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Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Estimates

Current Rates

The Office of Economic Advisors publishes an Excel table that formats monthly labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate estimates for cities (population exceeds 25,000), counties, metropolitan statistical areas, Workforce Investment Act regions, and Wisconsin. The estimates in this file are NOT seasonally adjusted.

Note: Please see the MSA map for Wisconsin for MSA definitions.

The local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) are produced by DWD's Bureau of Workforce Information

Current Ranks

OEA ranks 50 states' current unemployment rates, 1-month rate changes, 1-year rate changes, and 1-year job changes in a downloadable PDF.

The state data comparisons, and more, can also be found in an adjustable spreadsheet.

Historical Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Estimates

Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Estimates at the city, county, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and state level.

Monthly estimates, not seasonally adjusted, includes the annual average.

Historical Information Presented in Excel Format:

Unemployment Rates Only

The following links leave the OEA site and go to the WORKnet site.