Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Green Bay fell 0.2 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 Green Bay peaked in August 2009 at 8.9% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Green Bay 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
Green Bay	6.3%	-0.2	-0.4

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: Green Bay, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Green Bay peaked in August 2009 at 15,437. There are now 4,398 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Green Bay employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Green Bay	11,039	-288	-502

Number of Unemployed Persons

Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Green Bay Unemployment Rate	Green Bay Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	6.3%	11,039
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	6.5%	11,327
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	6.8%	11,630
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	7.0%	12,018
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	7.3%	12,485
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	7.5%	12,877
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.6%	12,919
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.5%	12,843
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.5%	12,793
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.3%	12,478
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	6.9%	11,940
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	6.7%	11,535