Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Janesville fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Janesville peaked in June 2009 at 13.3% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Janesville 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
Janesville	9.1%	-0.2	-1.1

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: 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 3,848 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Janesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Janesville, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Janesville	7,151	-177	-893

Number of Unemployed Persons

Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Janesville Unemployment Rate	Janesville Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.1%	9.1%	7,151
November 2011	8.7%	7.3%	9.3%	7,328
October 2011	8.9%	7.7%	9.5%	7,489
September 2011	9.0%	7.8%	9.6%	7,535
August 2011	9.1%	7.9%	9.5%	7,498
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	9.5%	7,498
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	9.5%	7,532
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	9.3%	7,390
April 2011	9.0%	7.3%	9.3%	7,368
March 2011	8.9%	7.4%	9.5%	7,475
February 2011	9.0%	7.4%	9.8%	7,683
January 2011	9.1%	7.4%	10.0%	7,885