-3,900	811,308	-4,976
April 2018	878,300	600	816,284	-731
March 2018	877,700	1,300	817,015	3,621
February 2018	876,400	2,100	813,394	7,281
January 2018	874,300	4,300	806,113	5,090
December 2017	870,000	2,800	801,023	-840
November 2017	867,200	1,600	801,863	-1,813