Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Janesville fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Janesville peaked in June 2009 at 13.3% and is now 4.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Janesville 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
Janesville	8.7%	-0.1	-0.8

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: Janesville, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Janesville peaked in July 2009 at 10,999. There are now 4,207 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Janesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Janesville, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Janesville	6,792	-116	-683

Number of Unemployed Persons

Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Janesville Unemployment Rate	Janesville Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	8.7%	6,792
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	8.8%	6,908
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	9.0%	7,023
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	9.1%	7,151
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	9.3%	7,328
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	9.5%	7,489
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	9.6%	7,535
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	9.5%	7,498
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	9.5%	7,498
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	9.5%	7,532
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	9.3%	7,390
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	9.3%	7,368