Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fond du Lac fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Fond du Lac peaked in September 2009 at 9.9% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fond du Lac unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Wisconsin	6.8%	-0.1	-0.8
Fond du Lac	6.3%	-0.3	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fond du Lac peaked in September 2009 at 5,523. There are now 1,960 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fond du Lac employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fond du Lac	3,563	-115	-237

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Fond du Lac Unemployment Rate	Fond du Lac Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	6.3%	3,563
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	6.6%	3,678
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	6.8%	3,798
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	7.0%	3,904
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	7.2%	4,014
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	7.4%	4,105
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.4%	4,143
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.3%	4,087
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.3%	4,083
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.2%	3,995
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	7.0%	3,859
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	6.8%	3,769