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Wisconsin: jobs and unemployment

Unemployment, employment and the labor force in Wisconsin from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

BLS LAUSLatest month: September 2026
Unemployment, September 20263.2%#10 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20253.2%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20253.12M−0.7% on a year earlier
Employed, 20253.02M101,149 unemployed
Fig. 1Unemployment rate, monthlySeasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force, since 2000
0%5%10%15%200020052010201520202025Unemployment rate
Fig. 2Labor force and employment, 2000–2025Annual averages, people; the gap between the lines is the number unemployed
2.8M2.9M3M3.1M3.2M200020052010201520202025Labor forceEmployed
Labor forceEmployed
YearUnemployment rateLabor forceEmployedUnemployed
20253.2%3,121,1913,020,042101,149
20243.0%3,142,8593,048,36994,490
20232.8%3,125,2573,036,96688,291
20222.8%3,090,1303,002,18887,942
20213.8%3,102,6852,984,907117,778
20206.4%3,101,9132,902,114199,799
20193.2%3,116,3333,016,52699,807
20183.0%3,126,8953,032,91893,977
20173.3%3,140,0913,037,386102,705
20163.9%3,124,8963,002,303122,593
20154.4%3,095,3832,957,960137,423
20145.3%3,088,1402,922,997165,143
20136.7%3,086,0062,879,376206,630
20126.9%3,075,4942,862,556212,938
20117.5%3,075,8762,843,946231,930
20108.4%3,080,1382,820,966259,172
20098.8%3,107,6132,832,958274,655
20084.9%3,092,7662,940,891151,875
20074.8%3,082,3662,933,930148,436
20064.7%3,062,9682,919,593143,375
20054.7%3,025,3832,882,007143,376
20045.0%3,032,6972,881,712150,985
20035.6%3,044,8852,874,059170,826
20025.3%3,016,5792,856,041160,538
20014.4%3,015,6632,882,461133,202
20003.4%2,981,7032,880,877100,826
19993.1%2,953,9892,863,49790,492
19983.3%2,964,4892,867,07897,411
19973.5%2,955,3462,852,070103,276
19963.6%2,920,2752,815,076105,199
19953.7%2,871,9412,764,906107,035
19944.3%2,821,9692,701,170120,799
19934.4%2,749,6712,627,838121,833
19925.1%2,696,8882,559,703137,185
19915.4%2,629,9892,488,764141,225
19904.4%2,597,1442,483,196113,948
19894.3%2,587,7782,476,302111,476
19884.4%2,541,7972,430,612111,185
19875.7%2,485,2632,342,598142,665
19866.8%2,427,6432,263,115164,528
19857.2%2,393,3802,222,231171,149
19847.3%2,396,3832,222,204174,179
19839.9%2,408,5322,171,105237,427
198210.4%2,419,7642,169,257250,507
19817.9%2,374,9122,187,847187,065
19807.3%2,349,4302,177,209172,221
19794.5%2,309,9342,205,872104,062
19784.9%2,252,3552,142,167110,188
19775.1%2,187,5852,077,001110,584
19765.6%2,146,1372,026,390119,747

BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.