Racine, Wisconsin Job Growth

There were 77,900 jobs in Racine, Wisconsin in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 97,189 employed persons for the month. Racine lost 400 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 570 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Racine job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	77,900	-400	+200
CPS	97,189	-570	+1,040

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

Racine, Wisconsin Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Racine peaked in April 2000 at 82,200. Since then 4,300 jobs have been lost in Racine according to the employer survey. From a trough of 73,300 in October 2009, Racine has gained 4,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 97,759 for Racine in March 2018. 570 jobs have been lost in Racine since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Racine, Wisconsin Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	77,900	-400	97,189	-570
March 2018	78,300	-200	97,759	616
February 2018	78,500	600	97,143	1,286
January 2018	77,900	900	95,857	193
December 2017	77,000	-600	95,664	-19
November 2017	77,600	100	95,683	-291
October 2017	77,500	-300	95,974	-408
September 2017	77,800	-100	96,382	-92
August 2017	77,900	0	96,474	156
July 2017	77,900	100	96,318	240
June 2017	77,800	100	96,078	109
May 2017	77,700	0	95,969	-180