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Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Forecasts - pdf - New
2019 Q4 QCEW Master Report (pdf) - New
Affirmative Action Reports - New
2019 County Profile Dashboard
2019 County Profile Downloads
Understanding Wisconsin's Job Outlook: Industry & Occupation Projections in Brief (pdf)
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• Affirmative Action
• Current Employment Statistics (CES)
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• Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
• 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 August 2020 was 6.2 percent, down from 7.1 percent in July and up from 3.4 percent in August 2019. Without seasonal adjustment, August's rate was 6.1 percent, down from 7.1 percent in July and up from 3.4 percent in August 2019.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2020 was 8.4 percent, down from 10.2 percent in July and up from 3.7 percent in August 2019. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for August 2020 was 8.5 percent, decreasing from 10.5 percent in July and up from 3.8 percent in August 2019.