La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for La Crosse fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in La Crosse peaked in August 2009 at 7.5% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.7% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare La Crosse 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
La Crosse	5.7%	-0.3	-0.5

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: La Crosse, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in La Crosse peaked in September 2009 at 5,776. There are now 1,364 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,298 in March 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 114. La Crosse employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
La Crosse	4,412	-229	-276

Number of Unemployed Persons

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.1%	5.7%	4,412
November 2011	8.7%	7.3%	6.0%	4,641
October 2011	8.9%	7.7%	6.3%	4,821
September 2011	9.0%	7.8%	6.4%	4,876
August 2011	9.1%	7.9%	6.4%	4,842
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	6.3%	4,802
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	6.2%	4,698
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	6.0%	4,544
April 2011	9.0%	7.3%	5.8%	4,378
March 2011	8.9%	7.4%	5.7%	4,298
February 2011	9.0%	7.4%	5.8%	4,391
January 2011	9.1%	7.4%	5.9%	4,477