Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Eau Claire fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Eau Claire peaked in July 2009 at 8.0% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.2% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Eau Claire unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Wisconsin	7.1%	-0.2	-0.4
Eau Claire	6.7%	-0.3	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Eau Claire peaked in September 2009 at 7,234. There are now 1,148 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,580 in March 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 506. Eau Claire employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Eau Claire	6,086	-292	-49

Number of Unemployed Persons

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Eau Claire Unemployment Rate	Eau Claire Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.1%	6.7%	6,086
November 2011	8.7%	7.3%	7.0%	6,378
October 2011	8.9%	7.7%	7.2%	6,575
September 2011	9.0%	7.8%	7.3%	6,589
August 2011	9.1%	7.9%	7.2%	6,505
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	7.1%	6,415
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	6.9%	6,232
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	6.6%	5,984
April 2011	9.0%	7.3%	6.3%	5,686
March 2011	8.9%	7.4%	6.2%	5,580
February 2011	9.0%	7.4%	6.4%	5,717
January 2011	9.1%	7.4%	6.5%	5,872