Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madison fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Madison peaked in July 2009 at 6.5% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Madison 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
Madison	4.9%	-0.1	-0.3

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: Madison, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Madison, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Madison peaked in December 2009 at 22,572. There are now 5,912 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Madison employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Madison, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Madison	16,660	-506	-1,012

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	4.9%	16,660
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	5.0%	17,166
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	5.1%	17,588
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	5.3%	18,199
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	5.4%	18,738
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	5.6%	19,244
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	5.6%	19,258
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	5.5%	19,180
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	5.5%	19,156
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	5.4%	18,802
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	5.2%	18,036
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	5.1%	17,637