Wausau, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wausau fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Wausau peaked in November 2009 at 10.1% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.2% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Wausau 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
Wausau	7.5%	-0.2	-0.7

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: Wausau, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wausau, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wausau peaked in November 2009 at 7,530. There are now 2,107 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,197 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 226. Wausau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wausau, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wausau	5,423	-171	-588

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wausau, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Wausau Unemployment Rate	Wausau Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.1%	7.5%	5,423
November 2011	8.7%	7.3%	7.7%	5,594
October 2011	8.9%	7.7%	7.9%	5,751
September 2011	9.0%	7.8%	7.9%	5,767
August 2011	9.1%	7.9%	7.8%	5,674
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	7.8%	5,616
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.6%	5,494
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.3%	5,305
April 2011	9.0%	7.3%	7.2%	5,197
March 2011	8.9%	7.4%	7.2%	5,250
February 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.6%	5,491
January 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.9%	5,759