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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 March 2021 was 3.8 percent, unchanged from 3.8 percent in February and up from 3.2 percent in March 2020. Without seasonal adjustment, March's rate was 4.8 percent, down from 4.9 percent in February and up from 3.8 percent in March 2020.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2021 was 6.0 percent, down from 6.2 percent in February and up from 4.4 percent in March 2020. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for March 2021 was 6.2 percent, decreasing from 6.6 percent in February and up from 4.5 percent in March 2020.