Sheboygan, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sheboygan fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Sheboygan peaked in September 2009 at 10.1% and is now 2.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sheboygan 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
Sheboygan	7.2%	-0.3	-0.9

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: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sheboygan peaked in September 2009 at 6,543. There are now 1,989 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sheboygan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sheboygan	4,554	-190	-577

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Sheboygan Unemployment Rate	Sheboygan Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.1%	7.2%	4,554
November 2011	8.7%	7.3%	7.5%	4,744
October 2011	8.9%	7.7%	7.7%	4,877
September 2011	9.0%	7.8%	7.7%	4,858
August 2011	9.1%	7.9%	7.6%	4,796
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	7.6%	4,789
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.6%	4,798
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.4%	4,675
April 2011	9.0%	7.3%	7.3%	4,614
March 2011	8.9%	7.4%	7.3%	4,643
February 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.6%	4,819
January 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.9%	4,987