What's New in 2023
New Features
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- Wisconsin WDA Hot Jobs - New
- Affirmative Action Reports - New
- Degree Completions Dashboard - New
- Career Pathway Resources - New
- Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Forecasts (pdf)
- 2021 QCEW Master Report (pdf)
- 2021 County Profile Downloads - Award-Winning
- Wisconsin Recovery Report 2021-2023 (pdf)
- Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
- 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)
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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 February 2023 was 2.7 percent, down from 2.9 percent in January 2023 and down from 2.8 percent in February 2022. Without seasonal adjustment, February's rate was 2.8 percent, up from 2.7 percent in January 2023 and down from 3.3 percent in February 2022.
The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2023 was 3.6 percent, up from 3.4 percent in January 2023 and down from 3.8 percent in February 2022. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for February 2023 was 3.9 percent, unchanged from 3.9 percent in January 2023 and down from 4.1 percent in February 2022.
Wisconsin and U.S. Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
Wisconsin and U.S. Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
Wisconsin and U.S. Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
Wisconsin and U.S. Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
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Information to Grow on
Quick Data Resources:
- Labor Market Information Release Dates
- County and WDA Quick Table
- Wisconsin County Unemployment Rates map (pdf)
- Ranking of the 50 states' current unemployment rates
- 12 month percent change in employment
- Wisconsin Business Employment Dynamics (BED) at BLS
- DWD News Releases
- Directory of LMI State Agencies
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Additional Resources:
- QWI Explorer
- Local Employment Dynamics
- BLS Producer Price Index Report (pdf)
- BLS Real Earnings Release (pdf)
- U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (pdf)
- Employer Costs For Employee Compensation (pdf)
- BLS Midwest Information Office
- Consumer Price Index
- US Census Bureau
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- FRED Economic Data
- OnTheMap