La Crosse, Wisconsin Metro Area

MSA: La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
counties: La Crosse (WI), Houston (MN)

Population (2017 estimate): 137,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 2.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 79,000
Average Earnings (2017): $45,420

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.2000,1.7,
2013,1.3000,1.6,
2014,0.3000,1.9,
2015,0.7000,2.1,
2016,1.4000,1.8,
2017,0.5000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,10.4000,2.3,
2013,0.0000,2.0,
2014,-6.3000,2.3,
2015,6.6000,2.4,
2016,-1.5000,2.0,
2017,9.7000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.5000,8.1000,
2013,5.3000,7.4000,
2014,4.4000,6.2000,
2015,3.8000,5.3000,
2016,3.6000,4.9000,
2017,3.0000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,42080.00,42068.00,
2013,42080.00,42900.00,
2014,39450.00,43888.00,
2015,42060.00,44928.00,
2016,41420.00,45812.00,
2017,45420.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	2,660	36.7	0.7	$80,630
Business and Financial Operations	2,530	34.9	0.7	$52,170
IT and Mathematical	1,240	17.2	0.6	$57,960
Architecture and Engineering	700	9.6	0.5	$61,640
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	620	8.5	1.0	$53,770
Community and Social Services	1,450	20.0	1.4	$43,130
Legal and Judicial	290	3.9	0.5	$52,180
Education, Training, and Library	4,430	61.1	1.0	$47,480
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	880	12.1	0.9	$34,150
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	6,790	93.7	1.6	$62,080
Healthcare Support	2,450	33.8	1.2	$29,820
Protective Services	940	13.0	0.5	$34,630
Food Preparation and Serving Related	7,330	101.1	1.1	$19,030
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,150	29.6	0.9	$26,720
Personal Care and Services	2,980	41.2	1.3	$21,840
Sales and Related	7,880	108.6	1.1	$24,720
Office and Administrative Support	11,060	152.5	1.0	$32,380
Construction and Extraction	2,180	30.1	0.8	$45,530
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,960	40.8	1.1	$41,230
Production	5,510	76.1	1.2	$32,540
Transportation and Material Moving	5,440	75.1	1.1	$33,680