What's New in 2024
New Features
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- 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
- 2023-2025 Short-Term Projections(Excel) - New
- Nurse Survey Infographic (pdf) - New
- 2023 Nurse Survey Review - Updated
- Nurse Legislative Report (pdf)
- Hot Jobs Resources
- 2023 County Profile Downloads
- Understanding Wisconsin's Job Outlook: Industry & Occupation Projections in Brief (pdf)
- Wisconsin WDA Hot Jobs
- Affirmative Action Reports
- Degree Completions Dashboard
- Career Pathway Resources
- 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 September 2024 was 2.9 percent, unchanged from 2.9 percent in August 2024 and down from 3.4 percent in September 2023. Without seasonal adjustment, September's rate was 2.5 percent, down from 2.7 percent in August 2024 and down from 2.9 percent in September 2023.
The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2024 was 4.1 percent, down from 4.2 percent in August 2024 and up from 3.8 percent in September 2023. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for September 2024 was 3.9 percent, decreasing from 4.4 percent in August 2024 and up from 3.6 percent in September 2023.
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
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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