Wisconsin Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 2,147,000 | - | 5.1 | - |
| 1979 | 2,226,000 | 3.7 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 1980 | 2,172,000 | -2.4 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | 2,185,000 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
| 1982 | 2,180,000 | -0.2 | 10.7 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 2,172,000 | -0.4 | 10.4 | -0.2 |
| 1984 | 2,214,000 | 1.9 | 7.3 | -3.1 |
| 1985 | 2,202,000 | -0.5 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | 2,234,000 | 1.5 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| 1987 | 2,341,000 | 4.8 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| 1988 | 2,461,000 | 5.1 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
| 1989 | 2,497,000 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 1990 | 2,466,597 | -1.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 2,453,565 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| 1992 | 2,537,534 | 3.4 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| 1993 | 2,598,025 | 2.4 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 2,668,025 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | 2,773,640 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| 1996 | 2,815,599 | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 2,855,830 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 2,869,982 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 2,879,024 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 2,894,884 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 2,897,937 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| 2002 | 2,860,915 | -1.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 2,862,587 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 2,867,125 | 0.2 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 2,884,838 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 2,923,762 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 2,937,903 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 2,711,295 | 5.8 | 4.2 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 2,716,052 | 5.5 | 4.5 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 2,720,920 | 4.8 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 2,738,950 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 2,758,125 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 2,813,697 | 3.4 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 2,829,120 | 3.1 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 2,815,224 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 2,794,877 | 3.3 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,807,859 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 2,795,551 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 2,782,004 | 3.0 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,736,843 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 2,749,596 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 2,761,964 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,776,824 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,803,069 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,860,766 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,874,414 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 2,857,783 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,843,504 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 2,854,047 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 2,840,199 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 2,828,177 | 1.7 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,785,208 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,785,374 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 2,802,647 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,819,860 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,845,861 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 2,898,252 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 2,910,580 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 2,898,174 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,878,223 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,885,593 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2,886,661 | 1.6 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 2,873,523 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,825,941 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 2,825,478 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,830,964 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 2,846,015 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,864,007 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 2,909,083 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,921,982 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 2,894,980 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 2,881,366 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,884,005 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,880,226 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,875,737 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,839,298 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,832,259 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,836,799 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 2,845,429 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,869,374 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,920,299 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,921,218 | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 2,908,998 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 2,890,008 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 2,899,100 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,894,976 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 2,890,531 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,857,154 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,858,003 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 2,857,401 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,876,762 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 2,877,465 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 2,934,888 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,928,527 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,915,519 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,901,933 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,911,193 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,906,206 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 2,913,560 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,878,242 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 2,870,485 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 2,870,336 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 2,882,368 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| May | 2,892,092 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 2,939,563 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 2,943,267 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 2,912,071 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 2,910,121 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 2,906,304 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 2,889,659 | -0.6 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 2,880,740 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,818,760 | -2.1 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 2,828,051 | -1.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 2,821,871 | -1.7 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 2,834,979 | -1.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| May | 2,850,524 | -1.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 2,896,451 | -1.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 2,896,605 | -1.6 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 2,885,305 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 2,888,510 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 2,887,104 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,863,348 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,859,468 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,828,537 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 2,829,641 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 2,828,670 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 2,846,069 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,851,448 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,899,787 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 2,894,703 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,881,006 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 2,870,546 | -0.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 2,879,380 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,873,448 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,867,810 | 0.3 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,831,594 | 0.1 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 2,828,984 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,824,830 | -0.1 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 2,840,642 | -0.2 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 2,853,106 | 0.1 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 2,903,656 | 0.1 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 2,912,027 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 2,895,768 | 0.5 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 2,877,914 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 2,886,158 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 2,880,391 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,870,428 | 0.1 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,829,006 | -0.1 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,824,500 | -0.2 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,829,300 | 0.2 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,853,332 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 2,871,943 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 2,923,659 | 0.7 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 2,931,516 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 2,922,231 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,907,325 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,919,330 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,903,045 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,902,873 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,865,351 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,862,845 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 2,870,993 | 1.5 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,887,874 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,907,229 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,962,048 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 2,965,713 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,954,648 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,944,441 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,961,611 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,951,606 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,950,788 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,904,288 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,897,988 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,905,027 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 2,909,439 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| May | 2,924,804 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,977,427 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 2,977,973 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,955,028 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,953,850 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 2,955,708 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 2,954,846 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 2,938,455 | -0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,889,341 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,899,912 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,911,558 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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