New Features

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Affirmative Action Reports - New
Understanding Wisconsin's Job Outlook: Industry & Occupation Projections in Brief (pdf) - Updated
Labor Supply Projections for Wisconsin 2020-2040 (pdf) - New
2024 WI State and Regional Economic Analysis (pdf) - New
Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Forecasts 2022-2040 (pdf) - New
Visual Catalog Data Dashboards - Award Winning
Wisconsin Recovery Report 2023-2025 (pdf) - New
2023 Nurse Survey Review
Nurse Legislative Report (pdf)
Hot Jobs Resources
Wisconsin WDA Hot Jobs
Degree Completions Dashboard
Career Pathway Resources
Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)

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• Affirmative Action
• Current Employment Statistics (CES)
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
• Office of Economic Advisors (OEA)
• Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS)
• Occupation and Industry Projections
• Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)

Unemployment Release

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announce the latest U.S., State, and local unemployment rates and analysis.

Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2025 was 3.2 percent, unchanged from 3.2 percent in February 2025 and up from 2.9 percent in March 2024. Without seasonal adjustment, March's rate was 3.7 percent, down from 3.8 percent in February 2025 and up from 3.5 percent in March 2024.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2025 was 4.2 percent, up from 4.1 percent in February 2025 and up from 3.8 percent in March 2024. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for March 2025 was 4.2 percent, decreasing from 4.5 percent in February 2025 and up from 3.8 percent in March 2024.