Wausau, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wausau fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Wausau peaked in November 2009 at 10.1% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wausau 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
Wausau	7.0%	-0.1	-0.2

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: 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 2,439 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wausau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wausau, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wausau	5,091	-79	-159

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wausau, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Wausau Unemployment Rate	Wausau Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	7.0%	5,091
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	7.1%	5,170
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	7.3%	5,260
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	7.5%	5,423
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	7.7%	5,594
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	7.9%	5,751
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.9%	5,767
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.8%	5,674
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.8%	5,616
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.6%	5,494
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	7.3%	5,305
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	7.2%	5,197